Sometimes it’s good to rebel
I admit it. I am a rule believer. I try not to exceed the speed limit. I am not cheating on my income tax. And I don’t throw old drugs down the drain. But let’s be honest. In our nation’s history, some of the major social evils have been overcome by citizens willing to break unjust, ill-advised laws. The civil rights movement. Vietnam. Even rebellion in the American Revolution.
At some point – not easy to identify – a good, sincere citizen has to become a rebel and just say enough is enough when the injustice is gigantic. What could be more gigantic than saving human lives? Innocent children too? And vote – what could be easier than that?
Thank goodness we have people like Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins saying we will do the best. I was almost starting to believe that nobody has a backbone. Do it.
I applaud the Democrats who left our state to stop a controlling governor, even if they are doomed. At least each of them can say that they did everything in their power to uphold our precious right to vote. If I were a congressman, I would stand by them, ready to rebel.
Wheelice Wilson Jr., Coppell
Nuclear power is the answer
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change follows the same pattern as previous editions. It’s getting worse and worse and it’s our fault. No matter how much it costs, if we don’t immediately revolutionize our energy and lifestyle choices, we are doomed – in fact, it may already be too late! It’s a tiresome stream of exaggeration that the public has never really embraced.
Politicians have spent countless billions subsidizing renewable energy, but they remain inefficient, variable and unreliable. Without subsidies, cuts and mandates, wind and sun could not survive.
The most practical approach to reducing CO2 is to move to nuclear power. Although the green lobby hates it, nuclear power is the only great source of reliable energy that is carbon-free. Small modular nuclear reactor technology is the most promising solution to reduce CO2 emissions while providing the energy the world needs.
Robert P. Smith, Dallas / Preston Hollow
We know what’s coming
The ongoing weather and fire disasters around the world honestly scare me. I’ve been thinking about dinosaurs lately. What in particular made them disappear? A quick Google search told me that scientists are pretty sure the Earth was hit by either an asteroid or a comet. However, it was a sudden, unexpected catastrophic event. Nothing that could have been foreseen or avoided in any way.
But our catastrophic event is creeping up on us, and has been for at least decades. And we’re happy to help. As with everything, it’s all about money. Ever greater profits for fossil fuel companies. And it would not be “sensible” to “rush” to switch to renewable energies because so many good jobs would be lost.
In reality, just as many good jobs would be created in transition that make us viable. If some of the top earners at the top of fossil fuel companies could end up in worse circumstances, I don’t think most people will lose sleep because of it. I say let’s get serious about saving the planet and humanity.
Jan McDowell, Carrollton
Put a price on carbon
Re: “The ocean system could collapse, study results – warming blamed for changes in the driving forces of Atlantic currents,” news report, Aug. 6.
This scientific news was just another addition to a long list of potential problems human-caused climate change could pose for our children. Is that fair to future generations? A large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions does not have to be expensive and can be economically beneficial.
By setting a price for CO2 while returning the proceeds to households, money is being put in people’s pockets while polluters have to pay. The combination with a limit adjustment enables American companies to reap the fruits of their CO2 advantage over Chinese companies. It is a win for the economy while it will greatly reduce our emissions and cause China to cut its emissions.
It will also increase the demand for Texan natural gas at the expense of coal, which will benefit Texas in particular. There are also draft laws in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. I want Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to endorse one such law – Senate Law 685.
Thomas Wikman, Dallas
Tantrums in a health crisis
Subject: “Protest Targets Hospitals’ Vaccine Mandates – Over 200 Healthcare Workers, Others Call for Freedom and Choice,” Aug. 8 News.
The message stated that protesters lined Junius Street and the surrounding area to protest Baylor’s requirements for vaccinations and / or masks for employees. Some of the protesters were wearing smocks, suggesting they were medical workers. When actual Baylor employees protest against vaccination and / or masking requirements, I can promise I will never darken the doors of this medical facility again. And if it is true that a Dallas Fire / Rescue Truck honked the horn to support the protesters, then I say “you are ashamed”.
This is a public health crisis. It has nothing to do with politics. It has nothing to do with whether someone likes to be vaccinated or likes to wear a mask. Our likes and dislikes don’t matter as we use every tool we have to end this pandemic.
The medical staff needs all the support and help they can get, but what they’re getting is a bunch of hysterical people screaming and screaming in the streets because someone tells them to wear a mask or get a vaccine. “Nobody will tell me what to do” seems to be the slogan for this particular tantrum.
Ellen Childress, East Dallas
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