Re: “Suggestions for New Year’s resolutions,” Dec. 31 Greg Dobbs column.
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Here is one New Year’s resolution we can all commit to. Rather than starting a new diet or going to the gym, how about a resolution that will really make a difference, one that you can easily keep? How about helping put the Earth on a diet — a low-carbon diet? Because thatap what we need to put the brakes on climate change. We need to help the Earth “count calories” by raising the cost of fossil fuels to reduce demand and encourage innovation. We all know that counting calories takes will power — in this case the political will for our elected representatives to put a price on carbon by charging a revenue-neutral fee at the source.
An e-mail this week to your representatives in Congress, telling them you want a price on carbon in 2016, will go a long way toward building that will.
Kelly Cannon, Orinda, Calif.
This letter was published in the Jan. 2 edition.With the arrival of a new year, there is always pressure to make changes in our lives. I, myself, have some pretty lofty goals, but why not start with some easier and obtainable New Year’s resolutions?
Letap start with the misuse of the phrase “I could care less.”
Next, stop the misuse and overuse of the word “literally” — as in, “I haven’t seen you in, literally, a million years.”
Really? A million years?
Lastly, end the overuse of the word “perfect.” Is my lunch order of a cheeseburger and fries really perfect?
Being a baby boomer, I’m trying to adjust to the phonetic vernacular of social media in a world of text messages and tweets, but is anyone (besides me) paying attention to the literal and grammatical meaning of our spoken language?
Julie Perla, Littleton
This letter was published in the Jan. 2 edition.
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