02/14/2017

Dear President Trump

My name is Mariflor Medina, I studding in Salt Lake Community College my major is

Paralegal and I write this letter concerning the worst man made, and ongoing,

environmental catastrophe of the modern era, and perhaps the worst calamity the entire

hemisphere has ever seen.

Many of us around the world have only now understood the inanity of drilling holes into

the planet Earth in order to feed an unending and ever growing societal addiction to

hydrocarbon fuels. It is now clear that this practice must stop. And, that the community

of nations must transition away from the hydrocarbon fuel paradigm permanently.

Of course, this does mean that the same community of nations must begin to embrace

new energy sources that are truly clean and green, sustainable and renewable, and

environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. As we approach a global population of

7 billion, the planetary biosphere and ecosystems can no longer tolerate the status, as

the extremely serious state of affairs in the Gulf of Mexico when a big mess of oil on his

land.

By the way, I do understand that the current situation will not be remedied until the

concerned parties coalesce around this new global commitment to phase out fossil fuels

and replace them with sustainable sources of energy. In other words, the oil will

continue to spill in the Gulf, and the Seven Seas will be inevitably contaminated, until

the entire world comes around a new paradigm of respect and reverence for the planet
Earth, which necessarily translates to a worldwide suspension of all new oil and gas

exploratory drilling.

Therefore, a good start in the right direction would be to compel the oil and gas industry

to end the suppression of the many alternative energy modalities that have been waiting

in the wings for so many years. I would also like to see a complete cessation of the

corporate conduct, which all of us have seen and experienced for over a century, that

has played out in the course of the pursuing and developing of oil and gas reserves

around the world. It is clear that the timing and poignancy of the global blockbuster.

Where do I go from here, President Trump?

There is only one direction to go in and that is to systematically transition this nation

away from oil and gas as a primary energy source so that our dependence, both foreign

and domestic, is eventually eliminated. Of course, this requires an immediate phasing in

of a new paradigm, representing a mix of alternatives sources whose attributes have

been previously described. Im not talking about pseudo green and clean energy

platforms such as biofuels. Some sources such as free standing wave energy are far

ahead of current technology in terms of energy production, dissemination and utilization.

We are in a completely different universe here, so comparisons are for all practical

purposes irrelevant. Nevertheless, this is a critical junction point to begin serious

implementation of these readily available, non-toxic and vastly more efficient

alternatives.
If ever there was a time to engage the public consciousness surrounding an issue, this

is the one. The oil and gas energy platform undergirds the entire civilization and,

therefore, it will take extraordinary leadership to take the lead of doing what is right for

the global community and all of the life that resides within its borders. The far reaching

ramifications and profound consequences of a hydrocarbon fueled society will be felt for

decades, even after such a transition is completed. However, for the sake of our

children and grandchildren and the seven generations beyond, there is no choice in the

matter of expelling this polluting and destructive energy source from our nation.

My hope or my goal for this country is the people has the challenges facing the industry

to fulfill the potential and wake up. While I called 2016 the year of tough decisions, I

characterize 2017 as the slow road back. Supply and demand balances are still slow to

return to a sustained equilibrium, although the OPEC decision to cut production should

help accelerate the drawdown of global oil inventories, even if OPEC countries do not

completely deliver on their announced production cuts.

The most economically efficient way to further reduce future oil use would be to tax all

oil products. This would exploit all opportunities throughout the economy for oil

conservation, including, for example, reducing highway mileage, further improving the

fuel economy of transport vehicles, and reducing industrial oil consumption. Gasoline

taxes are less effective, as they target gasoline use only, which accounts for less than

50 percent of all oil products. In turn, continued tightening of fuel economy regulations

would be less effective than higher fuel taxes, as regulations do not encourage people

to drive less. And targeted subsidies for specific vehicles, like plug-in electrics, have an
even narrower focus, as they do not promote efficiency improvements in conventional

gasoline vehicles.

Overall, there are reasons to be positive and reasons to not be positive, that largely

offset each other, my view that we are on a slow path to recovery.

The oil and gas industry is incredibly resilient and has some of the brightest, most

innovative. This is clearly what leads to my overall optimism about the industry for 2017.

I appreciate all you can do and reflect my letter to the oil companys, included the

society working for this and the community around.

Sincerely

Mariflor Medina.

Thanks.