Climate Hope
The existential threat of climate change can’t be ignored
On January 20, a new expert team will act on the climate emergency. Here are administrators...
Save the Arctic
On his way out, Trump threatens public health and the climate
With changes last month of federal environmental regulations in favor of opening up the...
Peace with nature
It’s time to make peace with nature.
Last Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the nations of the world to stop the war with...
The Coffee Table
Driving around Sunday afternoon, I heard two public radio programs dealing with pregnancy, miscarriage and subsequent depression, made worse during the pandemic.
Our country has...
An Outlook
The Finish Line
On our backs on the sidewalk, looking straight up, my seven-year-old self remembers arguing with Betty Neilon. “The world is flat,” she...
Sasquatch sculpture approval questioned
Editor,
I don’t have anything against the Sasquatch. In fact, I hope to see one someday. I can certainly understand the fun of the interactive...
The Coffee Table
Mi casa your casa
When we got married, my wife, an only child, thought how wonderful to gain a big family, even though some spouses...
2030
Clean electricity is the road to the future
2030 will be here in 10 years and our quality of life depends on what we do...
The devil is in the details
“We prefer the Diablo we know”
The American Nuclear Society joined a complaint last week before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission based on the California...
The Coffee Table
Hollow Thanksgrieving
November 22, 2020—The anniversary of JFK’s assassination. As a martyr, he never got to prove what he might have achieved; LBJ won on...