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Earning credibility is a problem for group

| January 26, 2016 6:00 AM

Eyeglass frames, contact lenses, polar fleece, raincoats, rubber soles, auto tires, bicycle tires, bicycle helmets, light bulbs, cellphones, solar panels, electrical wiring, medical tubing, implantable devices, and catheters — “these are a few of our favorite things.” Yet all of these items are being overlooked by those who want to eliminate all fossil fuels.

A brochure at the Dec. 8, 2015, meeting on climate change championed anti-oil policies. Yet, many in the room would sorely miss most of those items.

JEREMY CONLIN

Cocolalla

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