An open letter to Earth

Earth, April 22, 2014

Dear Earth,

Not gonna wish you a ‘Happy’ anything today, because there’s not really a lot to be happy about. I just want to say I’m sorry that we humans have f*cked you up so much, and that I promise that I personally will do better in the coming […]

An urgent message from Santa

For more, read this article in the Huffington Post: Santa Checks In From Melting North Pole, Says Christmas May Be Canceled Also read this, from The Guardian: US Navy predicts summer ice free Arctic by 2016 And this, from International Business Times: New Study Says Arctic Ice Melt And Extreme Weather Conditions In US, […]

“I’m going to take a look one more time…”

“…I’m not going to see this again.”

For me, these 30 seconds say as much about the man as his entire 18-minute Inaugural speech. And the speech was incredible!

His face goes from pensive to a glowing, knowing smile with a twinkle in his eyes. Watch.

“You and I, as citizens, have the power […]

We give thanks…

Many small people, who in many small places, do many small things, can alter the face of the world. — Adage from the Xhosa of South Africa

Many of us in the Highlands have had a difficult run-up to the holiday. Hurricane Sandy hit us with an ugly punch-to-the-gut on October 29th, testing our […]

First Energy Press Releases to NJ Municipal Officials re: Hurricane Sandy

JCP&L- Oct 27, 2012 – 1PM – Hurricane Sandy Preparation/Customers Encouraged to Prepare

From: <*@firstenergycorp.com> Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 4:42 PM Subject: JCP&L- Oct 27, 2012 – 1PM – Hurricane Sandy Preparation/Customers Encouraged to Prepare

JCP&L continues our peparation plans for Hurricane Sandy, Key points in preparation are:

Individuals should prepare for the […]

Climate change shock & awe!

An excellent climate change explainer (awesome!), and discussion of climate change on a Sunday morning talk show (shocking!)??

Everybody’s been talking about the weather. With fires raging in Colorado, record breaking heat all across the country, a “post-derecho” Washington, DC sizzling in 100-plus degree temps without electricity or air conditioning, the impact due […]

Join me in urging Senator Lautenberg to oppose Susquehanna-Roseland power line “Fast-Track”

Earlier this month, President Obama and the Department of Energy announced that the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line project would be “fast-tracked” as part of a pilot program to support new power lines connecting renewable energy sources to major markets.

The Susquehanna-Roseland line is NOT a renewable energy project. Instead, this long-planned “coal-by-wire” project will allow for […]

Change I Can’t Believe In

The Obama Administration today fast-tracked the “Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line Project” – something fellow enviros and I have been fighting for years. More info can be found here and here. (See Newark Star-Ledger’s “Obama administration will push Susquehanna-Roseland power line, could be first project to be fast-tracked” and Department of Interior press release, “Obama Administration Announces […]