Genesis of the "NO" Logo
In history there have been two basic forms of social organization: collectivism and individualism. In the 20th and 21st century, collective variations have included socialism, fascism, Nazism, and communism. Under collectivism, a ruling class of “intellectuals”, bureaucrats, politicians and/or social planners decides what people want or what is “good” for society and then uses the coercive power of the State to regulate, tax and redistribute wealth in an attempt to achieve their desired objectives. Individualism is a political and social philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty, belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence and responsibility. It embraces opposition to controls over the individual when exercised by the state. The Preamble to our Constitution makes it plain that all power rests originally with the people, as individuals.
The “O” within the circle represents collectivism in its various forms. The “N” represents an emphatic repudiation of collectivism. The red, white and blue circles encompassing the “NO” are emblematic of our Republic. It is the responsibility of the individuals in an engaged and enlightened republic to limit the influence of the government, especially one that attempts to wield power outside the boundaries delineated by the Constitution.
China is going Green according to the NY Times. Read what they have to write, and then read the following paragraph.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/science/earth/08fossil.html?_r=1China’s impressive growth over the last 20 years and its potential for growth in the upcoming years have been and overwhelmingly will be fueled by the greens’ most-hated energy source of all: coal. Coal has provided the vast, vast majority of the nearly 500 percent increase between 1990 and 2008. (See
Power Hungry by Robert Bryce, page 60). And don’t just take my word for it; see the statistics provided by the Obama administration’s
Energy Information Administration. Of the 77.3 quadrillion Btus China produces annually, coal provides 74%, oil 15%, hydroelectricity 7%, Natural Gas 4%, Nuclear 1%, and so-called Other Renewables (solar, wind, ethanol) 0.2%! Whatever solar and wind farms China is building, to great fanfare, are mere window dressing to win over world opinion.
Those who admire China for its economic progress should take note: it is not coming from the endlessly subsidized, diluted, intermittent, expensive sources such as solar and wind–it is coming from highly concentrated, cheap sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and hydro (all of which the “green energy” movement opposes as “unnatural”). The lesson? If you want more prosperity, don’t go green–go industrial.
