Monday, February 12, 2018

Don Gaede - January 2018 - not published - Climate Change a Clear and Present Danger



1-14-2018

As Peter McDonald noted in his Jan. 12 letter, the cost of climate change is beginning to be felt, and as it turns out, it's not going to come cheap.

It is one thing to commit an error, but to do nothing when you know better—that’s just plain stupidity.  Our nation’s best scientific institutions--NASA, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American College of Physicians--have given us fair warning about the threat of climate change.   It is irresponsible and negligent for our congressional representatives to sit on their hands in the face of this threat. 

Winston Churchill said, “I never worry about action, but only inaction.”  Climate change, we know now, is a clear and present danger.  We should be electing representatives who are not afraid to act, to protect both our bank accounts and our lives.

Don Gaede

 

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