Dear Editor,
Why is it not possible for the
Chronicle to tell the unvarnished truth about Mayor Will Wynn’s alleged Climate Protection Plan [“
Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?” News, April 17]? In February 2007 Wynn declared, and both the
Statesman and
Chronicle dutifully reported, that the new plan was the “best” city climate protection plan in the nation.
The simple fact is that the plan does not exist. It didn’t exist in February 2007. It didn’t exist in February 2008, when the original outline-of-a-proposal-for-a-plan promised we would have a community action plan. It does not exist today. In fact, there’s not even a plan to have a plan. (If I’m wrong, please provide a link to the plan.)
While highlighting our “moral obligation” to move decisively to curb our greenhouse-gas emissions before it’s too late, Katherine Gregor continues to coddle and obfuscate with chirpy green cheerleading. (How 'bout a big shout-out to Lee Leffingwell and Brewster McCracken, who both promise to continue Wynn’s overhyped, slacker efforts?)
There are a handful of fundamental components to an honest community climate protection plan. Instead of spelling them out, Gregor sheepishly suggests 10 half-steps that Wynn “could” take now that he is leaving office [“
Securing Climate Protection,” News, April 17] – “policy directives,” “biannual reports,” expressions of “council support,” and "dimming the lights in the mayoral office”!
Somebody already dimmed the lights at the
Chronicle.