The "CURE" FOR THE ENERGY, ECONOMIC, AND CLIMATE CHANGE CRISES: For A More Educated and Fine-Tuned Workforce! "CURE" = Continuing Update and Refresher Education

The ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE (ECWC) INITIATIVE NOW OFFERS

The EFFICIENCY & PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING-SEMINARS TO "CURE" THE TRIPLE CRISES OF THE ENERGY, ECONOMICS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE

GLOBAL WARMING IS A "DISEASE." HERE IS A "CURE!" 

The effective solution to the ENERGY, GLOBAL WARMING, and ECONOMIC Crises can be encapsulated in just two  words: EFFICIENCY EDUCATION. Operations and Maintenance departments rely on the power, speed and versatility of machinery and technologies; but with the concern of the worsening Global Warming, there is the strong need for keeping equipment and facilities safe and efficient. With fewer workers and more tasks to complete, managers and technicians need to make machinery safety and efficiency a high priority. A thorough training provided on a regular basis helps achieved these goals; that also results in decreased machine downtime, cost savings, and reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Be sure to train the right people for the right job, and help mitigate Global Warming.

Partial List of Research-based Technology Management Training and Seminars 

The following list is continually updated with new courses added as the need arises. They are all designed and conducted in the perspective of EFFICIENCY to mitigate the ENERGY-CLIMATE and ECONOMIC crises. 

ALL THE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN-HOUSE TRAINING.

CLIMATE CHANGE, HVAC/REFRIGERATION, AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT

1. CLIMATE CHANGE 101: ENERGY PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION, UTILIZATION, AND GLOBAL WARMING

2. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT

3. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

4. PRINCIPLES OF REFRIGERATION

5. REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

6. AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

7. HVAC SYSTEMS EFFICIENT DESIGN WORKSHOP

8. LITHIUM BROMIDE ABSORPTION SYSTEM

9. COMPRESSED-AIR SYSTEMS EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

10. PUMPS & PUMPING SYSTEMS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

11. PRINCIPLES OF METROLOGY & INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION

12. FLUID FLOW METERING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

13. A-C MOTORS EFFICIENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

14. ADVANCED A-C MOTOR COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE management

15. D-C MACHINES APPLICATIONS, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE (DC Motors and Generators)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT COURSES

