LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Support for climate change on the rise

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication just released a new report “Politics & Global Warming” based on its latest national survey, conducted in September 2021. It finds that large majorities of registered voters, including many Republicans, support a variety of climate and energy policies, including many currently being considered by Congress: · 86% support providing tax incentives or rebates to homeowners, landlords, and businesses to make existing buildings more energy efficient. · 81% support funding more research into renewable energy sources. · 81% support providing tax rebates to people who purchase energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels. · 79% support providing tax incentives or rebates to homeowners, landlords, and businesses to purchase appliances that can be powered without burning fossil fuels. · 75% support setting aside 30% of America’s lands and waters for conservation by 2030. · 75% support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. · 74% support requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose how much carbon pollution they produce. · 70% support transitioning the U.S. economy (including electric utilities, transportation, buildings, and industry) from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050.

· 70% support increasing federal funding to low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionally harmed by air and water pollution. · 69% support requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a tax on the carbon pollution they produce, and using that revenue to reduce other taxes (such as the federal income tax) by an equal amount [i.e., a revenue-neutral carbon tax]. · 66% support requiring electric utilities to produce 100% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by the year 2035.

Here’s hoping that Senators Johnson and Baldwin and Representative Tiffany will take notice and act accordingly.

BILL BUSSEY BAYFIELD

Schlei was devoted to family, community

It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to recognize the passing of my fellow county board supervisor and a true friend of Marathon County, Arnie Schlei. I served with Arnie on Marathon County Board of Supervisors from 2010-2016. Arnie was a man who cared for his family and loved this community. Read his obituary for a small indication of his dedication to serve EVERYONE in Marathon County.

Arnie always did his homework on key issues facing the county board. He was quiet, but when he spoke, I knew he had given the issue a great deal of thought in order to support the taxpayers in his trust. Arnie will be remembered for all his accomplishments, not for the vilification of him by the New York Times, outsiders and others in this community who never knew who he really was. I will miss his humor. Arnie’s contributions to this county are enormous and a loss to everyone, including those who didn’t know him. Rest in peace my friend.

SINCERELY, JOANNE LEONARD

(FORMER COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR DISTRICT. NO. 6, 2006-2016)

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