Echo to Rep. Smith from the Austin Texas - Statesman

In a letter to the editor published in the Austin Texas newspaper  ("myStatsman.com"). the author is calling on Representative Lamar Smith to join with his Republican colleagues, to acknowledge the impact of climate change and to take action to protect the environment. This blog is among my "echo" series, found while cruising the opinion pages of the nation's newspapers.

Dear Rep. Lamar Smith,

Lamar Smith is an American Republican politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 21st congressional district since 1987

AUSTIN, TX- I hope you received and studied the recent report from the Government Accountability Office about the terrible financial impact of climate change on our country — not to mention the world. If you could stop denying climate change for a bit, and stop your knee-jerk support of climate change deniers being appointed to important government positions, you might learn of the damage you and others like you are doing to our country.

Listen and learn from Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington. It’s not too late to abandon your head-in-the-sand stance and act responsibly in your position as Republican chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. If you find this change impossible due to your political affiliation, we will be willing to help you find other work.

Mary Ley, AUSTIN Texas