Tag: carbon emissions

‘I Hope You Will Take Climate Change as a Very Serious and Lasting Problem’

April 22, 2021 /

Dear Senators Romney and Lee,

I am writing as one of your constituents to ask that you consider making legislative decisions to curb the crippling effects of climate change. Our most vulnerable populations are even more at risk than others and we need to ensure that we all have clean air, especially with the terrible smog present in our beautiful state. Carbon emissions can easily be reduced by insisting on public transportation, electric cars, and less driving nation wide.

Thank you for your service to our country. I hope you will take climate change as a very serious and lasting problem.

Regards,
Mary (UT)

‘California Reversed the Direction of Their Climate Through Public Policy — So Can We’

April 22, 2021 /

Dear Senators Lee and Romney,

I grew up in the clear skies of SLC in the 60’s and moved to Southern California as a newlywed in the 80’s. The sky was grey there with pollution. People complained of chest pain. There was a large mountain range just 20 miles away that I NEVER KNEW EXISTED. Even on a clear day it was too smoggy to see more than a few miles. That’s like living in Magna and not ever seeing Mount Olympus and the Wasatch Mountains. And then it changed.

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‘As a Steward of This Earth, I Am Concerned’

April 22, 2021 /

Dear Senators Blackburn and Hagerty,

I am a resident and concerned citizen of Tennessee, and of our beautiful United States.

I love the outdoors, I love learning how to live a more sustainable lifestyle, and I enjoy the state and national parks so close at my disposal. However, as a citizen, an inhabitant of this planet, and a steward of this earth, I am concerned.

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