Will NC get real on climate change?
Published May 6, 2021
When I think about climate change, I think about my brother-in-law Tillman.
Tillman spent his career with Big Oil. He travelled the world finding places to drill, baby, drill. He’s now comfortably retired in Dallas, Texas. And he’s a Republican.
You may suspect he’s a climate-change denier.
Wrong.
Tillman has a PhD in geology from UNC. He’s smart and studious. Some years back, he delved into a study of climate change.
Like most geologists, he concluded it’s real – so real he tells his eight grandchildren that the family’s vacation home on North Carolina’s Outer Banks may be gone when they’re his age. “Act now,” he writes, “to slow the change and preserve this wonderful place.”
When I think about climate change, I think about my brother-in-law Tillman.
Tillman spent his career with Big Oil. He travelled the world finding places to drill, baby, drill. Heâs now comfortably retired in Dallas, Texas. And heâs a Republican.
You may suspect heâs a climate-change denier.
Wrong.
Tillman has a PhD in geology from UNC. Heâs smart and studious. Some years back, he delved into a study of climate change.
Like most geologists, he concluded itâs real â so real he tells his eight grandchildren that the familyâs vacation home on North Carolinaâs Outer Banks may be gone when theyâre his age. âAct now,â he writes, âto slow the change and preserve this wonderful place.â
When I think about climate change, I think about my brother-in-law Tillman.
Tillman spent his career with Big Oil. He travelled the world finding places to drill, baby, drill. Heâs now comfortably retired in Dallas, Texas. And heâs a Republican.
You may suspect heâs a climate-change denier.
Wrong.
Tillman has a PhD in geology from UNC. Heâs smart and studious. Some years back, he delved into a study of climate change.
Like most geologists, he concluded itâs real â so real he tells his eight grandchildren that the familyâs vacation home on North Carolinaâs Outer Banks may be gone when theyâre his age. âAct now,â he writes, âto slow the change and preserve this wonderful place.â