Chemical Spill in West Virginia Casts Our Gaze Upon the Future

When we got up this morning, my wife asked me why I hadn’t written anything about the chemical spill in West Virginia, with all its implications, especially the fossil fuel industry’s scrupulous avoidance of environmental regulations, the horrors of the coal industry, etc.  I told her that I don’t hit a man when he’s down. 

And that’s the truth; in fact, I’ll even throw this on top: fossil fuels made the U.S. what it is today.  But now, it’s the work of decent people everywhere to acknowledge a simple fact: the 19th and 20th Centuries are behind us.  Now, it’s time to look to the future.