Chemtrail theory

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High flying white jet leaving an expanding trail
High flying white jet leaving an expanding trail

Chemtrails refers to a group of conspiracy theories regarding unnatural vapor trails in the sky which allegedly hold chemicals. According to theory proponents, chemtrails form when certain aircraft (in certain places and at certain times), leave behind contrails, thought to be laden with chemicals, that linger far longer than usual. Chemtrail theory disputes the conclusion that aircraft contrails are nearly always formed by condensation of water vapor at high altitude. It is quite distinguishable to the contrary, however, that due to various FAA-regulated state weather modification programs and even national, Federal-mandated, "global warming mitigation" operations performed by defense industry contractors like Raytheon and BAE Systems, "chemtrails" are just a new name for an already existing sub-covert practice. The likelihood of chemtrails being real is bolstered by a Congressional act to disallow them, The Space Preservation Act introduced in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Proponents of aerosol operation speculation maintain that some trails have an appearance and quality different from those of normal water-based contrails, i.e. that chemtrails are not consistent with the known properties of contrails. The general unifying factor is the generally conspiratorial belief that some kind of chemical or biological agent is being released. The term "chemtrail" should not be confused with other forms of aerial dumping (e.g. crop dusting, cloud seeding or aerial firefighting). It specifically refers to systematic, high-altitude dumping of substances such as barium oxide, trimethylaluminium, liquid propane, and mycoplasmas for disclosed purposes of geoengineering (mainly in European countries) resulting in the appearance of these supposed chemtrails.

Among the proposed purposes of the alleged "chemtrails" are: atmospheric and weather modification, biological warfare, mind control or occult purposes. Such activity is outlined in various Air Force Articles, including those found at http://www.fas.org. They are also theorized to be part of a system to counter the effects of global warming, to create a cheap wireless communications network for the military (by making the air more electrically conductive to microwave and radar signals), or to create a more sophisticated radar system with applications to both national defense and scientific study, such as those described within the HAARP project and the VTRPE project.



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[edit] Overview

Chemtrail advocates say these trails are often laid down in patterns, such as grids, Xs and crosshatches.
Chemtrail advocates say these trails are often laid down in patterns, such as grids, Xs and crosshatches.

The chemtrail theory apparently first achieved prominence in mid-to-late 1990s.[1][2] Chemtrails have been discussed on radio programs hosted by Art Bell and Jeff Rense with investigative journalist William Thomas who first reported on Chemtrails [1]. According to a FAQ[3] posted at Jeff Rense's website, "chemtrails (CTs) look like contrails initially, but are much thicker, extend across the sky and are often laid down in varying patterns of X's, tic-tac-toe grids, cross-hatched and parallel lines. Instead of quickly dissipating, chemtrails expand and drip feathers and mares' tails. In 30 minutes or less, they open into wispy formations which join together, forming a thin white veil or a 'fake cirrus-type cloud' that persists for hours."

One chemtrail theorist, Clifford E. Carnicom, operator of a website entitled "Aerosol Crimes and Cover-ups",[4] claims to have analyzed ground-level air samples following chemtrail events. It is not clear what his experience or expertise in chemical analysis is, but he carefully detailed the methods and procedures he used. He claims to have found airborne barium, calcium, and magnesium, and "microscopic fibers" in areas supposedly exposed to chemtrails.[5]

Dr. Leonard Horowitz, a graduate of Tufts University and former faculty member at Tufts and Harvard University,[2] discusses chemtrails in his 2001 book Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism & Toxic Warfare.

"Chemtrails" are mentioned in House Bill HR 2977,[6] the Space Preservation Act of 2001, introduced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, where it appears as one of a list of "exotic weapons system[s]" to be banned under the bill. Proponents of the reality of chemtrails point to this as official acknowledgment of the possibility, at least, of such weapons systems. The reference to Chemtrails was omitted from the version of the bill re-introduced by Kucinich in 2002 as HR 3616[7] or in 2003 as HR 3657.[8]

An article entitled "The Chemtrail Smoking Gun"[9] by Bruce Conway, suggested that chemtrails represent the implementation of technologies suggested in a 1992 National Academy of Science study, Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming;[10] specifically, that chemtrails are part of a secret project intended to mitigate global warming. Some science has corroborated this phenomenon as global dimming.

