Executive orders

Regarding “President Biden, don’t write off oil and gas,” (A17, Jan. 24): Christi Craddick, chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, writes an editorial pleading for saving the oil and gas industry. But in that op-ed she never once mentions global warming, except in a back-handed quoted phrase “climate risk,” implying that catastrophic global warming is both simply a risk and questionable.

If the chairman wants to help the industry, she needs to face up to the reality of global warming and offer solutions rather than whining. Highlighting issues is important, but ignoring the underlying problem and not offering solutions is unhelpful.

Alan Jackson, Houston