Why bet the farm?

Letter to Editor,  Eric Weisberg, Ashland Daily Tidings, June 07, 2018, Also appearing in Medford Mail Tribune June 8, 2018, Also in The Applegater, Fall 2018 Issue as Why Are We Betting the Farm?

Engineers design to “fail safe” when miscalculation may result in a devastating catastrophe. If one design choice will save money, while another avoids the risk of serious loss, they are taught to choose the design which avoids calamity in the event of failure. We should follow that standard when it comes to climate change.

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