Gates’ global warming pivot: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Bill Gates suggesting we must always prioritize bettering human life over lowering carbon emissions.
Focusing on lowering human struggling slightly than greenhouse emissions, as Bill Gates suggests, just isn’t a denial of climate change. It’s an acknowledgement that serving to sick kids is more emotionally fulfilling than agonizing over statistics (“Gates turns up the heat,” Bjorn Lomberg, Nov. 1).
Lomberg’s unhelpful evaluation frames these two approaches as mutually unique, however we are able to and should reply to each the rapid and long-term dimensions of the climate disaster. We should rebuild communities whereas additionally working to rein within the out-of-control climate systems which prompted the harm within the first place.
Lomberg’s response is merely a comforting rationale for inaction.
Warren Senders
Medford, Mass.
It’s significantly disturbing that Gates is a very good man and his epiphany didn’t come as a outcome of any new research. So, in his long advocacy of climate-change catastrophe, he should have had ulterior motives.
There are many more like Gates who seemingly benefit in numerous methods by selling the climate change hoax as long as doable.
Max Wisotsky
Highland Park, NJ
Roger Pielke misses a key level: The considerably much less disastrous outcomes that up to date fashions forecast are depending on a continued transition away from fossil fuels (“ ‘Changing’ consensus,” Oct. 30).
It’s as if he’s saying, “My blood pressure medication is working great, so I don’t need to worry about my blood pressure anymore.” But being on observe isn’t a cause to stop your remedy.
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Frederick Hewett
Cambridge, Mass.
Give credit to Gates for admitting his mistake. Sadly, Al Gore nonetheless stays silent about his “Inconvenient Truth,” as he continues to fly round in his personal jet.
Both Gates and Gore did not acknowledge humankind’s capacity to beat obstacles and discover options for them, earlier than predicting disasters that aren’t occurring.
Mel Young
Lawrence
Gates mentioned climate change is actual however that it received’t result in the tip of humanity. The downside is that he’s simply surmising.
Gates’ remarks downplay critical issues. We are already experiencing intensified climate occasions reminiscent of unprecedented hurricanes, heat domes, droughts and floods.
Marjorie Lee
Wayland, Mass.
How will climate activists deal with this earth shattering information? No more protests or Earth Day marches?
Just like that, the doomsday narrative of global warming has passed by the wayside.
Ronald Frank
West Orange, NJ
The Issue: Federal expenses in opposition to 19 sellers concerned in a Washington Square Park drug market.
It’s about time one thing is finished in regards to the drug sellers in Washington Square Park (“ ‘Perfect’ Square,” Nov. 1).
I’m glad the federal authorities is stepping in.
The NYPD does a great job, however with soft-on-crime District Attorney Alvin Bragg, drug sellers are back out on the road in no time. He says he’s dedicated to security however does nothing.
Rob Johann
Woodhaven
Once again, the cleanup in Washington Square Park exhibits the NYPD’s diligence.
It’s unlucky that, largely due to the Manhattan DA’s lackadaisical enforcement practices, these arrests have to be prosecuted in federal court docket.
Billy Rath
Brick, NJ
If this shame has been occurring within the park for a long time, then why haven’t those that are cleansing it up now executed one thing about it earlier than, maybe saving some lives? Doing a good deed when it’s too late just isn’t a good deed in any respect.
Bunny Abraham
Manhattan
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