Print and social media widely reported Robert Mueller’s testimony, but they barely mentioned a hearing that may be of much greater significance.
On July 25, three Republicans testified before the Senate Democratic Special Committee on the Climate Crisis in a hearing called “The Right Thing To Do: Republicans for Climate Action.”
Nick Huey, a recent Brigham Young University graduate, testified along with Republican pollster Frank Luntz and Harvard student and vice president of Students for Carbon Dividends, Kiera O’Brien, all making pleas for bipartisan leadership on climate.
Huey called on lawmakers to jettison the far left and far right and embrace “The Far Middle.” He said, “We may be from different parties, but we’re from the same planet.”
Utahns must be part of the solution, as effective action will need to occur at multiple levels of society. Right now the federal government can take the biggest step. Congress has the ability to create policy that will trickle down to every American and trickle out to every country.
Utah can lead from the Far Middle on climate. I call on Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams and his Republican colleagues, Reps. Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart and John Curtis to work together in a model of climate collaboration.
David Folland, M.D, Sandy
Steering Committee Member, Citizens Climate Lobby SLC Chapter