1. ENERGY SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS COURSE (Best Practices in Energy Management)

2. ISO 50001 (ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS) COURSE

3. IMPROVING energy efficiency and MAINTENANCE through CULTURAL CHANGE

4. Identifying energy efficiency opportunities & improving asset reliability

5. ENERGY AUDITING (For Hotels, Buildings, Factories, etc.)

6. POWER HARMONICS MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT

7. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

8. EFFICIENCY TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS

9. ADVANCED  PROBLEM-SOLVING COURSE

10. BASIC QUALITY TOOLS SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

11. ADVANCED (New) QUALITY TOOLS  Seminar-Workshop

12. Analyzing Business Practices via Business Process Mapping

13. SelectiON OF the Right Manufacturing Improvement Tools

14. QUALITY CONTROL OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

15. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

16. Business Improvement through PMO (PM Optimization)

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TRAINING COURSES

1. PRINCIPLES AND USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

2. NUCLEAR RADIATIONS EFFECTS AND USES

3. GENERAL EMPLOYEE NUCLEAR TRAINING (GET)

4. INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COURSE

5. INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATION

6. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Course

7. Balance of Plant (BOP) Course

8. STEAM TURBINE-GENERATOR Familiarization and Operation

9. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TRAINING PROGRAM

10. NUCLEAR PLANT SYSTEMS TRAINING PROGRAM

11. NUCLEAR PLANT OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM

12. ADVANCED REACTOR OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY

SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

1. SOLAR PANELS (PHOTOVOLTAIC) INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

2. SOLAR PANELS (PHOTOVOLTAIC) DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

3. GEOTHERMAL AIRCONDITIONING DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

FOSSIL FUELS POWER PLANT COURSES

1. DIESEL POWER PLANT EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

2. THERMAL POWER PLANTS Operation and Maintenance

3. COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT EFFICIENT OPERATION

4. COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Operation and Maintenance

5. OIL AND GAS FIRING FOR STEAM GENERATION

6. SUBSTATION/POWER TRANSFORMER OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

7. STEAM-TURBINE FAMILIARIZATION AND BASIC OPERATION

8. STEAM-TURBINE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNING

9. A-C GENERATORS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

10. PUMPS AND PIPING SYSTEMS DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

BOILER, COMBUSTION, AND STEAM SYSTEMS COURSES

1. STEAM-BOILER EFFICIENT OPERATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING

2. STEAM-BOILER EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE COURSE

3. BOILER FEEDWATER TREATMENT AND EQUIPMENT

4. OIL AND GAS FIRING FOR STEAM GENERATION

5. FUELS MANAGEMENT AND COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY

6. STEAM-BOILER PLANT AND COMBUSTION SAFETY

7. COMBUSTION FLUE-GAS ANALYSIS

8. AUTOMATIC COMBUSTION CONTROLS

10. STEAM-PLANT ECONOMY AND PRACTICAL SAVINGS

11. STEAM GENERATOR SETTINGS, DUCTS, AND STACKS

12. STEAM GENERATOR SUPPORTING STEEL STRUCTURES

13. STEAM-BOILERS ACCESSORIES

14. STEAM CONDENSERS SELECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

15. STEAM GENERATOR TESTING

16. STEAM GENERATOR DESIGN

17. HEAT EXCHANGERS AND HEAT TRANSFER

18. CASCADING AND EXHAUST STEAM SYSTEMS

19. STEAM TRAPS: SELECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND TROUBLESHOOTING

20. STEAM-BOILER ACCESSORIES OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

21. STEAM-TURBINE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNING

22. POWER PIPING AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

23. HIGH-PRESSURE PIPE FITTINGS

MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE, LUBRICATION, AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT

1. PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

2. MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE SEMINAR-WORKSHOP (A New Paradigm in Maintenance Management)

3. FUNDAMENTALS OF PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

4. VIBRATION ANALYSIS AND CONTROL

5. BELT POWER SELECTION, TRANSMISSION, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE

6. GEAR-TRAINS APPLICATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

7. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

8. ELECTRICAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE COURSE

9. MACHINERY LUBRICATION BEST PRACTICES AND MANAGEMENT

10. BEARINGS, SHAFTS, AND SEALS TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

11. ROOT-CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS (RCFA) SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

12. HOUSEKEEPING AND 5S WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP

13. computerized MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (CMMS) Seminar-Workshop

14. VALVES AND ACTUATORS SELECTION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE COURSE

15. ENGINEERING MATERIALS

16. FASTENING DEVICES SELECTION, APPLICATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE

BUILDING SYSTEMS EFFICIENT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSES

1. AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

2. HVAC SYSTEMS EFFICIENT DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

3. FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION

4. CHILLED WATER SYSTEMS EFFICIENT DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

5. REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS EFFICIENT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

6. PUMPS AND PUMPING SYSTEMS (Design, Selection, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance)

7. EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OF BUILDINGS

8. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

9. BASIC PLUMBING TRAINING COURSE

10. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT COURSE

11. LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)

12. LED RETROFIT AND LIGHTINGS DESIGN SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

13. STRUCTURAL VIBRATION ANALYSIS COURSE

VEHICLE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS COURSES

1. VEHICLE EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING COURSE

2. ADVANCED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING COURSE

3. VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT COURSE

4. MEDIUM/HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND BUSES PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

5. HEAVY EQUIPMENT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

PRODUCTION, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

1. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

2. WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT & MATERIALS HANDLING

3. FORKLIFT OPERATION & SAFETY COMPETENCY COURSE

4. COST ANALYSIS & REDUCTION For Competitive Advantage

5. WASTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

6. QUALITY CONTROL OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

7. BASIC QUALITY TOOLS SEMINAR WORKSHOP

8. MODERN PURCHASING & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

9. HOUSEKEEPING AND 5S WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP

10. STORAGE TANKS ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE

11. GREEN PURCHASING & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

12. STORE ROOM, SPARE PARTS, AND TOOLS MANAGEMENT

ENGINEERING FOR NON-ENGINEERS COURSES

1. ENGINEERING ORIENTATION

2. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR NON-MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

3. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR NON-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

4. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FOR NON-CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

5. PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY For NON-ELECTRICIANS

6. BASIC PLUMBING TRAINING COURSE

7. ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW/ORIENTATION COURSES FOR EXECUTIVES, ENGINEERS, AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE

1. THE BASICS OF ELECTRICITY

2. ENERGY LITERACY AND CONSERVATION AWARENESS PROGRAM

3. BASIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS

4. FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

5. DIGITAL METHODS AND COMPONENTS

6. PRINCIPLES OF ANALOG SYSTEMS

7. MICROPROCCESOR BASICS AND APPLICATIONS

8. NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC

9. PRINCIPLES OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS

10. ULTRASONICS PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND DEVICES

11. ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY

12. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

13. UNDERSTANDING THE METRIC AND ENGLISH SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENTS

14. ELEMENTS OF PRINT READING

15. PRINCIPLES OF HVAC (AIR AIRCONDITIONING)

16. PRINCIPLES OF REFRIGERATION

17. THE CORE AND BASICS OF EFFICIENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT

18. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ENGINEERING COURSES

1. SAFETY SUPERVISION & LEADERSHIP COURSE

2. LAYING OUT A SAFE PLANT

3. Electrical Reliability and Safety Workshop

4. STEAM-BOILER PLANT AND COMBUSTION SAFETY

5. FORKLIFT OPERATION & SAFETY COMPETENCY COURSE

6. SAFE USE, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROPES, CHAINS, AND CABLES

7. SAFE STORAGE OF MATERIALS

8. SAFE USE OF HAND TOOLS, AND POWER TOOLS

9. OFFICE SAFETY

10. FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

11. HVAC/REFRIGERATION SAFETY

12. FIRED PRESSURE VESSELS SELECTION, INSTALLATION, AND SAFE OPERATION

13. UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND INSPECTION

14. SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING

15. SAFETY VENTILATION AND CONTROL (Hoods, Ducts, Fans, Dust Collectors, Air Filters, Precipitators)

16. WORKPLACE SAFETY SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

17. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) USAGE AND MANAGEMENT

18. CREATING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT

19. INTEGRATED SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

20. SCAFFOLDING AND LADDERS ERECTION AND SAFETY

21. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE COURSE

22. BASIC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSE

23. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AUDIT COURSE

LEADERSHIP, HUMAN FACTOR MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

1. EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND EMPOWERMENT COURSE

2. Human Error PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

3. DEVELOPING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET COURSE

4. HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TRAINER SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

5. TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS (TNA) COURSE

6. BASIC SUPERVISORY COURSE (Developing The New Supervisor)

7. ADVANCED LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT for the NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY

8. MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY

9. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION COURSE

10. HOW TO MAKE EMPLOYEES CONSTANTLY COST-CONSCIOUS

11. HOW TO MAKE EMPLOYEES CONSTANTLY EFFICIENCY-CONSCIOUS

12. TRANSFORMING WORK ATTITUDE & VALUES TO PRODUCTIVITY

13. PREVENTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

14. EFFICIENT TIME MANAGEMENT

15. STRESS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL COURSE

16. ETHICAL GOVERNANCE AND PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION

17. TECHNICAL WRITING SEMINAR WORKSHOP

18. REPORT WRITING SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

19. BUSINESS ENGLISH AND GOOD LETTER WRITING PRINCIPLES AND MECHANICS

20. EFFECTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT COURSE

21. HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT AND WISE DECISIONS

22. KNOWING YOURSELF, AND KNOWING OTHERS

23. HOW TO CONVERT MISTAKES AND FAILURES TO SUCCESS AND FORTUNES

Contact: Engr. LOPE COLUMNA 
Mobile: (+63) 0926-876-8236. 
E-mail: Lope.Columna@yahoo.com

UNDERSTANDING THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

[Source: Telescopes for Beginners for OurAmazingPlanet.com]

ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE PROJECT NEEDS PARTNERS, SPONSORS, AND DONORS! We Need 10 Million US Dollars to Build a Modern Energy-Climate Research and Training Center

The COLUMNA MESSIANIC RESEARCH is now in a bold move to build and establish a modern and advanced ENERGY-CLIMATE Research and Training Center to face the Global ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge. This project is an initiative of the COLUMNA MESSIANIC Research, Inc., a Filipino non-profit research and educational institution.

