Dana Bennett
2 min readAug 21, 2022

Hello Teresa Roberts,

I am taking you seriously!!! Trust me on that. Thank you for all the attachments that I did read, closely, as well. I'm a big "fan" of NOAA and nearby their MAIN offices in Boulder, Colorado. I scope out NOAA every single day - and they have an awesome amount of information on just about anything you can think of related to weather or climate. I am NOT in that group of deniers of climate change. Honestly, it's one of the most frequent topics on my mind. TOP.

And of course, I am worried sick that although climate scientists have been shouting the news to us for more than five decades - this latest bill from President Biden is THE first one to deal - even mildly - with climate change. My question is always - when are the fossil fuel folks going to be told to STOP. Digging for more, ruining the inner earth with shale-busting, and making RAMPANT PROFITS from consumers. People want to complain about Biden causing the inflation??? HA! Think again, you stupid people in Congress, on the streets. I'm so tired of the whining.

But I am MORE tired of the endless, forever flowing carbon emissions while citizens somehow believe the government or Big Daddy will solve everything. Not gonna happen - unless every single citizen is doing their part. The US is the biggest contributor to air pollution worldwide. Ever wonder why globally people really hate Americans? Well, I don't! We elect crappy presidents that basically colonize countries and hold excessively long WARS there, using up more precious treasures of the earth.

I live near the 40th Parallel - just north of Denver. It's on Baseline Drive in Boulder. So I had a pretty good idea where the 45th parallel is when you mentioned it. Gotcha. I've thought of moving to Cleveland, since I had a great experience with Cleveland Clinic 6 years ago - liver transplant. If I'd stayed in Colorado, I definitely would have died waiting. People talk about the weather there like it's some great burden. It's cold and windy there in the winter - but I wouldn't move there for the great Outdoors! Many other reasons to move there - healthcare, affordability, nice people (except for the Repugs). First time I went there it was mid-January - I was FINE! I know how to dress for cold weather. No big deal.

I'll be looking you on Amazon! I have a good friend who lives on the UP of Michigan - loves it.

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Dana Bennett
Dana Bennett

Written by Dana Bennett

has survived, achieved many things. Storyteller. BAMus, Univ. of Hawaii. MHumanities, Univ. of Colorado Denver. Liver Transplant, Cleveland Clinic.

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