‘All of the above’ approach for energy is wrong
In response to “Rep. Gabe Evans is a Colorado energy champion” (Hunter Rivera, Dec. 10), Mr. Rivera presents “all of the above” energy as common sense. But it’s not. It hides the same old carbon-polluting fossil fuels behind cleaner forms of energy. He says using all forms of energy lowers costs. But it doesn’t: solar and wind power are cheaper than fossil fuels.
He favors “both/and” over “either/or.” But some forms of energy kill — roughly 800 Coloradans die each year from air pollution worsened by fossil fuel emissions. I’d rather choose energy development that reduces high-ozone days along the Front Range.
He wants to remove “barriers” to energy development. But those “barriers” protect low-income communities, endangered species, cherished landscapes. They allow for the public to decide whether they want, say, a data center next door.
One more “but”: Mr. Rivera leads the Colorado chapter of the American Conservation Coalition, an organization for politically conservative environmentalists. We likely disagree on much. But we agree on a lot, too. For instance, we agree we shouldn’t pick winners and losers. That means asking our congressional representatives to pass the SPEED Act only if offshore wind is again included in permitting reform.
Eleanor Andrews, Greeley
Free Tina Peters?
Can President Trump free Tina Peters?
The easy answer is no. Tina Peters was the former Mesa County Clerk who was convicted in August 2023 in the Grand Junction courtroom. She did this by breaching the Mesa County’s voting machines and election system. She was sentenced to nine years in Colorado state prison. Since her conviction was in Colorado state courts, President Trump has no jurisdiction in a states judicial system to grant her a pardon.
Still President Trump wants her pardoned. Why? After over five years he continues to rail that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. He has pardoned 1,600 Jan. 6 insurrectionists who invaded the U.S. Capitol trying to overturn the election results, injuring or killing police in the process. He’s either fired or threatened any attorneys who tried to prosecute him. Tina Peters is probably one of the few 2020 election deniers who he hasn’t pardoned.
Now he has belittled Gov. Polis calling him a scumbag governor and “May he rot in hell.” He has vetoed funds for a much-needed clean water project for Las Animas and southeast Colorado that was over 50% completed and approved by Congress in 2023. Of interest is the people who will benefit from from this basic human need overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in the 2024 election. Who knows what President Trump will try next to punish the people of Colorado.
It’s obvious Mr. Trump doesn’t like to lose by his actions. I don’t like to lose either. Still at some point one has to say, “enough is enough” and move on. President Trump, YOU LOST THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! GIVE IT A REST.
Ron Baars, Greeley
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