Here is my response to this latest bit of deception:
I wish to respond to the letter of August 1, “N.M. lawmakers
should question utilities’ coal exit” to inform the readers of the deceptions
of the letter. The International Climate Science Coalition is not
“non-partisan” as claimed. It is a fossil fuel advocacy group and is heavily
associated with climate changer denier organizations. The writer has a long
employment record of working as an advocate for the fossil fuel and tobacco
industries. His job is to place pieces in the news media undermining climate
science and promoting fossil fuels, especially coal.
Coal is called an “affordable supply of energy.” But, the
only way coal can be affordable is if everyone else pays for the pollution.
Mercury pollution, coal sludge, sulfur dioxide leading to acid rain which
destroys wildlife and lakes and streams, particulate pollution that causes lung
disease and other health issues, CO2 leading to climate change. These are all
problems associated with burning coal. The only possible way for coal to be affordable
is if someone else pays for the damage.
Meanwhile, jobs in renewable energy in New Mexico are booming with thousands of
jobs already created in the state. The job market is expanding at double-digit
rates, creating jobs for the people of New
Mexico and increasing the tax revenue for the state.
Strange how the fossil fuel advocate never mentioned that.
I am a professor of physics and have conducted research in
planetary geophysics, including climate science, for over 25 years.
Dr. Christopher Keating
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