I'm staying away from politics. Again.
But we (Swannanoa Watershed Network) were asked if we knew any farmers to go meet with Rep. Chuck Edwards. Not me. And the article in the Asheville Citizen-Times had not one mention of farmers. Guess they had better things to do.
And I am curious as to how many of your friends/associates also think the Climate Crisis is hysteria.
Here's a summary of what he said:
"Rep. Chuck Edwards, (R) speaking in Asheville, defended tourism, backed a debt ceiling increase said there was "a lot of hysteria" around climate change.
" ... the Henderson County Republican visited ... the National Centers for Environmental Information ― an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration whose scientists won the Nobel Peace Prize for work on climate change.
Edwards said: "I believe that the mission at NOAA is admirable in that we should continue to collect data ― data that can be used for commercial purposes ― in addition to taking a closer look at what's going on with our climate. I think that we also have to realize that there is a an awful lot of hysteria being built around climate change right now. Statistics that I see regularly are that we've not seen the earth's surface change over the last 100 years more than a degree. And that leads me to proceed with caution. (My underlining.)
"(Fact check: Government climate scientists say that rise has actually been 2 degrees Fahrenheit − a little more than 1 degree Celsius.)
"Edwards: We transitioned from stove wood a number of years ago and now we're transitioning largely from coal to natural gas, and I think we will see a transition from natural gas to nuclear, supplementing that with some other alternative sources, but solar and wind are not the ultimate solutions a lot of folks would want you to believe. I believe that we need to look for clean-air, clean-water, clean-energy sources, irregardless of climate change. (my underlining.)
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So that's what our representative in Congress will be doing for 2 years. But he's a lot better than Madison Cawthorn, who he replaced, both Republicans. The interests he mainly represents are corporate, not the people around here.
Edwards joins Greene, firebrands on Oversight Committee; also Infrastructure, Budget
...the GOP will never be the people's party.
ReplyDeleteNot the way it's run today!
DeleteConcern is not hysteria. But we should be really concerned.
ReplyDeleteYou said it.
DeleteThe GOP favors the big business, they do not work for the people. Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a shame.
DeleteHe has a lot to learn.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately he's surrounded by mirrors that will only teach him the worst of legislators opinions.
DeleteBarbara, I do have both family and acquaintances who believe that climate change is a hoax or else greatly exaggerated. Personally I believe that climate change is normal and cyclical but that all of the actions by humans have made it worse...speeded it up. I also don't believe that we can do much at this point to slow things down, although that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. However the rush to electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, etc. has not been well thought out as to their short and long term impact on the environment. While we're rushing forward with these supposed solutions, we're cutting off energy sources that we may have to fall back on... Humans are so impulsive. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see some humans are doing what they believe is their small part. Unfortunately the bigger parts (corporations, governments) are too slow to make much difference.
DeleteIt speaks volumes that he thinks statistics should serve commercial needs.
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