Letters to the Editor (Editorial Policies)
Posted on February 19, 2007

‘Climate change’ advocates cry environmental wolf

A recent editorial and a letter to the editor in The Breeze have warned us that the “global warming” apocalypse is near and are convinced that humans are the culprit. In reality, this is just the latest farcical scam proposed by environmental charlatans in the past half-century.

In the 1970s we were warned about the dangers of “global cooling,” and in the 1990s it was the “hole in the ozone.” They have now shifted from “global warming” to “climate change” because they realized that average global temperatures have actually decreased slightly since 1998.

Timothy Ball, climatology professor at the University of Winnipeg, points out that global temperatures have been rising since 1680, long before the industrial revolution. Over time, periods of temperature increase have preceded increases in CO2 levels, which casts doubt on the theory that higher CO2 levels cause temperatures to increase.

Al Gore even admitted to Grist magazine, “I believe it is appropriate to have an overrepresentation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is…”

To think that we can turn down the global temperature with some magical thermostat is laughable and unrealistic. Humans will adapt to their surroundings just as they have since the beginning of time.

Nathaniel Clarkson, alumnus, class of 2006

America speaks equally, not fairly

In reply to the house editorial on Feb. 15, it is clear Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell obviously has not read the U.S. Constitution lately. The only part of the Constitution that governs speech or language is the part that guarantees freedom of speech. Therefore, legislation making English the official language of Nashville is not unconstitutional. In light of the vast number of illegal immigrants in this country, and our attempt (albeit pitiful) to maintain our sovereignty, this measure is not unwarranted either.

And if we’re honest, fairness is a communist ideology. Equality is ours. There is a vast difference.

The article ends by arguing that having to point to something on a menu is “a small price to pay for diversity.” Well, I hate to burst the diversity-worshipping bubble, but diversity isn’t why America was founded. And shouldn’t we focus on what brings us together, not our differences? That’s what this language argument is all about — giving immigrants a bridge to Americans, so that they can become one of us. It’s about inclusion, not exclusion. And I should know. I’m from Nashville.

Leah Sargent, sophomore music education major