CLIMATE CHANGE is really a BIG CHALLENGE to every person and nation on earth. And to face this BIG CHALLENGE with success, we need to have a corresponding BIG THINKING. The very survival of mankind is at stake here. We have no choice but to face this Global challenge. So, the COLUMNA MESSIANIC Research accepted and initiated this aggressive ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE project. 

We have the firsthand knowledge and experience of the root-causes of the Energy and Climate crises; and we will provide the solutions and corrective/proactive measures. We also envision to make this project a legacy to the youth and the next generations to come.

NEEDED: A MODERN ENERGY-CLIMATE RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER

To really have an immediate and long-lasting solutions to the monstrous and  ever-increasing triple threat of Energy, Economics, and Climate Change, there must be a continuing Energy-Climate Research and massive training of industrial workforce.  Research-based training and education will be given to the industrial workforce. A toned-down version of this research-based education will be used for the Public Awareness and Education Program about Energy and the Environment (Climate). These objectives require an advanced Energy-Climate Research and Training Center. 

In view of this grand mission, we need to raise 10 Million US dollars for a start; a small amount compared to the Billions of dollars worth of destroyed properties, and the many lives lost due to the destructive effects of the ENERGY crises and CLIMATE CHANGE.

As we search and identify the root-causes, corrective and proactive measures will be developed and implemented to eliminate those root-causes. We will develop and implement efficient strategies on Operations Management and Proactive Maintenance. Research and development of new efficient design of energy systems and procedural methods will be conducted to prevent the return of the root-causes.

We will use inspired creativity and innovation to adopt new technologies and innovative management and procedural methods in the efficient use of fossil-fueled engines and electric-powered machinery and appliances.

The resulting transformation of people and technologies should elevate their thinking and standard of living, eliminating or alleviating Climate Change crisis, Energy crisis, Economic crisis, etc.

NEEDED: YOUR PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTS, AND DONATIONS

This ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE (ECWC) campaign is of a very great import to every person on earth of this generation, and of the many other generations to come!

ECWC's mission is to search and eliminate the Root-Causes of the twin crises of ENERGY and CLIMATE CHANGE. Implementing this ECWC campaign will also give an immediate bonus of improved economic situation. ECWC's initial main work is the education and training of the workforce in businesses, industries, the government, and the academe. In addition, we will develop new efficient design, efficient management and procedural methods that will ensure the prevention of the root-causes from coming back. The mission then can expand to local communities involving as many people as possible, especially the youth.

Although this ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE project is a Filipino initiative, it is a Global mission that involves every nation and person on earth. This is a movement about change, as individuals, as corporations, as a country, and as a global community. We are all contributors to Global Warming and we all need to be part of the solution. We therefore desire to involve every nation and person on Earth in this vital Project.  Supports and donations from generous countries, organizations, and individuals are all solicited for this project. JOIN US, and be a part of this super-important Global Work!

CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOW IN SITUATION CRITICAL!

We are in Situation Critical, and TIME is a very precious factor. It is NOW time for the direct and immediate actions; innovative and creative actions that target the Root-Causes, not just the Effects, of Climate Change, particularly Global Warming.

This is how the "ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge" project will face the Energy and Climate crises; targeting the ROOT-CAUSES of these twin crises, not just the effects. We believe that it is ONLY by focusing on the root-causes that these crises can be successfully dealt with.

IF WE DON'T START NOW, THE DELAY ADDS ABOUT $500 BILLION PER YEAR. THIS IS THE COST OF INACTION. -- IEA

EVERY DELAY IS AN ENEMY!

