[Green] Fwd: Climate change

Wed Apr 17 16:28:28 CDT 2024

Dawn,

Do you understand the water issue, that Kripchak is proposing - moving
water from areas of excess to areas in need? That one scares me a bit.

When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is
caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only
when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and
live with humility and reverence.   - William O. Douglas

On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 9:56 AM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> HOLY COW!  As I told you previously, I contacted OH-6 Congressional
> candidate Michael Kripchak through a “Contact Me” link on his website. (My
> question follows his lengthy, impressive, well-stated reply!! I’m blown
> away! HE GETS IT!!
>
> Think we can arrange a candidate forum between him and Rulli in May???
>
> —-dawn
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Michael Kripchak <vote at kripchak.com>
> Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Climate change
> To: dawnbirder at gmail.com <dawnbirder at gmail.com>
>
>
> Ms. Hewitt:
>
> Ma'am,
>
> Please forgive the length of this email but I want to emphasize and leave
> not a shadow of doubt with you of my concern for the environment. Only
> second to immediately defeating the fascist authoritarianism of this
> election cycle, is my commitment to fight the long-term threat and
> challenge to a sustainable future and Green Earth.
>
> My campaign team has analyzed the demographics of our district and has
> come to the conclusion that traditional messaging on the environment will
> not be as effective in OH-6 as it would in other parts of the USA like in
> CA or NY. As such, we have taken a playbook from the lessons learned
> fighting the ozone hole crisis of the 1980s. That is, the ozone hole wasn't
> fixed because of messaging but through sound economic policies (namely:
> HFCs were cheaper than ozone-hurting CFCs).
>
> As I state at the end in my "Primary Policies Initiatives" found in: https://www.kripchak.com/press-releases
> : <https://www.kripchak.com/press-releases>
> "...many of [my] policy proposals go a long way in furthering
> ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES to fight climate change, yet I did not
> specifically speak to that. This is by design. These policies that can save
> America – that can save the 6th – are by their very nature environmentally
> friendly. I will not allow the environment to be turned into a political
> issue and Congress does not need to sacrifice our Green Earth on the altar
> of economic prosperity."
>
> To further clarify my stance under my response to the League of Women
> Voters questionnaire also found in: https://www.kripchak.com/press-releases
> : <https://www.kripchak.com/press-releases>
> "I will not entertain any debate on the existence of climate change nor
> the anthropological causes of it – this is settled science. The DoD has
> stated that this is their primary national security risk and I will not
> accept inaction nor obstruction in Congress. China right now is leading the
> world in green tech development. If we fail to act, we are in danger of
> losing to them in this new economic sector costing us more jobs overseas as
> others trade with them instead of us. I will launch 2 megastructure
> initiatives bringing jobs to Ohio: instruct the DoI to devise a national
> water resource mgmt. megaproject to divert excess rain from flood-zones to
> those drought-stricken and direct the DoE to finally commercialize fusion
> energy."
>
> Furthermore, my campaign is focused on farmers, hunters, and outdoorsmen.
> These groups have a vested economic and social interest in conservation
> efforts and pro-environment policies. By focusing on them I can advance
> green policy initiatives without being bogged down in divisive national
> rhetoric that only harms and impedes these causes that you and I care
> about.
>
> I share your alarming concern for fracking and brine disposal. On the
> campaign trail I've discussed this issue with many voters especially in
> Steubenville, Martin's Ferry and Marietta. I have even gone into WV and
> campaigned across the border to help Democrats there and raise awareness
> even though some have said that "I'm wasting my time there" because I know
> that our water tables do not respect man-made political borders and to
> protect your water, your air, and your health, requires a concerted effort
> amongst all the Representatives nearby even those not from our State.
>
> Immediately after his blind-loyalty to Trump, the scariest thing about my
> opponent's campaign is his dedication to fracking. His folksy attitude
> about it is especially alarming as it disarms voters and lulls them into
> not caring about the massive damage he will do to our District. This is why
> my campaign is taking the fight to the People to understand that their way
> of life is in danger if we elect him and allow him to proceed with his
> fracking plan. He offers economic advantages with fracking, I am offering
> economic prosperity with my Green initiatives.
>
> Later this week I have a meeting with the Sierra Club where we will
> discuss among several things the following points:
> - Fighting my opponent's natural gas fracking policy
> - Increased funding and federal oversight over ODNR and the corruption in
> Ohio EPA
> - Advanced carbonics R&D to use coal NOT for burning but for
> next-generation materials such as graphene enabling transmission of green
> energy sources across long distances
> - Sustainable farming that reduces reliance on fertilizers and pesticides
> - Cleaning up and preserving our natural landscape (both forests and
> water) of the Appalachian foothills
> - PreK-12 education based on the "Whole Person Concept" that gets kids out
> into nature to treasure our natural resources and instill a conservatory
> mindset at a young age
> - National moonshot program for commercializing fusion power
>
> The biggest help I can get with saving our planet and our way of life is
> for you to spread the word that I am fighting for you and I am fighting for
> Mother Earth. The more people know about my campaign and what I am trying
> to do for you, the better shot I have in making a difference in Congress.
>
> I hope I have answered your questions to your satisfaction and that I have
> left no doubt in your mind of my commitment to your concerns.
>
>
> Respectfully,
> Michael L. Kripchak
> Democratic Candidate
> US Congress, OH-06
> www.kripchak.com
>
> On 04/16/2024 3:37 AM CEST Dawn E. Hewitt <
> kripmbfx at premium15.web-hosting.com> wrote:
>
>
> Name: Dawn E. Hewitt
> Email: dawnbirder at gmail.com
>
> Phone: 8123203449
> Message:
> Dear Mr. Kripchak,
> I live in OH-6, in Marietta. Your policy statements don't mention a
> transition to clean, renewable energy; the health impacts of fracking, or
> the threats of brine disposal here in the DUMPING GROUND of Ohio, WV, and
> PA--Washington County, OH. Climate change is an existential threat that is
> being neglected. Please be a Congressperson for a healthy, sustainable
> future. Thank you.
>
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