Editor, the Times:
When I look at the headlines in the April 24, 2014 Times paper, it’s like being in a time capsule going back to when I was a little kid at our rural general store, looking at all the jars of penny candy and not knowing which ones to choose!
David Black’s article, “Times owner alarmed by bitumen threat” or our editor’s editorial, “Carbon offsets not effective against global warming” or “Carbon offsets create debate at town council” are all appealing.
Let’s start with council’s debate. I say kudos to councillor Sim and any other councillors who voted “No”. The councillors who voted “Yes” need to stand in front of a mirror and recite, “Purchasing the offsets will allow the district to say it was carbon neutral for 2013.” What a sad, sick joke! If you actually believe this, you’d better hope the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny will be eligible to vote for you in the next election because you’re going to need all the help you can get.
Before you say that the basis for my opinion is I don’t understand how it works, let me tell you that I know very well how it doesn’t work. The Pacific Carbon Trust is no longer active because there is supposed to be a five-year freeze on carbon tax in B.C.
My questions would be, “Why is a government body buying carbon credits from a private company?” Abraham Lincoln once said, “You can fool some of the people all the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all the time”. I really think it’s time our MLA set the record straight.
David Black’s article has a lot of merit but only if his plan is to fulfill all the refined fuel needs for British Columbia at a reasonable rate before one drop of oil leaves this province.
Last but not least, Keith, Keith, Keith! At least you had come to admit that “Carbon offsets are not effective against global warming.” Then you drift off again with your climate scientist James Hansen and his global carbon tax. You go on to explain the same old process of how a car left out in the sun with its windows closed heats up. My friend, I have the perfect solution. Take your car in the sun and James Hansen’s global carbon tax and park them both out of the sunshine.
Jim Lamberton
The Rambling Man
Blackpool, B.C.