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Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
I guess what is so odd to me is the impact that these trails are having just on the aesthetics of our sky. I remember seeing contrails my whole life and being sort of intrigued by how they would be drawn and then disappear w/ not a thought in the world to any subversive or insidious agenda. but the last few years they have dominated the aesthetics of our sky. that is what is odd to me...that these planes that are 30,000 ft in the sky could have such an impact on what our entire sky looks like...more of an impact than the clouds themselves. These pics I took are not unusual at all. At least once or twice a month if not more we have days like this. Days that begin w/ a crystal clear blue sky and then end in a white haze and you you can witness the entire thing happen. A friend of mine lives in Portland. And let me state for the record..she is skeptical of any sort of conspiracy. She is an English teacher---very rational and "fact-based". But in response to my article she sent me this message... "It was a crystal clear day up here on Saturday, until the chemtrails appeared..the sky was crisscrossed every few yards with them for as far as the eye could see".— April 24, 2009 8:25 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Factbased: Chemtrails and cloudseeding are the same in that you cannot cloud seed w/o chemicals. All that the word "chemtrail" means is that you are releasing chemicals. Directly from the USA Today article about China's cloudseeding: Rainmaking from the ground: Shells are fired from anti-aircraft guns or rocket launchers. An alternative is to burn silver iodide on hilltops. Moisture in clouds collects around the chemical particles until it is heavy enough to fall. Rainmaking from the air: Aircraft spray the chemical from beneath their wings or fire chemical flares into clouds. Dry-ice pellets are also used. Planes are the most expensive method of rainmaking but can cover a wider area than ground-based artillery.— April 22, 2009 10:55 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Well all I can say is I genuinely hope you are right. I am not insisting chemicals are being intentionally dropped in the sky for whatever reason. I'm just saying lets not dismiss the possibility too quickly. Lets ask lots and lots of questions and if everything is legit and its just water vapor...then that is awesome. But lets ask tough questions like we did not do when the war was started. I'm not sure I believe its that tough for the tech. to work. I mean the olympics in China were a cut in dry examp. They shut down all the factories and chemtrailed to get it to rain and clean the skies. Thats not conspiracy. It was readily reported and admitted. So I will need more convincing that we cannot make it rain.— April 22, 2009 8:25 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Factbased: I see you have alot of info, but you are quick to dismiss anything I have said and yet your comments are not siting any facts so how is that "factbased". The only thing you site is a website of a company doing weather modification. Telling people to google words is not siting anything. So lets be careful about framing things as "facts". Yes it has been discussed and is being done in many places. The question is ...is it being done here? If it is...then it most certainly IS clandestine because no one is admitting to it.— April 22, 2009 4:35 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Thats a great video. Anything is possible. I just would really like to see some scientists collect multiple samples and do some testing to put people's minds at ease. It seems like there are enough people concerned about it that a real scientific study would do alot of good. They have already done studies showing how jet fuel is now found in mother's breast milk. Even if its totally legit and non sinister there may still be a problem w/ the amount of chemicals being emitted from these jets. It just seemed curious that the white haze literally expanded to cover the whole sky. that would be quite dramatic for a vapor trail and what weather conditions would permit that? Sunday was hot and dry? I hear what you are saying and you may be right, I just still have questions. Thanks.— April 22, 2009 12:18 a.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Alright, Thank you guys. That is all I wanted...to encourage people to share their experiences. These are great stories and I hope they continue and I hope people feel comfortable to express concerns. Good point about the 9/11 workers. Another example of people hurt or even killed by exposure to chemicals. I remember thinking at the time...these workers cleaning this up...Are they REALLY sure this environment is safe? I can't remember if there was asbestos in the buildings but most stuff built in the 60s had asbestos. And I remember being really perplexed that the news wasn't asking that at the time. The media is great at hindsight but they are never on top of things while they are happening and it is probably because of people like lallaw that would ridicule them if they even suggested the environment may not be safe. We live in this world where you can't question the status quo w/ being shamed and patronized. It should be the opposite. Thank you again for taking the time to comment.— April 21, 2009 10:54 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
