Matt Armstrong - 11-15-2019 - Act, do not deny, climate change

Act, do not deny, climate change

The Trump administration is formally withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Meanwhile, we face utilities shutting off power to prevent massive wildfires of the sort that destroyed property and claimed lives last year, wildfires breaking out in places where the utilities are not shut off, and increased damage and deaths from a larger and stronger hurricanes. Then, of course, there’s the flooding that is beginning to damage coastal communities. The costs of allowing climate change to continue are mounting. And yet we keep hearing that reducing emissions will somehow destroy the economy.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not destroy the economy, but is the only thing that will save the economy. That is why I have called my congressman’s office and asked that he support HR763, a bill that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through market mechanisms while putting more money into the pockets of the majority of citizens. That really is our choice — a little extra money in our pocket and less damage, or financial catastrophe caused by climate catastrophe. The smart money is on acting, not denying.

Matt Armstrong, Fresno
November 15, 2019
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article237339169.html

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