I send a lot of comments to elected officials. One thing that somewhat concerns me is I spend time and energy writing them, and only one person, probably a low-level staffer will ever read them. So I'm going to start posting them here, in the hopes that someone will find them interesting or inspiring, or have some insight about improving them. This one is to Senator Joe Donnelly, in frustration over his wrongheaded support for Keystone XL.
I am very disappointed by your positions on environmental and energy policy. You should already know that approving Keystone XL will do nothing to increase American energy security. It will not create American jobs. What it will do is spill very toxic oil into American rivers and create more harmful emissions. See the National Wildlife Foundation's Myths vs Facts. It won't lower US gas prices. See this Forbes article.
Don't buy into industry lobbyist's rosy promises. They are paid to tell you whatever gets you to vote Yes, regardless of the facts. Approving Keystone XL is bad economic policy. It's bad environmental policy. I ask you to stop supporting Keystone XL and start opposing it.
Thank you.