Opinion: Op-Eds

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/309694-acting-on-climate-in-the-age-of-pruitt​

Nearly 55 years ago, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, marking a wondrous scientific achievement. This week, we paid tribute to Glenn’s life and were reminded of the remarkable role the United States government can and should play in advancing scientific research.

https://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/295764-arctic-drilling-is-a-threat-to-americas-national-security-heres-why

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article101632717.html

The recovery has just begun in Louisiana as thousands attempt to pick up the pieces from the historic flooding.

It’s the latest, but certainly not the last example of extreme weather events that will increase in frequency and severity due to climate change.

When I watch the news and see homes and businesses wrecked, an angry thought comes to mind. The fossil fuel industry saw it all coming.

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/the-administration/290410-the-need-to-reform-the-nuclear-weapons-launch-approval

https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/19/opinions/equal-rights-amendment-lieu-arquette/

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/286836-money-bail-public-safety-fail

Sometimes dollars and cents are a matter of life and death. Whether or not you can afford bail is one of those cases.

https://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/283496-its-time-to-divest-from-exxonmobil

At ExxonMobil’s shareholder meeting on May 25, a modest resolution requiring the oil giant to outline how climate change will affect its business model was rejected, 62 percent to 38 percent. Following the Paris climate accord last December, an unprecedented coalition of investors, including the pension funds of New York, Vermont and California, joined together to spearhead this resolution.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/analysis-syrian-refugee-crisis-creates-huge-gap-education-kids