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Letters, Dec. 15, 2022

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By John Wolf, Dick Elkin
| The Provincetown Independent Verified
Correcting a Mistake To the editor: I am writing to respond to Wellfleet Select Board member Kathleen Bacon’s letter regarding the town seal (Dec. 1, page A2). Along with many others, I find the seal offensive and embarrassing. I question Ms. Bacon’s statement that her decisions are “always carefully considered,” as this decision — not to support an effort to create a new town seal — was not well considered and was very disturbing.
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MY VIEW: Let's not wait to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

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By Dick Elkin
| Cape Cod Times Verified
By Dick Elkin Saturday Aug 15, 2020 at 3:01 AM Massachusetts is moving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 mandates reductions of 25% from 1990 levels by 2020. It appears we have made this goal through greener electricity, higher automobile fuel efficiency and energy conservation. Now Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts House and Senate bills have set 2030, 2040 and 2050 goals at 50%, 75% and 100% reductions. But we shouldn’t have to wait until even 2030.
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We Must Act Locally on Climate

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By Dick Elkin
| The Provincetown Independent Verified
Climate change is a clear and present danger to our community and to humanity as a whole. We are digging a hole for ourselves by continuing to produce greenhouse gas emissions. The first law of holes is: “When you’re in one, stop digging.” We must continue to act as individuals and a community to reduce emissions. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 mandated reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
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