Letters to the Editor: The climate situation is bad but not hopeless. We must fight for change


by Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times— To the editor: The Times' editorial board issues yet another dire warning about the health of our planet. Record-breaking heat due to fossil fuel emissions shows we are headed in the wrong direction. These grim facts might leave readers discouraged and hopeless. While there is damage that we may not be able to fix, it's not too late to heal our Earth. Indeed, we have seen other seemingly hopeless situations change. My grandmothers couldn't vote when they came of age. There were racial covenants...

@cityam—The UK and the UAE must work together to beat climate change. With an enabling regulatory environment, a world-class legal system, multifarious global connections and access to incredible talent and skills, the Square Mile is perfectly placed to help the Gulf nations achieve their green ambitions

Los Angeles Times—New scientific interventions are here to fight climate change. But they aren't silver bullets. Behind a chain-link fence in a corner of San Joaquin County sits one of California's — and perhaps the world's — best hopes for combating climate change. Here at the nation's first commercial direct air capture facility, towering trays of limestone mineral powder are working round-the-clock to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Robots skitter and whir around the 40-foot-tall columns, which are part of a multi-step process that will ultimately convert the CO2 to concrete, rendering the...

www.stgeorgeutah.com—Letter to the Editor: Washington City mayor asks, ‘How is our current water situation?’. OPINION — As the mayor of one of Washington County’s largest cities, I’m frequently asked about our current water situation. The short answer is that we have had another great water year. Snowpack is 120% of median, local reservoirs are near full capacity, and our per capita water use has decreased significantly. This year’s snowpack […]