The Las Vegas Tribune, a free weekly broadsheet, ran an article on September 9, 2005, entitled "Chemtrails - Coming Out Of The Closet?",[11] wherein that publication's managing editor, Marcus K. Dalton, stated that United States Air Force scientists working at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Dayton, told Columbus Alive[12] - a weekly entertainment magazine - that they had been conducting two aerial spraying experiments: "one involved aluminum oxide spraying related to global warming and the other involved barium stearate and had to do with high-tech military communications."[13] Dalton basically rehashes William Thomas's article in Convergence Weekly,[14] though some new information is presented.

[edit] Skeptical response

Possible chemtrails over a field
Possible chemtrails over a field

Skeptical groups, including the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, assert that contrails normally exhibit a wide variation in appearance and that the descriptions and photographs of "chemtrails" are perfectly consistent with those of ordinary contrails ([15][16]). They also voice various objections to the idea of chemtrails:

  • Depending on what the alleged purpose of the chemtrail spraying would be, spray released above 30,000 feet is likely to be highly unpredictably dispersed due to high-altitude winds. ([17]).
Possible chemtrails over London
Possible chemtrails over London
  • How do aircraft accused of depositing "chemtrails" manage to pass inspection without the deception being discovered?
  • Assuming drugging the population is the purpose, the people behind the conspiracy would breathe the same air the population breathes, so any harm inflicted on the population would also be inflicted on those in charge of the conspiracy, unless they were made immune through vaccination.
  • Official and governmental bodies have consistently denied the existence of such spraying[18][19]

In addition, condensation trails behind aircraft have displayed characteristics attributed to "chemtrails" since the 1930s development of high-altitude planes. As these vapor trails are created in the exhausts from engines, they contain not only hot gases but also microscopic droplets of oil and every other component of the fuel, including traces of lead (in fuel used by piston engines), which can break light into various colors. This phenomenon is observed in sundogs, which have been seen throughout recorded history.


[edit] Similar phenomena

Atmospheric trimethylaluminium chemtrail left by NASA ionosphere study, 2003
Atmospheric trimethylaluminium chemtrail left by NASA ionosphere study, 2003

Airplanes occasionally jettison fuel during flight, and sometimes even jettison toilet waste. There has been little outcry about these occurrences, however.

NASA has admitted discharging trimethylaluminium (TMA) into the air above the Atlantic Ocean, as part of a 2003 project to study the ionosphere, creating linear man-made clouds which glowed in the night sky before drifting and dispersing.[20]

Often during airshows, colored smoke trails can be seen. These trails are generated by dyed paraffin color discharge cartridge at the exhaust of the engine.

Fertilizers and pesticides are sprayed over large fields from low flying aircraft. In the Vietnam War, the defoliant Agent Orange was sprayed in order to remove the leaves from the trees.

In the War on Drugs, as part of Plan Colombia, the United States has been spraying the herbicide Roundup and Roundup Ultra over Colombian coca fields.[21][22]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.csicop.org/si/2001-11/conspire.html
  2. ^ http://www.navarrone.com/contrails/chemtrails1.html
  3. ^ http://www.rense.com/general4/fre.htm
  4. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/contrails.htm
  5. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/flame1.htm
  6. ^ http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2001/hr2977.html
  7. ^ http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2002/hr3616.html
  8. ^ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:2:./temp/~c108T7GfbK
  9. ^ http://www.altnews.info/chemtrails/chemtrailsmokinggun.html
  10. ^ http://books.nap.edu/books/0309043867/html/index.html
  11. ^ http://www.lasvegastribune.com/20050909/headline4.html
  12. ^ http://www.columbusalive.com/services/services.php?story=columbusalive/services/about.php
  13. ^ http://www.rense.com/general18/mn.htm "Stormy Weather", 22 December 2001
  14. ^ http://www.willthomas.net/Convergence/Weekly/Chemtrails.htm
  15. ^ http://www.nmsr.org/pilotsvu.htm
  16. ^ http://iangoddard.net/contrail.htm
  17. ^ Chemtrails article at navarrone.com
  18. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/taylor1.htm
  19. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/af1.htm
  20. ^ article on TMAclouds on NASA web site
  21. ^ http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11081
  22. ^ http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/11175


[edit] External links

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[edit] Chemtrails in the media

[edit] Skeptical links

[edit] Further reading

  • Thomas, William, "Stolen Skies: The Chemtrail Mystery", Earth Island Journal, July 01, 2002
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