Moving slowly will only add to the eventual cost. "If we don't start now, the delay adds about $500 billion per year. This is the cost of inaction," according to Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, IEA Exec. Director. Mr. Tanaka adds, "There are many co-benefits: cost savings, energy security, lower pollution. A technology revolution is necessary."

The IPCC notes that there are cost-effective solutions, for energy efficiency, but says they must be implemented in short order to stem further damage. "We are 25 years too late. If the object is to avoid dangerous change, we've already had it. The object now is to avoid really dangerous change."

The ENERGY and CLIMATE CHANGE crises are so alarming that we need to awaken ourselves and take corrective measures as early as possible. The ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge cannot wait, and any delay is an enemy!

To fast-track the solutions to the ENERGY-CLIMATE crises that affect every one of us,  we encourage you to help, share, donate, serve, volunteer, or do anything contributory to the success of this great ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge, while there is still time!

Your participation, supports and donations will allow this needed project to explore and expand the great challenge that will ultimately rebound as benefits for all of us, and to our children's children. Everybody is requested to donate, be an sponsor, or just give from the heart. Donate today, and be listed as one of the individuals, or one of the corporations/organizations, or one of the nations that changed and saved the world! Let us work together in this fundraising, and help solve mankind's greatest challenge.

Contact: Engineer Lope Columna for more details. 
Mobile Phone: (+63) 0926-876-9236.
E-Mail: lope.columna@yahoo.com
The ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE Project

The ENERGY-CLIMATE CHALLENGE: HOW SHOULD WE FACE THE CHALLENGE?

The main defect of man's usual approach to all his problems is that he usually focuses his attention to the EFFECTS and SYMPTOMS of the problem. But this "EFFECT" approach cannot solve or mitigate the ENERGY and the CLIMATE CHANGE crises; this will even worsens the crises. The proper and most effective approach is the "CAUSE" approach.

By: LOPE COLUMNA

Executive Director and Implementor 

ENERGY-CLIMATE WORLD CHALLENGE INITIATIVE 

LET'S FOCUS ON THE ROOT-CAUSES OF THE PROBLEMS, NOT JUST THE EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS!

We all live in a world and universe that is strictly governed by the LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT. Nothing happens by itself alone; there is always that factor or event that triggers it. And that triggering factor or event may have been triggered by another factor or event down the line, and so on.

To prevent a problematic event from happening, we must stop or prevent all factors/events that may trigger that problematic event. Trying to solve a problematic event by focusing on that problematic event alone, is a very poor approach and just a waste of time, materials, and other resources. As long as we don't eliminate the root-cause or causes of that problematic event, we can never solve or remove the problem. Therefore, the best approach is to focus our solutions directly on the root-causes of the problem.

CLIMATE CHANGE IS IN SITUATION CRITICAL!

We are in Situation Critical, and TIME is a very precious factor. It is NOW time for the direct and immediate actions; innovative and creative actions that target the Root-Causes, not just the Effects, of Climate Change, particularly Global Warming.

This is how the "ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge" project will face the Energy and Climate crises; targeting the ROOT-CAUSES of these twin crises, not just the effects. We believe that it is ONLY by focusing on the root-causes that these crises can be successfully dealt with.

NEEDED: A Modern Energy-Climate Research and Training Center 

To support this approach we plan to build an advanced Energy-Climate Research and Training Center. As we search and identify the root-causes, corrective and proactive measures will be developed and implemented to eliminate those root-causes. We will develop and implement efficient strategies on Operations Management and Proactive Maintenance. Research and development of new efficient design of energy systems and procedural methods will be conducted to prevent the return of the root-causes.

We will use inspired creativity and innovation to adopt new technologies and innovative management and procedural methods in the efficient use of fossil-fueled machinery and technologies. Research-based training and education will be given to the industrial workforce. A toned-down version of this research-based education will be made available to the general public and the academe. The resulting transformation of people and technologies should elevate their thinking and standard of living, eliminating or alleviating Climate Change crisis, Energy crisis, Economic crisis, etc.

