In
case you're wondering, there are climate change skeptics on the
Otsego County Board of Representatives. I'm on the Solid Waste and
Environmental Concerns Committee (SWEC) and at its March meeting this
week we had a lively discussion about whether climate change was
real. It was two against two, with two members reserving judgment.
I was told that climate change was something I “believed,” not
something that was “settled science.”
I
find those conversations taxing and unproductive. This is too
important to fritter away our time with people who have found some
reason to ignore science.
But
that's not why I'm writing this post. On Wednesday, March 30, at the
Farmer's Museum, Dr. Robert L. Thompson will be speaking on “ClimateChange and Agriculture.” He is an actual scientist, an actual
expert. Agriculture is Otsego County's biggest industry. If you,
like many of the Board of Reps, are still conflicted about whether
climate change is real, or if you just want to come out and learn
something new, join us.
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