The existence of Trump’s presidency could be partly blamed on how awful Hillary Clinton has been. The same could be said about Obama’s presidency. There were so many reasons for why many Americans rejected Hillary Clinton during 2 presidential elections. Here was one of them: “Sharyl Attkisson: Brian Williams Not Alone; Hillary Clinton Lied About Being Shot At In Bosnia” (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/05/sharyl-attkisson-brian-williams-not-alone-hillary-clinton-lied-about-being-shot-at-in-bosnia/).
Sharyl Attkisson is a reporter who traveled with Hillary Clinton to Bosnia, and Sharyl Attkisson said Hillary Clinton did not dodge sniper fire when they arrived at Bosnia, but Hillary Clinton attended a very nice welcoming ceremony. The reporter provided a video and pictures that proved her statements and disproved Clinton’s delusions of grandeur. Hillary Clinton has a long history of using lies and double-standards to (try to) get what she wants. Due to Sharyl Attkisson’s brutally honest journalism, she has been targeted by hackers and censorship. She believes the Democrat Party and its associates are guilty of the hacks and censorship:
* “Sharyl Attkisson sues [Obama] administration over computer hacking” (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/05/sharyl-attkisson-sues-administration-over-computer-hacking.html)
* Sharyl Attkisson has her own website and wrote 2 books on the mainstream media’s propaganda: (1) “The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote” and (2) “Stonewalled: My Fight For the Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation and Harassment in Obama’s Washington” (https://sharylattkisson.com/stonewalled-book/).
Back in 2011, when Hillary Clinton was the US Secretary of State under President Obama (a.k.a, the politically correct savior of the liberal world), Hillary Clinton called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Clinton wanted Hasina to rehire Muhammed Yunus as the chairman of a major Bangladesh bank Grameen Bank, which has various subsidiaries such as Grameen America and Grameen Research. Under the corrupt management of Yunus, both subsidiaries donated at least $125,000 to the Clinton’s fake charities or fraudulent nonprofit organizations. Yunus was also involved with other types of embezzlement.
According to leaks from WikiLeaks, Yunus conspired with Clinton to try to continue his corrupt role as a major bank chairman. These type of insider deals and revolving doors are typical of Hillary Clinton (and the US government): “Bangladesh prime minister [Sheikh Hasina] says [Secretary of State Hillary] Clinton personally pressured her to help [Clinton] foundation donor [who is Muhammed Yunus]” (http://circa.com/politics/clinton-pressured-bangladesh-prime-minister-personally-to-help-foundation-donor).
Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed was threatened with an audit and other punishments by members of the Democrat Party to assist the embezzlement of Yunus and Clinton. The Democrat Party continues to criticize members of the Trump campaign and Trump presidency for having financial ties to Russia, but, according to the aforementioned news article, Hillary Clinton also enjoyed financial deals with Russia:
“While Mrs. Clinton was at the State Department she also voted to approve 20 percent sale of U.S. uranium production capacity to the Russian Atomic Energy Agency. The company donated $2.5 million to the Clinton Foundation while the deal was ongoing and before the deal was finalized President Bill Clinton was invited to Moscow and given $500,000 for a speech.”
The government works in mysterious ways. In 2013, North Carolina’s government refused to allow historians to study 160-year-old documents that were stored in a forgotten room inside a courthouse, and then the state government incinerated these historical documents: “160 year-old Documents Intentionally Destroyed in Franklin County, N.C.” (https://stumblingintheshadowsofgiants.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/160-year-old-documents-intentionally-destroyed-in-franklin-county-n-c/).
Corporations also try to hide their hypocrisy, corruption, and incompetence. These corporations frequently conspire with the government. Recently, Native Americans protested against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near fresh water sources, but their protests were suppressed by the US government and corporations. The Dakota Access Pipeline is already leaking: “Dakota Access pipeline leaked 84 gallons of oil in April” (http://www.startribune.com/dakota-access-pipeline-leaked-84-gallons-of-oil-in-april/421899123/). According to amateur reports and professional news, oil pipelines throughout North Dakota and elsewhere have a long history of having minor to major leaks. Here are some the worse oil disasters in history:
* In 1910 at Kern County, California, an oil well spilled 9 million barrels of crude oil “Lakeview Gusher” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeview_Gusher). This is allegedly the biggest oil spill in history, but I have my doubts. The good news is that this oil spill occurred in the desert, thus, the oil spill caused minimal damage to the wildlife and human habitats.
