Conspiracy

Old conspiracy re-emerges as Tennessee moves to ban 'chemtrails'

By T.K. Randall
April 1, 2024 ·  41 comments

At least one other state is considering similar legislation. Image Credit: Adrian Pingstone Arpingstone Back in the 1990s, a conspiracy theory emerged suggesting that the vapor trails of high-altitude aircraft that can often be seen criss-crossing the sky are actually trails of chemicals being deliberately sprayed by the government for shadowy, nefarious purposes.

Multiple possible explanations for these alleged 'chemtrails' have been put forward by conspiracy theorists ranging from chemical or biological weapons testing to weather modification.

Suffice to say, there has never been any evidence to indicate that these trails are anything sinister.

While belief in this particular conspiracy has generally waned in recent years, Tennessee state officials have prompted something of a resurgence in interest this week after voting to pass a new bill designed to ban the "intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds [or] substances."

While it doesn't explicitly use the word 'chemtrails', it does strongly elude to them by including a ban on "intentionally dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere"."There's no such thing as chemtrails," said Rutgers University climate scientist Alan Robock.

"If you look at the sky, sometimes you see contrails from airplanes - condensation trails - and they're just made out of water. It's the same thing that happens in the winter when you breathe out and you see a little cloud in front of your mouth. It's a mixture of warm, humid air with cold, dry air."

As for the new legislation, Robock remains skeptical that it will achieve anything.

"It's not going to make any difference one way or the other - how could they even enforce it?" he said. "What if somebody did a chemtrail in Kentucky and it drifted over Tennessee? What would they do?"

It is understood that Pennsylvania officials are now considering similar legislation.

Exactly what has prompted this sudden concern about chemical spraying, however, remains unclear.

Source: The Guardian | Comments (41)

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