The most immediate danger to our global environment is our weakened perception
of threat. Many people like to simply deny that a problem exists. These people hate to think about the future. Why should
they?
Kurt Vonnegut calls these people "PP's (psychopathic personalities) a medical term for smart, personable people
who have no consciences." Our senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, is such a person.
In 2005, he voted against requiring power plants to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and electric utilities
to generate 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources. He voted to allow more mercury to be emitted.
He opposed an amendment to require higher fuel efficiency for cars, and voted to open the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. He opposed an amendment that would stop EPA from allowing pesticides to be tested on women
and children.
Let's elect someone who has a conscience and a plan for the future.
Kim Empson, Philadelphia
Letter to the editor, Philadelphia Daily News Mar 20, 2006
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