To the editor: Scientists frequently name out the hurt our planet and the individuals who dwell on it are dealing with because of the unabated results of burning fossil fuels. Alarm bells proceed to ring in america and throughout the globe as temperatures rise on land, sea and air (“‘Uncharted territory’ as brewing El Niño, roasting oceans, heat bring risk for California, planet,” July 6). For a lot of, there’s a sense of doom, grief and oh, nicely … if solely there have been one thing we might do!
Excellent news arrives daily as certainly because the solar rises: At the moment, renewable power outpaces coal in electrical energy era, photo voltaic panels are cheaper than ever and battery storage prices proceed to lower (which suggests we will energy our home equipment even after the solar has set).
In 1954, Bell Labs created the primary photo voltaic cell capable of convert sufficient solar energy to run on a regular basis electrical tools. Now, america is second to China within the quantity of renewables it generates yearly.
If our authorities might be courageous sufficient to place sensible insurance policies in place, the U.S. generally is a local weather chief once more because the planet heads into “uncharted territory.” The extra voters demand urgency from our leaders, the extra they are going to be courageous sufficient to observe our lead.
Meredith Rose, Pasadena
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To the editor: Within the Tuesday version of the Los Angeles Instances, an article detailing 14 necessary California propositions included point out of Proposition 45 (“14 propositions that could remake California taxes, housing, healthcare and elections,” July 6). The measure would reform the California Environmental High quality Act, or CEQA, streamlining the environmental evaluate course of for specified mission classes, together with clear power. It’s noteworthy that that very same Tuesday paper contains one other climate-related article, highlighting record-breaking temperatures around the globe.
It’s clear to anybody watching the regular rise in world temperatures that we’re at a tipping level, and that fossil-fuel-driven greenhouse fuel emissions are the trigger. If we’re to handle this menace to our local weather, time is of the essence, and it’s crucial that we transfer rapidly to cut back our reliance on fossil fuels and implement clear power options like photo voltaic, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal.
CEQA reform, as prescribed in Proposition 45, might be important to make sure that the state can expeditiously full the clear power tasks that can allow our transition away from fossil fuels.
Chad Edwards, Altadena