And as a side note lets just consider historic precedent for people being exposed to chemicals that were harmful: Is it a good thing that no one asked any questions back in the 60s and 70s when they were applying asbestos to buildings? Did those people w/ cancer now think I'm sure if this stuff was harmful someone would tell me. How about the people that started smoking when the tobacco companies insisted smoking was totally unharmful? How about the days (not that long ago) when we used leaded gas? How about when we were using leaded paint? How about the people sprayed w/ agent orange? Are all these people thinking...wow Im sure glad I kept my mouth shut since I didnt have an arsenal of scientific evidence to show these may be harmful? Dont be afraid to ask questions. the worst that can happen is you may be wrong.— April 21, 2009 6:08 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Lallaw: Did you not notice the question mark at the end of the title????? I am not trying to prove anything. I am asking a question. I am asking for answers. Did you not read what I wrote? this is a blog. I am not a newscaster reporting the news. I am a curious and concerned citizen. I did not say we are being gassed by the government. I did not even say what they are doing is insidious. I just said look at these pictures and tell me what this is. The burden of proof is not on me...it is on whomever is creating these trails. If they are simply vapor trails from commercial jets then we need an explanation of why they are not behaving like vapor trails. Is there a problem w/ jet exhaust? I dont know the answer. I mean you have not even said what you think they are. Do you think they are conventional vapor trails? If so I would like to see some documentation that shows a vapor trail can behave this way (spread out and turn into a white haze). I mean I am totally fine if that is the answer. I just want an answer from someone w/ some accredidation that will explain these. I dont know what this is. Maybe its an unusual amount of jet exhaust, maybe it is incompetence, maybe its corruption. Who knows. thats the point. We dont know. I mean Jeez L I am not trying to win a Pulitzer prize. I don't even do this as a hobby. My passion is architecture. I write because I feel compelled to start a dialogue on things the media is not talking about. If you look at my blogs they are primarily dedicated to developer corruption. But in following that line of thinking I have stumbled upon some big unanswered questions. I wrote about how the stimulus Bill was a cloaked bailout for developers and shortly after a major story came out showing a big Florida homebuilder under Federal investigation applying for the funds. I wrote about how the stim bill was shoved through w/o anyone reading it or knowing what was in it but the lobbyists the day it passed and we saw that a few months later the media finally caught on to that fact and we saw how it contained huge loopholes for bonuses. I'm not saying this to brag, but to say if a regular citizen like me can see all this why the hell can't the media? I don't want to spend all this time blogging. believe me. I have tests to study for, but like I said I feel compelled because the media is totally asleep at the wheel. But I will happily support anyone that wants to spend time on these topics and I do. My blogs also make a huge point to refer people to other citizens that are asking questions or making videos like my last blog on the elderly being evicted from their mobile home park. My goal is just to get the word out.— April 21, 2009 5:55 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Thank you VLP and LookingUp. It seems like the word conspiracy was invented to stop people from asking questions. Scott McClellan's (former WH Press Sec's) biggest criticism of the media w/ the Bush admin was that "NO ONE ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTIONS". My philosophy is that I believe everything and nothing and question everything. Eventually if we are brave enough to ask we will move towards an understanding of events and we will work together towards solutions. I just thought we were beyond the word "conspiracy" at this point in light of the copius amounts of lies and true conspiracies that have been discovered aka banks, the investment bankers, and the biggest of all...the Iraq War. I mean the entire country was tricked into going to war over a lie. So if Lallaw wants to quell the right to question chemtrails in the sky....I think Bernard Madoff has alot of securities that he would love to sell him. :)— April 20, 2009 10:16 p.m.
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Additionally I listed the patent numbers of the people/companies that have patents on the cloud seeding technology. So its not just some sci fi fantasy. The technology exists. I referenced the Louisiana local news story which shows the lab tests contain very large amounts of barium and aluminum and even arsenic. (Granted I know it wasn't a bunch of scientists out collecting samples, but it is enough to warrant more questions). The technology exists and is being used on a HUGE scale in China...USA Today Reports this prior to the Olympics... China has the largest rainmaking (operation) in the world," ahead of Russia and Israel, says professor Wang Guanghe, a 20-year rainmaking veteran at China's Meteorological Sciences Academy. "Each province reports results to us of between 10% to 25%" additional rainfall. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-29-chi…— April 20, 2009 8:02 p.m.