[Green] Fwd: Kripchak IS talking about a nationwide aqueduct system

[Dawn Hewitt]

Sorry to bother you again, but I gotta give candidate Michael Kripchak
credit for responding to email. (But I gotta take away a few points for his
verbosity. ) In a nutshell, here’s what he says: He trusts the federal
governments and its checks and balances. If scientists deem a nationwide
aqueduct system as viable and sensible, then he’d back it—assuming it meets
the standards of required National Environmental Policy review and
requirements.

You can read it for yourself if you have a free 10 minutes. —dawn


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Michael Kripchak <vote at kripchak.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Climate change
To: Dawn Hewitt <dawnbirder at gmail.com>


Ms. Hewitt:

Ma'am,

*Bottom Line, Up Front (BLUF):* My proposed system will not wreak havoc on
the environment and will only be implemented with approval by experts and
citizens alike.

To clarify, allow me the opportunity to explain my political philosophy and
how it relates to your friends' concerns.

*The Federal Government ACTUALLY works:*
One of the advantages of electing me over my opponent is that the citizens
of the 6th get a Representative who ACTUALLY knows how the federal
government works. My opponent sees the federal government as an obstacle
and impediment to his authoritarian-corporatist utopia. I see the federal
government as a treasured institution that advances the ideals of the
Enlightenment that our Founding Fathers carefully laid out for us.

The bureaucracy of the federal government and the career government
civilians are essential to the proper functioning of our Government. Often
the most mundane acts of the Reds are the most insidious and damaging as
they defund and gut our agency budgets which means the government can't do
what We the People have asked them to do. Then the Reds pillory the Fed
Gov't for being broken and further defund and cut our agencies leading to
more dysfunction and citizen ire - a veritable death spiral. This is
especially dangerous since the manner in which they do this is so mundane
that it passes over the watchful eye of the media and never gets reported.
Having worked on the inside, I know exactly how they do it and have
first-hand knowledge of the disastrous effects of their "mundane" policies.

To assuage your Green Friends' concerns, let me state that, as a former
military/government scientist, I know first-hand that the federal
government is the single greatest institution on this planet with a
combined expert knowledge unseen ever in human history. For every obscure
policy, there is - somewhere within the federal government - a federal
office with officials who are the preeminent experts of that field. When it
comes to water-management I am not that person. But when it comes to
setting the conditions for the federal government to work for the public
good and allocating the resources to put ideas into action - I am.

*Specifics of the Policy:*
This is why my policy initiative is to direct the Dept of the Interior to
lead this as this is their area of expertise. Drawing upon my experience of
military research and taking Lessons Learned from DARPA's successful track
record, placing the challenge of a national water-management infrastructure
project in the hands of federal agency to solve is the best way to achieve
actionable results. They along with other federal agencies like the Army
Corps of Engineers will conduct a study and report their findings to
Congress (re: the Public).

Whether the outcome of their initiative yields a recommendation for
Congress to fund a national aqueduct system or other solution, the project
will first have to pass through the hoops of an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). An EIS looks through a proposed solution and assesses the
concerns your friends have for potential impacts and damages to the
environment. It assesses impacts to water, air, fauna, flora, endangered
species, social impacts, economic impacts, and even cultural impacts. As
you can imagine, it is very thorough. It proposes alternatives, if needed,
and outlines mitigation plans to any effects uncovered. Most importantly,
it is submitted for PUBLIC COMMENT. Public comment allows citizens - such
as your green friends - to petition concerns that the Fed Gov't may have
overlooked and the government is required to heed the concerns that arise
from public scrutiny.

*The Devil is in the Details:*
This procedure is codified under law as the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969. I have first-hand experience of this law's efficacy as
it has even stopped the US military from conducting live fire tests of
immediate national security all on the account of endangered prairie mice
migrating through a bombing range. When it comes to the environment, not
even a reincarnated General George Washington is powerful enough to bypass
this law.

Unfortunately, the efficacy of NEPA is contingent on the administrators
running the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The CEQ is tasked with
overseeing NEPA and any EIS for large national projects. Under the Trump
Administration, the CEQ relaxed many of the oversight provisions of NEPA
and defanged its ability to enforce environmental laws all in the name of
"efficiency". If you notice, my opponent also likes to liberally use the
term "efficiency" in his campaign. Beware of Pharisees. These code words
that the Reds use are designed to slip under the radar of the press and of
our citizens.

Fortunately, when Biden assumed office, he reversed Trump's disastrous
executive orders and restaffed the CEQ with competent authorities to
restore Obama-era NEPA protections. This is why it is ESSENTIAL that not
only Biden is elected but Senator Sherrod Brown is too. A
Democratic-controlled senate can deny the appointment of CEQ officials that
would otherwise harm the environment and neuter government oversight.

I hope I have alleviated your friends' concerns and provided some more
insight on how we can implement these policies that are important to the
future of our District.

Respectfully,
Michael L. Kripchak
Democratic Candidate
US Congress, OH-06
www.kripchak.com


On 04/18/2024 2:38 AM CEST Dawn Hewitt <dawnbirder at gmail.com> wrote:


Hi again, Michael!

I forwarded your wonderful, encouraging answer to my query about
environmental policies to some of my “green” friends. In the ensuing
discussion, several asked what you meant by a mega project to move excess
water from flood-prone areas to drought-stricken areas. It sounds logical,
but could in itself have pretty damaging landscape or ecological impacts.

Can you explain what you mean on this topic?  My green friends and I (who
are all inclined to endorse and support you) want to know what you’re
talking about.

Thanks!

—Dawn Hewitt
Marietta

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 11:18 PM Michael Kripchak <vote at kripchak.com>
wrote:

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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