Regarding “Perry in bind as Trump demands that he betray his values” (Page B1, Sunday) business columnist Chris Tomlinson goes out of his way to psychoanalyze and berate former Gov. Rick Perry for his role as Trump’s energy secretary in propping up the coal and nuclear energy industries. In Tomlinson’s world, there is room in America for only two energy sources: natural gas and renewables. And yet, of renewables, only hydroelectric is reliable and cheap, which leaves wind and solar — both of which are notoriously unreliable and not cheap and both of which have benefited from billions in yearly subsidies under the Obama administration.
As for coal and nuclear, both have been subject to decades of punitive and politically motivated regulations, which explains their current cost. America has vast reserves of coal and uranium. We would be crazy not to leverage those assets. Trump’s temporary subsidies to both is necessary to level the playing field, ensure America’s energy security and, in the long run, keep costs low.
He and Perry on are the right track.
Pete Smith, Cypress
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