Senator,
I must take some time this morning to ask you a few questions in rebuttal to the response you gave me concerning the Cap and Trade legislation you obviously plan on voting for this coming fall.
First, How is the Cap and Trade legislation going to keep the much needed manufacturing jobs in cities like Lorain, Elyria and greater Cleveland? Right now I see a death sentence on an already crippled economy with the auto manufactures selling out to the Obama administration and the UAW, closing plants in Lorain and Cleveland putting thousands out of work and further driving local economies into the grave. How is the Cap and Trade legislation going to bring the steel plant back up to 100% operation in Lorain and put people back to work? How is it going to revitalize a once vibrant downtown Elyria, bringing back business and increasing traffic other than to the multi-million dollar justice center?
How is Cap and Trade going to lower my utility costs and keep them from going up. A recent study suggests that my household electric bill could increase by at least $130 per month. That is half of my auto payment and more than I can possibly afford on my median income. On the other hand there are other studies that suggest that number would be much, much lower and and be spread out over the course of a year making relatively no impact on a families monthly budget. However lets be realistic, Senator, this is something that nobody knows what the outcome will be. To me its all a guessing game and really a huge gamble, the largest gamble on the financial future of this country ever.
You also mentioned our energy Independence and the environmental concerns behind the theory of "man made global warming". Lets be real, there is no real hard science based evidence, irrefutable evidence even, that there actually is man mad global warming, or that carbon emissions are doing any real damage at all. The recent petition signed by over 30,000 scientists stating that the entire thing is a sham and that we (America) should withdraw our names from the Kyoto protocol. I can only liken this argument to the one on evolution. There is no real scientific evidence that evolution is factual or that it actually happened. It is still and will continue to be a theory until that evidence comes to light. By definition a scientific theory is something that has no basis of fact or is steeped in scientific law, something that cannot be refuted with evidence.
Lastly on this argument, Senator, numerous studies show that this country has enough oil reserves underground to sustain us for decades, if not longer. Coal is the most abundant resource we have on our soil. It is so plentiful that the interior of the U.S., namely Kentucky, West Virgina and Southern Ohio have been referred to as "The Saudi Arabia of Coal". We must continue to use what has been given us, failure to do so is folly and cutting off our nose to spite our face. Also, new nuclear technology has given us a safer, more reliable and cleaner energy that is not only powerful but efficient, abundant and inexpensive. If the red tape and useless taxes and regulations were lifted from this process, we could see an energy boon in this country where the cost of electricity would be slashed and we could sell the excess to other countries like Mexico and Canada. Hydrogen power is a real deal. Years ago I witnessed a model of a hydrogen generator that powered an entire house, both heating, cooling and electricity. It ran on a tank of 100 gallons of city water and was able to replenish itself by recycling the used water vapor and only replenishing the tank via the city water supply by about 5-10 gallons a day, less than the water used by residential dish washer in one wash. If a company were to develop this technology and market it and make it affordable to consumers it could be landmark for not only the nation, but the world.
I reiterate to you, Senator, as I said before. Cap and Trade is not the answer. If you vote "Yea" on the Cap and Trade legislation there several non-partisan grassroots organizations that will actively campaign against you in the next campaign cycle. We will picket and distribute leaflets at your campaign rallies and speaking engagements. We will show evidence of the tax and cost increases to your constituency and voters and support any opposition candidate that casts his/her vote in the interest of the American people, not the interests of the environmental groups, the unions, or the in the interest of profit weather it be personal or otherwise.
Thank you again for your time, I look forward to hearing from you and reading your rebuttal.
Regards and well wishes,
Lucas Buchanan
Avon Ohio, via Columbus
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