There was yet another polarizing letter to the editor in the Herald (“
How about students stay in school for the day and devote class time to study and learn facts about the issues surrounding climate change?
Hanging out and pushing false narratives amongst themselves is hardly improving anything, let alone supporting real education. The Wall Street Journal quotes student representatives at the UN conference who feel no hope – so why should they study?
Where is the fact that America has actually reduced our CO2 production back to 1985 levels? Where are the contra-reports stating that temperatures have actually reduced (fractionally), according to scientific studies? Where is the conversation on the world’s No. 1 polluting country, China, and why isn’t the dialogue about what we can do to support/encourage China to reduce emissions?
Why does it always fall on the American taxpayer (in today’s vogue that is conveniently reduced to evil Republicans) to take the blame for everything, and carry the burden of yet another world issue?
Since 2006, China has produced two times the CO2 emissions of the U.S. and is growing exponentially due to their population (they do produce less per person currently). China plans to fund and build over 300 coal-burning plants around the world in undeveloped countries – where is the outrage there? Whichever side of the climate change issue you stand on, progress and change is made by learning facts, debate and real change. Not idle snow days.
Jim Rothwell
Durango
