Third Annual Member Appreciation Picnic
Calling all Sierra Club members and friends for our Third Annual Member Appreciation Picnic. When: Saturday, June 14th, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Capulin Spring Picnic Site in the Cibola National Forest ...
Getting Outside As a Way To Influence Climate Views
Many of us are unsure how to communicate with climate deniers these days. There’s still one arena where we can communicate in a friendly way – on a hike or outing. We don’t lecture on the trail, but some participants ...
Trump goes after EPA methane pollution
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to formally reconsider the Endangerment Finding of 2009, which allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ...
Public land threats under another Trump administration
In his short time in office, President Trump has issued a flood of executive actions threatening gains in climate policy, renewable energy development, and environmental protection. These threats are especially evident in Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy." ...
My academic background includes two master’s degrees, one in philosophy and one in theology, and a doctorate in medicine. I have the ability to look at this issue from a number of legitimate perspectives. My objection to the current draft of revised science standards is twofold. First, authorship of the edits or amendments is not identified.
But secondly, and more importantly, the draft does a great disservice to sound science by introducing what appears to be a religion-based bias. There is no reason to water down what is clearly a planet-threatening reality — climate change. And to deny the growing threat from civilization’s (ie, human) detrimental impact on the climate and environment is deplorable. Furthermore, emphasizing local industries and energy production without considering associated risks thereof is simply inexcusable and reprehensible. On a daily basis, responsible authorities in the pertinent sectors of the scientific world remind us of the dangers inherent in reliance on fossil fuels. And why is not equal consideration of green energy alternatives presented alongside of traditional energy sources?
Finally, I feel the need to share a powerful quotation from centuries ago: The bible teaches us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go.
Thank you.