Encourage right acts

At the Democratic Women’s meeting last month, John Brummett advised the Democratic Party to concentrate efforts to stop wrong ideas rather than expending energy against one man. I have come to realize that our president does not come up with all his ideas from the vacuum between his ears. He receives advice from the conservative billionaires in his inner circle.

The decision to leave the Paris Accord was a Republican idea. The president and many elected Republican senators denied climate change before the accord, but the president did not make the final decision to leave the Paris Accord until 23 senators encouraged him to withdraw. These senators, which include our Sen. John Boozman, get election contributions of more than $10 million from oil, gas, and, coal.

When President Trump exited the Paris agreement, he said that the United States would rejoin the accord if we could get more favorable terms. I guess President Trump did not know that the agreement was not binding. Each country is asked to monitor their emissions and contribute to mitigate global warming in any way possible.

President Trump couldn’t agree to these simple conditions, but mayors all over our country have agreed to follow the Paris climate agreement. I am especially proud of Mayor Mark Stodola and Mayor Lioneld Jordan for committing Little Rock and Fayetteville to protect our planet. The states of California, Washington, and New York are also pledging to lower CO2 emissions.

I agree with John Brummett. Encouraging right action is more productive than outing wrong actors. PEG COFFEY

Fayetteville