I was cheered by Rep. John Curtis as he faces the climate crisis: We cannot solve what we cannot face. But, I was saddened by his seeming need to apologize for his concern, as if it was a confession of infidelity to his wife.
Hundreds of other nations who know not the Republican/Democrat conflict — including the Joint Chiefs of Staff (replete with Republicans), every scientific academy in the world (NASA has a list of 200) — are together shouting desperately at our administration’s sluglike indifference to an abyss we have simply blocked from view.
It is up to us. No do-overs, no Planet B, and little time for political patty-cake. Every second adds extra energy equal to four or five Hiroshima atomic bombs to our planet, due to added carbon in the atmosphere.
Jan Freed, Los Angeles