To the editor:

Regarding my Jan. 11 guest commentary (“Ignoring the bias in climate change science”), Mr. Joe Martens cited United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, “climate refugees,” and my writing as “misinformation,” (“Response to Jed Dukett’s commentary on climate bias,” Jan. 17). I suggest reading Emily Yoffe’s recent discussion with Dr. Steve Koonin, “Climate Change Did Not Cause the LA Fires.” Dr. Koonin, President Obama’s undersecretary for science, knows about the mischief associated with the IPCC reports.

And I will stick with Dr. Koonin’s message: It is “hard to understand how people, including the UN secretary-general, keep saying the climate is broken.”

However, there is genuine concern for the billions of poor, who, because of climate environmental pressures and lobbying advocates, have virtually no energy for their basic needs. Energy poverty is a massive issue for developing countries. They often burn dung for fuel, don’t have the electricity to pump clean running water and have shorter lifespans.

Africa’s inability to tap into their vast natural resources because of the climate crowd and improve their way of life like Mr. Martens, you, and I have is immoral.

Finally, I am tired of the misinformation and disinformation labels. Last fall, climate change czar John Kerry, while flying around the world on his fossil-fueled jet, expressed his frustration that “misinformation” and “disinformation” labels weren’t working. As such, he questioned our First Amendment right to free speech. Regarding his agenda, Kerry calls this fundamental freedom a “major block.” When your science has its merit questioned, is this your end game?

Jed Dukett

Tupper Lake