* From 1964 to 1992, Texaco (now Chevron) extracted oil from the rainforest of Ecuador, but the extraction left behind billions of gallons of toxic waste and oil:
** “A Rainforest Chernobyl” (http://chevrontoxico.com/about/rainforest-chernobyl/)
** “Chevron vs. the Amazon - Full Documentary” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MssnB31PmZI)
* The Gulf of Mexico suffered 2 major oil spills in 1979 and 2010, plus many minor oil spills:
** “Ixtoc I oil spill” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill)
** “Deepwater Horizon oil spill” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill)
* There have been many oil spills in various African nations (e.g., Nigeria, Angola, and South Africa) and Middle Eastern nations. Some are gigantic, and others are small. Many small oil spills add up to one gigantic oil spill.
All of these oil disasters were caused by corrupt and/or incompetent corporations that received the support of various governments. In other words, oil disasters could be avoided with the correct technologies and techniques.
With current technologies, hydrocarbon fuels cannot be fully replaced by solar power, wind power, hydropower, geothermal power, and nuclear power. These alternative energy sources could significantly decrease the usage of hydrocarbon fuels, but alternative energy sources have their drawbacks. Solar technology is unreliable in regions that are far from the equator and during fall and winter seasons. Solar technology could use massive amounts of toxic batteries. Wind power kills lots of birds and is inconsistent. Hydropower only works for regions with major rivers. Geothermal power have complex drawbacks (e.g., earthquakes, unreliability especially over the long-term, and synthetic and natural pollution,). Nuclear technology could create radioactive disasters that last for many thousands of years.
Time line of disasters from nuclear research, nuclear production, and nuclear power-plants (does not include nuclear-bomb explosions):
* 1943: The Hanford Site was constructed in Washington, USA, and it has been used for nuclear research (both civilian and military applications), production of nuclear materials, nuclear power, and storage of nuclear materials. As of now, the Hanford Site is the most contaminated nuclear site in America. The contamination penetrated into the ground and groundwater. The radioactivity could last for many tens of thousands of years.
* 1986: Around Pripyat, Ukraine (when Ukraine was a part of the USSR), the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered radioactive explosions and meltdowns. The accident was caused by outdated technology and human error during a test. In other words, the workers incorrectly performed a test on the nuclear power plant, the safety technology failed to inform and/or correct the workers, and the nuclear power plant overheated. The long-term cost of containing and fixing the nuclear disaster has been a major burden on the economies of the USSR, Ukraine, and Belarus. Ukraine’s government estimated 19 miles all around Chernobyl will be unsafe for humans for 20,000 years.
* 2011: At Fukushima, Japan, an earthquake and its resulting tsunami critically damaged a nuclear power plant, which resulted in explosions and meltdowns. The nuclear power plant was designed by General Electric and operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). According to some people, the nuclear power plant has a lousy design and its location has a long history of earthquakes and tsunamis. Japan’s government said it will require at least 30 years to disassemble and clean up the calamity.
From the 1940s to today (which is a duration of ~74 years), the world has 3 nuclear facilities (e.g., Hanford, Chernobyl, and Fukushima) that are disaster zones. Stated differently, the world suffers 3 nuclear disasters per 75 years. All of these disastrous sites require at least a few decades of containment and cleanup. The radioactive substances and other toxic materials could be safely stored deep in the earth and away from important groundwater. However, the analysis, extraction, containment, and transportation of radioactive substances and toxic materials are very complex and dangerous. All of these nuclear disasters could have been prevented with proper research, development, production, and maintenance. However, overly ambitious politics, excessively greedy corporations, pretentious scientists, and mass ignorance tend to downplay the importance of cautiously thorough science and engineering.