Costs of fossil fuel use getting higher
The article (“When it rains, it increasingly pours …”, News, Mar. 13), reporting that precipitation is becoming heavier, was sadly underscored by widespread flooding in the South over the last week (also in that Sunday’s AJC). As the atmosphere heats up because of CO2 and other emissions, it absorbs more moisture, which is then returned to earth in heavier rains. Remember the vast flooding in South Carolina late last year? My stepfather’s home stood in over two feet of water for days. The costs of extreme weather — which challenges the nation’s infrastructure, family preparedness, and even our lives — are getting higher. The U.S. needs to have an overall plan for drastically reducing fossil fuel use and rapidly moving to clean energy sources. Economists say that putting a fee on carbon will effectively reduce its use. It’s something Congress can do in a heartbeat, for all of our futures.
DALE STRATFORD, DECATUR
Changing societal norms is too much
The governor of Georgia says the world is changing. And it is. For the worse. We have a circus on our hands brought about by a group of people who have marginalized themselves because they chose to, not because they were forced to. And in doing that, they want the rest of us to accept a lifestyle that is foreign to our basic concepts of marriage and procreation. Most of us don’t care if homosexuals want to get their kicks from denying nature, but changing our laws and conventions that would accommodate their choice of rebellion is asking too much. Let the ministry, professionals and merchants serve whomever they choose without the fear of being hauled into court.
JACK FRANKLIN, CONYERS
