Here is my thank you to Sen. Whitehouse

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for your thoughtful yet plain spoken speech today regarding the perils of ignoring climate change.

My family came to America in 1630 and settled in Rhode Island. Sometimes when I’m out for a run here in Massachusetts where I live, I think about what the landscape must have looked like when Matthew and Rose xxxx first traveled through the thick forests on their way to Rhode Island via Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over almost 400 years, we New Englanders have carved a different way of life into the landscape. While my frugal ancestors might marvel at the way we’ve made use of our resources to create the world in which we now live, I also imagine that they’d judge us harshly for the waste, plunder and pollution. And I also wonder how my descendants 400 years from now will judge the decisions or indecision of our time.

I wanted you to know that I appreciate what you did. And I thank you for pointing out the “why” behind Washington’s reluctance to acknowledge the real danger we pose to our future. You took an unpopular position. But someone needed to do it.

Many thanks,

Jen xxx
xxx, Massachusetts