Re: June 1 news story.
President Donald Trump stated that “the world will no longer be laughing at us,” implying that the Paris climate accord was a “bad deal” for America. Well, Mr. President, the world is no longer laughing at our buffoon who a minority of American voters elected into office. The world is crying. They are crying because our moronic president is leading America into the past — a past that will never socially, technologically or environmentally return. Now that is really SAD.
Jeff Cole, Englewood
During his eight years as president, Barack Obama seemed absolutely determined to either weaken or destroy our country, with the Paris climate agreement being no exception. Ultimately the agreement required the U.S. to carry much more than its fair share of the burden for altering human behavior assumed to be responsible for affecting climate change. Whether you believe in manās influence on climate change or whether you donāt, Iām hoping we can all agree on the concept of basic fairness and of everyone pulling their own weight accordingly. As such, and despite all the caterwauling by the left, President Donald Trump has well served American people by avoiding a bad deal that would have put the U.S. at a significant economic disadvantage relative to all the other participants supposedly working toward the same goal.
Douglas Fleecs, Greeley
Re: June 1 news story.
I applaud Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s public statement condemning and resisting President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. I call on Colorado’s other elected officials to stand united in public outcry and meaningful action in opposition to Trump’s action. Trump’s withdrawal represents a dangerous step backward onĀ protecting public health. This action signifies a detrimental reversal in our country’s commitment to addressing global climate change. As a pediatrician, I am particularly disturbed by the fact that our children, who are disproportionately vulnerable to the changing climate, will carry the weight of Trump’s decision and its dire consequences.
Marion Sills, Denver
Thank you for your coverage of President Donald Trump’s supposed withdrawal from the Paris accord. All this is irrelevant if consumers do as I do:
1. Get solar panels on your home. I leased mine — no money down. I’m now saving $20Ā a month on electricity. Coming next year: battery storage systems like Tesla’s Powerwall.
2. Get an electric vehicle. Mine is a 2013 Chevy Volt. You can get a used Volt or Nissan Leaf for less than $10,000. Cost to operate at 10 centsĀ per kilowatt-hourĀ is 2 centsĀ per mile. There are generous state and federal tax credits for these cars, too. Even on used cars.
If 10Ā percent of households did this, the drop in demand for fossil fuels (coal, gasoline) would drop just enough and, given slim profit margins in fossil fuels, vast swaths of the fossil fuel industry would collapse and take their “paid politicians” like Trump with them.
Frank Ohrtman, Denver
In two weeks, my wife and I are leaving on a trip to Europe to celebrate our 40th anniversary. We were very excited, at least untilĀ now. We will now likely have to hold our heads down in shame and explain that we did not vote for this so-called president who decidedĀ to follow Nicaragua and Syria in being against the Paris climate change agreement. We will have to tell people in EuropeĀ that we don’t understand why even China, even most business including those dealing with oil and gas industries, support theseĀ agreements but DonaldĀ Trump doesn’t. We won’t be able to explain why, when climateĀ change is also having terrible impacts in the business world, Trump is ignoring these impacts as if wildfires and floods will just goĀ around businesses with no impact. We will still have a good time, but we are less excited and more embarrassed.
Wayne Wathen, Highlands Ranch
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