US Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Rw.Va., delivers on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the broadband summit 2024 in Charleston, W.VA.
“How will you replace coal and gas as a power source? You don’t like nuclear either, so we can neither run wind nor solar here. There is a whole separation of realism here.” – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (July 22, 2023)
It was once the case that politicians wanted to talk about the environment – but did nothing against our climate problems. Now a political party (the GOP) per capita has decided to ignore the problem. While the other has (the Democrats) Terred it down Due to a lack of enthusiasm by their base.
There are numerous surveys regarding topics that Americans are most concerned about. In the last presidential election, the economy (inflation) and immigration were the substantial problems in relation to most of us. Former Vice President Kamala Harris said that she would do nothing other than President Joe Biden – substantial (and very obvious) mistake!
For the most part, due to this casual error, she lost to President Donald Trump, a tender candidate who subjected his brainwashing for supporters. He successfully promoted a change in our national priorities based on his hugs of the 2025 project of the Heritage Foundation, which he pursues as a blueprint for the redesign of our nation.
Gallup surveys collapses Current problems In economic and non -economic questions. A third of the Americans still believe that the economy is the most urgent problem – especially in inflation and the deficit. However, a quarter of us believe that bad government leadership is the biggest problem, while immigration for 20% of those surveyed is still a top priority. Less than 1% state that you consider environmental/pollution/climate change than the most significant topic. Backwards of 2% in December under bidges.
In a recently carried out morning survey, this specific aspect was examined in detail, in which he came to the conclusion: “The concern for climate change has dropped through the partisan passage.” In other words, Americans ignore the fact that the exploit of fossil fuels by humanity (coal, oil) causes climate change, temperature and the many environmental disasters that we have seen in recent years.
According to the above table, a little more than a third of the US -sjurious (37%) are currently “very concerned” about climate change. This is a decline of 7% compared to the office of Biden in 2021. About two thirds stated that they are “somewhat worried”, of 76% in 2021.
It is even more worrying that it is still a politically partisan compared to a scientific topic. Under Democrats, 58% are very concerned about climate change. However, only lean 18% of the GOP -sought -after -person felt. Nothing is done in Washington until the GOP voters are “woken up” for the problem of pollution.
Here are the facts. We experience more pollution every year and create rising temperatures and more severe weather events. Hurricane and terrible storms meet our cities … even the inside of the country, such as Ashville, North Carolina. The flood of the coastal communities caused by rising sea levels is common. Forest fires are becoming increasingly common, as the youngest California forest fires show. Dürren empty our water supply.
The pollution leads to an enhance in Americans who suffer from asthma and other lung diseases. Lower income communities are particularly susceptible to these diseases.
And then there is the economic costs. For example, insurance on coastal objects has become the sky. Federal and state budgets are burdened by the financial costs for the reaction to disasters. Throwing paper towels, such as Trump’s residents of Puerto Rico, may be a good political theater. But it doesn’t facilitate those affected.
We are in a crisis. But until the American public wakes up, little is done. When Capito and her ILK can break off the environmental crisis, whose nation (in their words – simply – can be canceled “Let the free market ride “), Things are committed to getting worse.
As a former republican election officer, I can tell you that politicians like Capito react to their voters. As with state debt, the pollution of our air, seas and our country continues until the voters decide that this is a priority that needs to be tackled. Until then, politicians will downplay environmental problems and ignore obvious solutions such as solar energy and windmills. Our children pay the price for our neglect.
