ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

I am fully persuaded that global warming (or more accurately “climate change”) is real and is in significant measure affected by things we humans do. (See http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/61111 for a discussion of the scientific evidence by someone who knows what he is talking about.) Our environment is precious, is vulnerable, and must be protected. We must work to change practices that are damaging and endangering the world we live in, the world we depend on. I favor both short-term and long-term solutions to our energy problems, including vigorous efforts to pursue alternative and especially renewable energy sources. I favor considering a wide array of energy sources, including nuclear energy, recognizing that safety and environmental concerns must be addressed. I believe we should give serious consideration to the Gore initiative to become carbon-free within ten years, believing that delay beyond that time may be disastrous. I also favor US cooperation with other nations in limiting carbon emissions and other threats to the environment.