Re: “CU’s investment in fossil fuels,” Dec. 10 letter to the editor.
Letter-writer Alan J. Giehl criticized The Post for reporting University of Colorado students’ efforts to get CU to divest itself of fossil-fuel investments while not reporting the economic benefits the state derives from these industries.
I do not doubt the accuracy of the benefits Giehl claims, but they are irrelevant. The students do not say these investments are unprofitable. Rather, because good solid science has now unequivocally shown that the burning of fossil fuels is damaging the biosphere, these profits are immoral.
The students’ message is not unlike the dilemma therapists must point out to addicts. A drugged high may be pleasant, but ultimately it is self-destructive.
Giehl’s value system is different from the students’. He apparently believes the social value of an activity is determined by its profitability. By that standard, crack cocaine is a social boon.
Donald R. Miklich, Denver
This letter was published in the Dec. 15 edition.
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