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To the editor:
Each decade has its own dilemma!
In 1961 the threat of nuclear war was at 7th Ward elementary school. My fellow students and I were told to go into the hallway, remove sharp objects from our pockets, sit with our backs against the wall, put our head between our knees and our arms over our heads. I remember being concerned but not terrorized.
Later in the '60s there was Vietnam and we put a man on the moon.
The '70s had the gas crisis, sky high inflation and Vietnam finally ended.
Then AIDS in the '80s and the wall came down.
Disco died in the '90s and we saved Kuwait.
We partied like it was 1999 until 9/11.
Then 20 years of Middle East conflicts and wars.
Let's not forget COVID and we're back to record inflation.
All of these events were man made or extracted from nature. None were nature plying on humanity like an earthquake. Since 1960 the world population has gone from just over 3 billion to just under 8 billion. Approximately 5 billion more people on earth.
It is a triumph of man's ability to adapt to feed, cloth and shelter most of this astronomical increases in population. It is sad that not every person can be served but the number of people living in poverty continues to decline.
We will prevail over global warming because it is mostly a manufactured hoax. It is a manipulation by opportunistic speculators (mostly politicians) to sell carbon reducing products.
Think about it, no climate scientist who lives on government grants is going to oppose the profit agenda of those who pay them. Until China, India and other giant carbon users join in the fight to reduce carbon, we are just spinning our wheels and letting politicians put our money down the toilet, while other countries prosper making batteries for us.
If you want to worry about something, consider this: The demand for clean drinking water worldwide affects 2.2 billion people. By 2025 it is expected 2/3 of the world's population will have clean water shortages. Just look at the American southwest and California now! Too many people drinking water and flushing it. I guess we just can't avoid putting our future and our money down the toilet.
Michael C. Spahr
Lewistown