For those who did not see the print version in the Gazette AND could not open the attachment, I just found it posted on the Chapter Facebook page. Thank you, Kevin!
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Jim Kotcon
For those who did not see the paper version, the Op/Ed apparently ran Monday in the print version of the Charleston Gazette. It was not posted to the on-line edition, so Thanks to Bill Price for finding it and forwarding this.
See attachment.
Also, we should contact this Jim Propst guy for the Climate Action Team .
JBK
Leadership lacking on climate change issue
Editor:
I am writing in regards to the article on May 12, “Climate change in W.Va.” I appreciate the Gazette’s attempt to get a response from some of our politicians, to a fairly straightforward question, “Do you believe that man-made carbon emissions are causing climate
change?” I also appreciate that Sens. Rockefeller and Manchin at least answered the question.
For the rest of the officials questioned, shame on them. From Gov. Tomblin’s non-answer to Natalie Tennant’s combative vow to fight President Obama, they should all be embarrassed at this display of gutlessness. And then, we had two representatives that refused
to even respond to the request.
We really need to start demanding more from our leadership. This issue is not going to go away and we are really going to need dynamic, resolute and forward thinking leadership to help us find solutions to this crisis.
Please, call or write these folks. Ask them to please take a stand. Tell them that they have constituents that are concerned about this issue. They need to hear from us.
Jim Probst
Hamlin
And attached is Jim Kotcon's op-ed from the Gazette yesterday.
Bill Price, Organizing Representative
Sierra Club
Environmental Justice Program
Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign
Phone: 304-389-8822 (Cell)
Email: bill.price@sierraclub.org