The
Pope's pronouncement on global climate change has regenerated a lot
of commentary on the subject.
My
position is that if the scientific community is correct and the
deniers, such as the Ohio General Assembly, continue to prevail,
the world faces a scenario of disappearing resources and and a dying
planet. On the other hand, in the unlikely event that a overwhelming
percent of climate scientists are wrong, the world faces an increased
cost of dong business. The choice seems obvious to me. But, hey,
that's just me, a guy that worries about what kind of world we leave
for our grandchildren and their children. The simple fact that it
took millions of years for nature to create and store carbon that
humans have released in a mere century should be sufficient to any
rational person to wonder about the results.
The
climate issue has become a political wedge issue for some reason.
Those on the right act as if the entire matter was a plot by crooked
scientists to cause great damage to the world economy.
As
with most contested policies a, “follow the money”, process is
in order. The largest family owned fossil fuel energy business, Koch,
has quietly funneled millions of dollars to climate denier front
groups. A cursory check on google reveals much more on the family's
activities. Our own Ohio legislature passed into law a Koch/ALEC
written and sponsored legislation delaying an alternate energy
requirement passed by a previous assembly.
Paul
Hunter
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