Chemtrails are geoengineering - and we need some answers. People are waking up and asking questions all over the place: REDDING, California - Contrails or chemtrails? That is the question facing Shasta County supervisors come Tuesday. For the first time the board will formally hear input from people concerned about what they say is a plot to engineer climate change through the exhaust of jet planes soaring high above Redding and other cities around the world. Nearly a dozen speakers have been guaranteed floor time to broach the subject, with supervisors set to hear the lengthiest report from environmental consultant Matthew Sutton. Chairman Les Baugh said it was the first time he could remember a formal agenda item being dedicated to the topic. Delegated to the realm of conspiracy theories by some, others have joined a contingent of activists who contend chemicals are being released in the contrails of jets and leading to the buildup of heavy metals in the soil and waterways, an increase in ultraviolet radiation, changes in weather patterns and other negative health effects. Dan Wigington, a Bella Vista man who runs geoengineeringwatch.org, points to a series of about 70 soil and snow samples he collected around Shasta and Siskiyou counties over the years as evidence that metals such as aluminum, barium, copper and others are present at elevated rates. But Shasta County’s Air Quality District Manager Ross Bell disagrees with those reported findings, noting he has not seen any evidence during his career that supports theories of a geoengineering plot. In 25 years, federal testing at sites in Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Trinity Alps, Redwoods National Forest and Lava Beds National Monument hadn’t shown an increase in metals, he said. Wigington and others hope to present evidence to the contrary during Tuesday’s meeting and convince the county to acknowledge that an issue exists. “Our goal is simply to say there is a contamination issue and a massive UV issue, and those should be exposed to the public,” Wigington said. Organizers expect as many as 200 people to turn out for Tuesday’s supervisors’ meeting, according to Cathy Cresser, a Round Mountain resident who helped organize the event. “They (the county) keep pushing us aside like this is nonsensical, so now we’re bringing them biologists, former USDA professionals and other professionals with credentials to get our board educated,” Cresser said. Speakers include Matthew Sutton, an environmental consultant with AECOM; Wigington of geoengineeringwatch.org; Rosalind Peterson, former USDA officer now with California Sky Watch; Alan Buckman, formerly a biologist with California’s Department of Fish and Game; Francis Mangles, a retired biologist with the U.S. Forest Service; neurologist Hamid Rablee; former pilots Jeff Nelson, Russ Lazuka and Fred Meyer; Mark McCandlisk; and Earendil M. Spindelilus. Supervisor Baugh said the item was placed onto the agenda by fellow supervisor Pam Giacomini following a flood of requests from residents around the county. Giacomini could not be reached for comment on Friday. The Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesday in its chambers at 1450 Court St. in Redding.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:32:28 +0000
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