Opinion

Our turn for climate change

Posted June 02, 2019 1:00 am

So now we in the Chicago area experienced our own taste of extreme and dramatic weather Memorial Day weekend. I have never seen such huge hail, and I feared it would break the windows of my house as it flew wildly around. But I feel like we have dodged a bullet, since this weather cannot compare to the disastrous storms and flooding which have hit other Midwestern states like Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa lately.

Scientists agree that rising global temperatures lead to increased moisture in the air that results in more violent storms with heavier rainfall. How can we close our eyes to the ravaging effects of this climate change?

We must act to avoid irreparable damage. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763) currently before Congress is a bipartisan measure that would reduce emissions through a carbon fee and refund the proceeds to the American people. Please contact your members of Congress to ask them to support this bill.

Karen Campbell

Bolingbrook

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