September 10, 2024

Letter to the Editor:

Use your vote to protect Earth

It is heartbreaking to witness the catastrophic effects of climate change upon our environment. Climate change is primarily driven and accelerated by human activity, especially fossil fuel use.

We continue to shatter records for extreme heat and drought. These events are deadly and create ripe conditions for massive wildfires resulting in more death and destruction to wildlife and people.

People of conscience must vote for Democrats, who support legislation to protect the health of our planet and its inhabitants.

Republicans repeatedly block such legislation. They receive millions in campaign funding from fossil fuel, agribusiness, mining, timber and other corporate interests that pollute and ravage the environment. We must defeat them to save ourselves and our precious, unique Earth.