OPINION: Why we paid attention to our ‘ignorant’ governor’s thoughts about oil
An oil leak in our coastal regions is newsworthy due to the environmental issues it creates.
I realize, at some point, that fossil fuels must be replaced by friendlier energy sources but that is going to take many years. I have lived all my life here and oil has supported my kids and grandkids.
Might be nice to also publish the opinions of people who are in the oil and gas industry and have some knowledge on the impact of such a leak along with the opinion of Gov.
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Price: No, running the governor's opinion on the
Newsom didn't come to
Your contention that we've failed to publish the industry's side of this debate is equally absurd. I wonder if you've actually read the coverage you're complaining about.
Our articles over the past two months have quoted the
This is indeed a "very significant" story, and not because of some oil leak. This is a pivotal time in
I'm amused, once again, that our alleged journalistic shortcomings -- "sensationalism" in this case -- earn us that great all-purpose insult, "liberal." Any realistic assessment of "sensationalism" for the sake of selling newspapers begins and ends with the
What we have here, Denney, is a classic case of shooting the messenger.
----Reader: That was kind of a gloom-and-doom column in Sunday morning's paper ("Is the end of
Maybe I am just a bit naive, but I find it really hard to believe that one, pretty green-behind-the-ears governor can arbitrarily pronounce the end to
Didn't we just spend billions of dollars and thousands of American lives fighting a war so that we could keep driving our oil-burning cars? And doesn't
As you stated, our local oil fields are already the most regulated in the entire world. It would make more sense to me to shut down everybody else's oil production first. And it would make more sense to me if this governor would provide special funding to find a suitable replacement for oil before he shuts off the one thing that has the ability to completely destroy our entire nation's economy, bringing it to a grinding stop. Not to mention the world's auto industry.
In my mind, first we need to find a suitable replacement. And then we need to let the open market decide if it makes good sense to make the switch. That's what living in a free economy is about. Right?
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Price: I agree that column was pretty gloom and doom, but
----Reader: I have been reading the articles about the efforts to shut down the oil industry in
While I am no expert, I am aware of the many, many items we use in our daily lives that are made using petroleum products. Even some of our fabrics contain petroleum products, as do certain plastics.
I am sure that the general public is unaware of how their lives would be impacted if the industry in
Perhaps there is someone in your reading audience who can provide a list of the consumer items that would be lost if, indeed, the industry was shut down.
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Price: Great idea. Anyone?
----Reader: I am a senior citizen widow and
Unfortunately, I no longer enjoy reading the paper because of the broadsheet format. Each morning I seem to have a wrestling match with the paper. Ugh! It wins every time!
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Price: I've seen people artfully fold the broadsheet down to a more manageable size. Practice! You'll get used to it. We received many complaints a decade ago when we went to a tabloid format Monday through Friday. Change can be hard.
----Reader: Almost five years ago I moved from
I was struck by this guy ("Wow, he can write!") and wrote an admiring note to inform him of this -- and received a response thanking me. "Well," I thought, "I'm glad I did that. He'll be encouraged." To my embarrassment I have learned that
As an unreconstructed FDR supporter who, for instance, took great interest in the argument that
Thinking-and-thankingly yours on all counts,
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Price: Let me add my gratitude as well. And I agree: Pitts has a graceful and compelling style.
For those readers who might take issue with Pitts' politics, I would recommend conservative columnist
The Californian's
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