Instead of reducing the gas tax, as some politicians had suggested, I suggested years ago, when gas was relatively cheap, we ought to increase the gas tax and use the proceeds to stimulate reduced consumption and get some feasible alternatives … Continue reading →

I have thought of myself as thinking long term, but must admit to being a bit late to pick up on the challenge with CO2. Al Gore has me beat. I see he now has a web presence too. I … Continue reading →

Atlantic Monthly has a collection of excerpts of writings on Nature and the Environment that I thought might provide a different perspective from the down-in-the-trenches view we normally inhabit.

It has been said that the kids today don’t tend to engage as did the Baby Boomers on major issues of the day such as civil rights or the Vietnam War of that time. They appear to be very self-centered, … Continue reading →

From the perspective of one who has seen this vision for 20 years, it appears now that there is approaching critical mass to consider the unthinkable – taking concerted local, state, then perhaps national action to combat our “contributions” toward … Continue reading →