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Climate change up to us

Sat., Sept. 30, 2017

Once again Sue Lani Madsen completely misses the point regarding climate change. Carbon dioxide levels have risen in the past 50 years to levels not seen in more than 10 million years. Arctic ice is breaking up at breakneck speed and our coastlines are seriously threatened. To think that all this change isn’t human-related is hard to believe. But the most disturbing statement in her column is that there is “no going back.”

Yes, that is technically true, but this is not a either/or issue and giving up is not an option. The difference between a 2-degree and a 4-degree increase in average temperature is enormous. It is time to stop debating the obvious facts and start to take action. Our grandchildren’s lives depend on it.

Galen Goertzen

Spokane

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