I was cheered by Rep. John Curtis as he faces the climate crisis: We cannot solve what we cannot face. But, I was saddened by his seeming need to apologize for his concern, as if it was a confession of infidelity to his wife.
Hundreds of other nations who know not the Republican/Democrat conflict — including the Joint Chiefs of Staff (replete with Republicans), every scientific academy in the world (NASA has a list of 200) — are together shouting desperately at our administration’s sluglike indifference to an abyss we have simply blocked from view.
It is up to us. No do-overs, no Planet B, and little time for political patty-cake. Every second adds extra energy equal to four or five Hiroshima atomic bombs to our planet, due to added carbon in the atmosphere.
Jan Freed, Los Angeles
from The Salt Lake Tribune https://ift.tt/2YIuCvh
August 29, 2020 at 08:00AM
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