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To the Editor,
The festival of misinformation
continues apace as
the COMACTA mouthpiece
this week “solved” the climate
change dilemma by denying
its existence, using two scientists
with ties to the fossil fuel
industry as sources for his disingenuous
assertion. Gregory
Wrightstone is affi liated with
the Heartland Institute, an organization
with zero credibility.
He is a geologist, not a climatologist,
who posits global
warming as a positive development.
Mr. Wrightstone’s
book confi rms his status as a
shill for the natural gas industry.
Steven Koonin, formerly
employed by oil industry giant
BP, an individual with
no experience in climate science,
is also falsely presented
as a reputable source. As Oxford
University physics professor
Raymond Pierrehumbert
notes, Koonin uses “… nuggets
of truth .., buried beneath
a rubble of false or misleading
claims.” These are the types
of sources routinely utilized
by the right wing ideologue to
bolster his faulty arguments.
The columnist would
have readers ignore the recent
climate disasters caused
by global warming, such as
the December tornadoes that
ripped through Kentucky and
neighboring states, despite
the fact that tornado season
is typically spring and summer.
The record smashing
heat in the Pacifi c Northwest
during June, when Portland
temperatures reached 116 degrees,
is another event that
can be attributed to climate
change. Wildfi res fueled by extended
droughts caused by climate
change have devastated
the Southwest and California.
The February cold spell
Volunteers clear debris in the area surrounding the home of Rodney Burgess,
whose home was destroyed after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes
ripped through several U.S. states in Mayfi eld, Kentucky, Dec. 17.
in Texas was unprecedented,
another weather pattern disrupted
by climate change.
Further afi eld, Henan province
China endured a year’s
worth of rain in three days
this July, while Chile is suffering
from a megadrought. But
all is well, there is nothing
to worry about. Take Uncle
Frank’s word for it; he knows
better than 98% of the world’s
scientists.
Pasqual Pelosi
To the Editor,
The four candidates that
threw their support behind
NYC Councilwoman Adrienne
Adams, of Queens, to become
the next council speaker,
including Councilwoman Diana
Ayala, councilmen Keith
Powers and Justin Brannan,
and Manhattan Borough President
and Councilwomanelect
Gale Brewer, have other
motivations in dropping out
of the race. Watch for the political
quid pro quo should
she be elected the next council
speaker. All four will share
in the spoils of victory. Don’t
be surprised when Adams appoints
each to the position of
either council majority leader
or chairperson of one of the
more powerful council committees
such as Finance, Land
Use, Housing and Buildings,
Higher Education, Public
Safety or Oversight and Investigations.
There are also
employment opportunities to
friends and supporters of each
councilperson.
Several hundred positions
are available in the speaker’s
offi ce and various supplemental
staff assigned to council
members along with the usual
lulus for chairing one of the 38
council committees and funding
for future member items.
Everyone will get a piece of
the pie at the taxpayers’ expense.
Larry Penner
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Photo by REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Climate change
misinformation
fl ies in the face of
recent events
NYC Councilwoman Adrienne Adams
delivers remarks one day after
the George Floyd verdict. Photo
by Photo Gabriele Holtermann
There’s no losers
in the City Council
speaker’s race
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