My Email to Parker Griffith on the Climate Crisis

Senator Griffith,

I applaud your nomination for the open 5^th Congressional District seat, and with the ensuing victory I am sure will come I hope you have a career in the U.S. Congress as prosperous as our beloved Representative Cramer. I am writing to present some possibly new and enlightening information to you and your staff; and, hopefully, to make an impact on your time in the Congress.

I am writing about the outlook of the Congress in regards to the climate crisis and to some extent about improving the economy. The climate crisis is a real and deadly threat to humanity, and it is one which has, for a very long time, been at the bottom of the Congresses priority list. We, the United States People, have the capability to solve the climate crisis and in doing so bolster the economy with massive new job markets and industries. One such plan to do so is the Apollo Alliance’s which would lead to over 3 million new green-collar jobs, stimulate $1.4 trillion in new GDP, add billions in personal income and retail sales, and produce $284 billion in net energy savings – all while generating sufficient returns to the U.S. treasury to pay for itself over ten years.

Electricity generated in Switzerland is 53% from hydroelectricity and 42% from nuclear power, with 5% of the electricity generated from conventional power sources, resulting in a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network. Switzerland is a much smaller nation than the United States and, though they have a much smaller power need, they have significantly less availability of natural power sources such as for hydroelectricity. Also, they do not have available the massive GDP which the United States does to spend on alternative energies or Nuclear power. But in spite of all these things they maintain, as stated above, a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network while producing ample power for its citizenry.

This is the type of change that the United States desperately needs. Respect cannot be justifiably demanded from the world when we in the United States make no concise effort to solve our own energy woes.

You will have my vote whether or not you choose to fight for the future of humanity and the well-being of my children. Again, I wish you a swift victory in the coming election and a productive career in the Congress.

With Respect,

Tim S. Spires