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America can do its own air clean-up

FILE: A pedestrian walks on a street as smoke billows from the chimneys of a factory in Dalian, China, on Jan. 17, 2017.
FILE: A pedestrian walks on a street as smoke billows from the chimneys of a factory in Dalian, China, on Jan. 17, 2017. Bloomberg

Enough of the whining! Where has common sense gone? America doesn't need to send our tax dollars overseas to improve our air quality. The Paris Accord is non-binding and has no penalties for noncompliance. I have been to China and had to wear a mask because they pollute so badly. They have no intention of improving their air, but they are happy to loan us money so we can indebt our children for generations to come.

America can do its own air clean-up by investing our money here at home in businesses to create new technologies for cleaner air. Do those who complain about the climate walk or ride bikes to the store, or do they drive their cars everywhere they go? How many children does Madame Pelosi choke when she flies privately to work instead of commercially? Will Leonardo DiCaprio give up flying his private jet to Australia on New Year’s Eve so he can celebrate in two countries?

Come on, people. Stop the whining and get a life.

Melinda Benson

Bradenton

This story was originally published June 8, 2017 at 11:07 AM with the headline "America can do its own air clean-up."

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