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• Letters to the Editor 12/18

  Letters to the Editor 12/18

  Climate change’s costs

  As the article “The Deadly Dozen” (Dec. 7) about extreme weather phenomena made clear, there are high costs associated with climate change. Even after eliminating tornado damage as not associated, the climate change price-tag from 2011 is at least $27 billion compared to $9 billion in 2008. If the U.S. and other major carbon emitters continue to stall on actions to drastically reduce emissions, the costs can only rise. Who will pay for such damages? FEMA when the government is broke? Private insurance companies who will impose limits on coverage as these disasters become more frequent? Individuals whose homes are destroyed and farmers whose crop yields are wiped out by droughts and floods? None of the above.

  There will be more suffering, economic and otherwise, because there are no binding treaties holding the largest emitters responsible for reductions. Our government didn’t sign the Kyoto treaty, and this month’s Durban conference did not yield a binding treaty. Several years

• Giving up junk food one week at a time

  Giving up junk food one week at a time

  Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.

• Rethinking the meat we eat

  Rethinking the meat we eat

  Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.

• Letters to the Editor 10/20

  Letters to the Editor 10/20

  On free health clinics

  Referring to Bill Morem’s write-up of the Noor Free Clinic (Oct. 13), I wish to correct the record that this is the first free general clinic in this county.

  First, I wish to congratulate Dr. Nooristani for his strong humanitarian drive and his accomplishment in organizing this service. The big problem is assuring sustainability, so let us hope he gets many continuing contributors. They become part of a great gift.

• Letters to the Editor 9/25

  Letters to the Editor 9/25

  Mindless emotions

  The anti-death-penalty crowd made a big deal out of the recent execution of Troy Davis in Georgia, despite the recantations of witnesses.

  Now, where were these emotional vigilists at the other execution the same day? In Texas, the white supremacist who dragged a man to death finally met his justice, yet there were no vigils, no candles, no weepy crowds.