Scott Tipton does not represent me. Big oil, big banks, NRA, yes, but not me.
I believe climate change, and the continued degradation of our planet, is the most significant threat facing us: melting permafrost in the northern Arctic unleashing more carbon, methane, mercury and potentially dangerous microbes, as winter temperatures soar for the fourth winter in a row.
Antarctic ice loss is accelerating, shattering records. A NASA study says, “We’re entering a new age.” Twenty five years of NASA and European satellite data show accelerating sea level rise; our Southwest region is facing increasing water shortages (some Vallecito neighbors are drilling new wells), the Sierra Nevada Mountains are almost an inch taller due to water loss.
We are the methane hotspot and are experiencing more and more extreme weather events, etc, etc. Facts Matter. The 2017 League of Conservation Voters scorecard gives Tipton a six percent score on environmental issues. Tipton’s 2016 LCV score was 0 percent.
There is hardly any anti-environmental standard he failed to support: increasing methane pollution, turning back smog standards, blocking wildlife protections in Alaska, blocking local input about public lands, increasing pesticide pollution, assaulting clean water and clean energy, supporting the Keystone XL pipeline, attacking EPA science, etc.
If you value clean air and water, a healthy environment, wildlife and biological diversity, clean renewable energy, the integrity of science and having a say about these issues (where are our face-to-face town halls?), Scott Tipton does not represent you either.
Come November, we can certainly do better.
Marilyn McCord
Vallecito
