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Letters 11:41 a.m. PT Feb. 24, 2017

I read Stephen Moores February 18 column with dismay. ("The carbon-tax scam")

Then I read the introduction in his book about the subject online. He is afraid. Hes afraid that by relying on sources of power such as wind and solar we will go back to a time before electricity. He is afraid that our economy will suffer, and people will lose jobs. Maybe he should study some of the latest technological advances making clean, renewable energy more affordable and reliable. He should also study economic models such as the one done by the Regional Economic Models, Inc., which show the positive economic effects of a carbon fee and dividend.

Even if I did not believe that global warming is the biggest threat our planet has ever faced, even Mr. Moore would have to admit that fossil fuels have some negatives. Just look at the forests destroyed by the tar sands (an area the size of Britain). Mountaintops have been blown off to get at coal and the waste can now be freely dumped in streams. The obvious cost to our ecosystem is evident. Fracking is no better. The waste water pumped into wells creates earthquakes. Look at the pictures.

The plan put forward by the Climate Leadership Council of knowledgeable Republican statesmen and economists should be adopted, along with Governor Inslees budget as a way to transition to a cleaner world with a more stable climate.

Marty Bishop, Port Orchard

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