This LTE originally provided by The Charleston Gazette

June18, 2008

More destruction is no solution

Editor:

We're definitely in an energy and climate crisis.

Only fools would think that we could drill or blast our way out of this crisis. If we continue to do the same destructive things and use the same dirty fuels that we have over the past 100 years.

Continued use of depleting fossil fuels will increase energy prices so much only the privileged will be able to afford energy. The continued use of fossil fuels will worsen climate crisis so that we humans will be the endangered species. Our children will suffer.

We are smart enough to advance technology to use the sun and the wind. The truth is the oil and coal companies don't want us to have "real" energy independence. These corporations control our lives and our politicians because we allow it.

Water shortages will be the ultimate disaster. Civilizations have survived for thousands of years without gas or electricity. Name one that has survived without clean water. We can have it all if we change our wasteful ways and switch to renewable energy and conserve now.

Julia Bonds
Rock Creek