On Oct. 9th I read Michael Reagan’s view on “the greenhouse effect” and on Nov. 15th I read Dick Nelson’s. Both believe it’s a political ploy by the “Democrat” party. They should ask themselves the following questions:
If it was a political issue, why did scientists Eunice Foote and John Tyndall separately discover the possibility of climate change due to greenhouse atmospheric gasses in the late 1850s (check Wikipedia)? Did the Democrats of the 1850s plan this political strategy 165 years in advance of its use today?
Have the Democrats persuaded all other governments around the world to believe that climate change is real, or to go along with their ploy?
Is the Weather Channel with its program “Pattern” a part of the “Democrat” plan?
When NOAA (and NOAA scientist Charles Keeling) began measuring CO2 in 1959 (during the Eisenhower Administration) and found (over 60 years) as CO2 increased, global temperatures also trended higher, were the Democrats responsible?
Why are the best scientists calling the current geological era the Anthropocene? (Editor: the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.)
I believe that both Mr. Nelson and Mr. Reagan should watch the documentary “Before the Flood” with host Leonardo DiCaprio, and the PBS special “Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forests, and the Future”. “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert should be their required reading.
Unfortunately, the Trumplicans may generate enough delays in responding to the “Greenhouse Effect” that extreme weather events like the unprecedented Siberian forest fires, Pakistani floods, “king tides”, and Hurricane Nicole’s impacts near Daytona Beach become more frequent.
Rik Jimison, North Port
