To me, it seems like there are good ideas that are manipulated for personal/corporation/etc gains. 

One that I personal experience is sustainable design for buildings.  Many states have regulations that required certification that new buildings are designed and constructed to sustainable building practices.  Up until a few years ago, the only widely recognized standard for that was LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design).  It was a TOTAL racket!

BLUF: the group(s) behind LEED got support of key people and groups to endorse that it was a good idea, which in general it is.  Then it slowly got written into state laws and eventually even federal laws. 

The thing is, that you need to be certified to state that your design meets LEED to even get projects to get reviewed by the certifying group.  They update the manuals often and with that, you need to buy the manuals, take continuing education to maintain your credentials, so on and so on.  For my former job, as a senior manager that had LEED projects, I had to become LEED certified and that's what opened my eyes to all of this. 

Yes, it is a really good program in general.  However, like any national standard, it doesn't work well in reality EVERYWHERE, and Hawaii is one of those.  We don't have much opportunity for materials produced locally.  We don't have that much opportunity to depend on "natural" methods of ventilation and cooling.  Try having an office in Ewa that doesn't have A/C. . .   Anyways, it's when the corporations behind the LEED program got their hands into everything.  The companies that produced products that are "green" and conform to their standards.  Lobbying to get local, state and then federal laws to require the certification, where it would take years to feel the effects of that requirement. 

It wasn't until a few years ago that the federal government recognized an alternate certification system and revised the code to be less of a monopoly.  That will certainly help the system.  The point again is it was a good system in general, that got twisted into a racket.

Very well said. 

You should be a LEED/USGBC Inspector, Inspector. . . 

OK ARE YOU READY.

(SUBJECT) = GUNS or CLIMATE,

A group that wants more control over the people and the (Government) has decided that (SUBJECT) are dangerous and by pushing that agenda they can manipulate a large majority of people in to believing its true.

They go to independent groups and say can you research (SUBJECT), So groups collect data from various sources and use that information to prove what the (Government)  has asked to to prove.

They take numbers from select sources and weed out any data that does not fit the agenda to show that (SUBJECT) is dangerous, be this through ignoring data by calling it anomaly (and remove the data) by saying that the data needs correcting for (XYZ reasons) or by just ignoring it completely

They then go to the (government) and provide them the manipulated or scuewed data to show them that they were right and that (SUBJECT) is dangerous. 

There is also 4rd party groups that believe that they know better then the common man and also believe that (SUBJECT) is dangerous and they to pay for research into the subject. They to have the research done with the intent of confirming their beliefs.

Any group of organisation that uses facts or data to show that (SUBJECT) is not a danger and that the official narrative is skewed is called crazy and ousted, any one working in the media and or science fields that disagrees is ridiculed and or fired. As such peope that could prove that (SUBJECT) is infact not a dnager and that the data is being manipulated either do not speak out or lie to keep there jobs and or prestige associated with their position,

Do you know of any companies in the islands that hire LEED/USGBC Inspectors or is this something I would need to be a contractor for?

You're asking to become part of the evil empire!!!!!   

Nah.  I know of companies that do LEED/USGBC commissioning, but they are mostly engineering companies that have licensed engineering (mostly mechanical) doing the inspection and certification documentation.  I can ask around if they need construction inspectors, which I assume is your background.

OK ARE YOU READY.

(SUBJECT) = GUNS or CLIMATE,

A group that wants more control over the people and the (Government) has decided that (SUBJECT) are dangerous and by pushing that agenda they can manipulate a large majority of people in to believing its true.

They go to independent groups and say can you research (SUBJECT), So groups collect data from various sources and use that information to prove what the (Government)  has asked to to prove.

They take numbers from select sources and weed out any data that does not fit the agenda to show that (SUBJECT) is dangerous, be this through ignoring data by calling it anomaly (and remove the data) by saying that the data needs correcting for (XYZ reasons) or by just ignoring it completely

They then go to the (government) and provide them the manipulated or scuewed data to show them that they were right and that (SUBJECT) is dangerous. 

There is also 4rd party groups that believe that they know better then the common man and also believe that (SUBJECT) is dangerous and they to pay for research into the subject. They to have the research done with the intent of confirming their beliefs.

Any group of organisation that uses facts or data to show that (SUBJECT) is not a danger and that the official narrative is skewed is called crazy and ousted, any one working in the media and or science fields that disagrees is ridiculed and or fired. As such peope that could prove that (SUBJECT) is infact not a dnager and that the data is being manipulated either do not speak out or lie to keep there jobs and or prestige associated with their position,

Thanks for checking around. My current project ends in October/November time frame so I'll be looking around that time.

You really need to drop the 90%+ bullshit i have already shown that the figure is based on BULLSHIT SCIENCE.

You can literally say you believe in any religion, you can make one up to get an exemption.  You can write you belong to the religion of xodia5oftheplanetyzar and not get vaccinated.

Basically this.  My perfect political party would be republican for gun control, immigration, military and freemarket.  And democrat for science, NASA, environment, abortion rights, less wars.   Stuff that belong to neither side is taxes,  I believe they should be low but don't let the rich get away with murder.  Freedom,  this is a weird one but republicans believe in too much surveillance state and democrats limit free speech cause "muh feelings"


Yup we live in a free market state everyone wants to make money.  It does appear the co2 polluting companies are desperate to deny climate change.  Its why they are in the minority of credible scientists backing them up.

You really need to drop the 90%+ bullshit i have already shown that the figure is based on BULLSHIT SCIENCE.

https://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus-advanced.htm


So what percent of scientists do YOU think believe in climate change/ don't believe.  Plz post references too. I didn't post the nasa page dealing with it cause you think the government is behind this.  Don't post oil funded websites either 

https://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus-advanced.htm


So what percent of scientists do YOU think believe in climate change/ don't believe.  Plz post references too. I didn't post the nasa page dealing with it cause you think the government is behind this.  Don't post oil funded websites either 

https://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus-advanced.htm


So what percent of scientists do YOU think believe in climate change/ don't believe.  Plz post references too. I didn't post the nasa page dealing with it cause you think the government is behind this.  Don't post oil funded websites either