Global Warming in Chester County
Anywhere you go these days the topic of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” comes up. Those who have seen it seem universally affected by it. Maybe they are the members of the choir who were predisposed to hear and believe what they saw and heard from Al Gore. But maybe there were some doubters about Global Warming who have genuinely gone through a change in viewpoint.
In my experience, that of our family, I can’t be so optimistic. Neither my wife’s oldest daughter nor my eldest son would have a thing to do with risking being persuaded the theory is valid. No, it’s all “cyclical”.
The other day my wife and I attended a luncheon where we got acquainted with the couple next to us; things were going swimmingly until Global Warming came up and that’s when a pall fell over our new relationship. They pronounced the word, “Cyclical” and that was the end of the conversation.
This gives pause to us in the LWVCC Energy Committee. We are seeking to gather a coalition dedicated to helping the County Commissioners lead in educating the public as to the facts, as well as taking important steps to “reduce carbon” and promote renewable energy.
League members at large can perform a major service by arming themselves with the facts and seeking to educate their friends. Al Gore and the scientists say there’s only ten years to the tipping point..
Gene Wilson, Chair, Energy Committee