This ENERGY-CLIMATE CHALLENGE is a Global Challenge, and it affects every country and person on earth. We therefore desire to involve every nation and person on Earth in this vital Project. Supports and donations from generous countries, organizations, and individuals are all solicited for this project. JOIN US, and be a part of this super-important Global Work! GET INVOLVED NOW!

WE HAVE THE CONFERENCES, AGREEMENTS, AND GENERAL AGENDAS, BUT THE DEVIL LURKS IN THE DETAILS OF CLIMATE CHANGE!

Many people are aware of the truth that the Devil is in the details. Broad agreements and general agendas, no matter how bright and well-intentioned, oftentimes fail because of the lack of the detailed solutions, particularly in the implementation stage.

At the U.N Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December 2009, nations discussed, debated, and stated the General knowledge and solutions to the feared Energy-Climate Change. But the ROOT-CAUSES of the ENERGY-CLIMATE CHANGE problems, which are in the details, were not discussed and not given attention. Without getting to the details, which contain the root-causes, the evils of Energy-Climate change remain, and are even bound to increase in ferocity and intensity.

This is where the COLUMNA MESSIANIC RESEARCH, Inc. will delve into — to the details and root-causes of Energy-Climate change. We must delve into the details and specifics of Energy and Climate Solutions, even the small details that eventually make up the great issues of ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge.

NEEDED: EFFECTIVE AND LOW-COST SOLUTIONS.
REQUIRED: ACTIONS, NOT WORDS AND PROMISES!

We have the REPORTS, the STATISTICS, the CONFERENCES, the DEBATES, the AGREEMENTS, the FINANCIAL Promises, and also the SUFFERINGS and DESTRUCTION of CLIMATE CHANGE. We lack one more thing, the most important thing — the SOLUTION!

Solutions to the ENERGY-CLIMATE crises require radical reexamination and change of traditional management, operation, maintenance, and design of all energy systems. These include both the Power Generation (Supply) side, and the Power consumption (Demand) side of the energy equation.

Drastic reduction of the burning of fossil fuels is required to reduce the release of carbon greenhouse gas, and the particulates (air pollution). Carbon greenhouse gas causes Global Warming and Air Pollution causes Global Dimming. In addition, Nitrous oxide from fertilizers and combustion, methane gas from wastes, and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)/refrigerants also cause Global Warming. CFCs also cause the Ozone Layer Depletion.

To really solve the above gigantic problems, there must be a corresponding gigantic change in our human outlook and the way we do things.

NEEDED: CHANGE IN OUTLOOK AND WAY OF DOING THINGS

Contained in the "Summary for Policymakers," the IPCC delivered to policymakers and ordinary people alike a univocal message: scientists are more confident than ever that humans have interfered with the climate and that further human-induced climate change is on the way.

Although the report finds that some of these further changes are now inevitable, its analysis also confirms that the future, particularly in the longer term, remains largely in our hands—the magnitude of expected change depends on what humans choose to do about greenhouse gas emissions.

Thus, the IPCC has declared man-made climate change "unequivocal." Trying to stop it is the hard part.

COLUMNA MESSIANIC ENTERS THE "HARD PART" OF STOPPING THE HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE!

So all people are becoming very concern, and they are thinking and discussing ideas and solutions to these global problems. But ideas and solutions NOT focused on the root-cause of the problem are destined to failure, and will instead contribute to the worsening of the problems.This is because

"The same kind of thinking that caused these crises in the first place, can never succeed in solving or eliminating the problems!"

So, the COLUMNA MESSIANIC Research, via the ENERGY-CLIMATE Challenge movement was compelled to enter the "HARD PART" of stopping, or at least, to mitigate the man-made Climate Change.

The call for carbon reduction, carbon storage, and carbon capture is easier said than done. The hard part is that all these approaches disturb the very fabric of comfortable existence of each and every nation and person on earth. And with the selfish Human nature, most human efforts are bound to fail. We have to change first our mindsets, attitudes, and business management styles.

There must be a transformation of the human mind. And this transformation is only achievable through a powerful education program.

Continued on Part 3: ENERGY EDUCATION: The VERY IMPORTANT FIRST STEP