Article published Jan 17, 2008

Coal plant, warming

Hey all you ostriches out there that want to keep your fouled heads in the ground. There is global warming! Yes, the earth has had evolutionary climatological changes in its history. However, time after time world and US scientists have shown there has been a marked increase in global temperatures starting when the humans developed technology that required the use and burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels create carbon/CO2, and the world populations continue to grow exponentially and burn more fossil fuels and consume products that take fossil fuels to create.

Only one hundred years ago there were very few carbon producing automobiles and fewer people globally. Why do you think our winters have become more mild or why hurricanes develop into level 4s? Why do you think our summers are drier and there are more forest fires consuming even more land than ever before?

My friend and I made our own totally electric vehicle that gets at least 90 miles per charge and travels at 60-65 mile per hour. Why hasn't GM, Ford, Toyota or any other companies with all sorts of money and doctorate level engineers been able to do the same?

Quit believing what you are told by big business and the government! Think and use your common sense. Carbon is produced from working with and using fossil fuels — period! CO2 (carbon) pollution will be created, adding and increasing the global warm up and threatening all life on this planet.

Say "No" to coal.

— John Schieffelbein, Fairfield