Dear Rex W. Tillerson CEO, As you must know, climate change is real and well in effect. The sea-level is rising, the ice caps are melting, the ocean is acidifying, and Earth’s temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate. Why, must you ask? We humans have become so powerful and influential that we have changed Earth’s climate and the way Earth works. As the population will continue to grow at a high rate, the need for resources will increase as well. So, you may be asking yourself, why are you reading this letter? Well, Mr. Tillerson, I am writing to you to inform you that long-term, oil is running out and will not be the way to go. We are going to need an alternative to oil, and it is in your best interest to change your practices fast
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Where this agreement ends, however, is on the question of its reality. Whereas some are convinced that climate change is occurring, others maintain that the evidence claimed is not credible, and thus, believe the concept is not real. After reading Bill Mckibben’s Eaarth, I am convinced that the need for alternative sources will be in your best interest to partake in. It is common knowledge Earth’s population is growing and will continue to grow steadily. Thus, there will be a need for more resources for the growing population. Already, oil is starting to run out, methane is seeping through the permafrost ice sheets and the waves are breaking the expensive levees. We face a huge ecological debt – carbon is accumulating in the atmosphere and is reshaping our planet. What we need is growth and a replacement for our current fossil fuel system; but without the carbon. We really need to cut down on our carbon emissions, produce all electricity from renewable sources, and meet all of the carbon requirements that have been identified. Wind, solar and biofuels should be the way our system should respond, and in large measures. Even recently in the United States, we have discovered more natural gas that could already help us discourage our use of dirty coal. But, the bottom line is: it is expensive, and it would take a long time to replace our current fossil fuel
Where this agreement ends, however, is on the question of its reality. Whereas some are convinced that climate change is occurring, others maintain that the evidence claimed is not credible, and thus, believe the concept is not real. After reading Bill Mckibben’s Eaarth, I am convinced that the need for alternative sources will be in your best interest to partake in. It is common knowledge Earth’s population is growing and will continue to grow steadily. Thus, there will be a need for more resources for the growing population. Already, oil is starting to run out, methane is seeping through the permafrost ice sheets and the waves are breaking the expensive levees. We face a huge ecological debt – carbon is accumulating in the atmosphere and is reshaping our planet. What we need is growth and a replacement for our current fossil fuel system; but without the carbon. We really need to cut down on our carbon emissions, produce all electricity from renewable sources, and meet all of the carbon requirements that have been identified. Wind, solar and biofuels should be the way our system should respond, and in large measures. Even recently in the United States, we have discovered more natural gas that could already help us discourage our use of dirty coal. But, the bottom line is: it is expensive, and it would take a long time to replace our current fossil fuel