Supporting Candidates Who Favor Clean Energy
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I thought I’d reprint this email that I just got from legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben. In my opinion, no one on Earth communicates more clearly and compellingly on political/environmental issues than McKibben. Here he’s in his wheelhouse, calling for the support of a candidate for the U.S. Senate who has consistently stood up against Big Money for the cause of clean energy and environmental stewardship. (more…)
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At the ACTExpo (alternative fuel vehicle show) that I attended yesterday, it was gratifying to see so many manufacturers of large trucks sticking with compressed natural gas, even in the face of seriously low diesel prices. Maybe it’s just inertia, or the high probability of future hikes in diesel prices. Or maybe we’re talking about people who care about the environment; it’s impossible to know, but we like to think the best of people.
Here’s an awkward situation: I’m staying the night today at the house of a friend who, I just learned, will be throwing a party celebrating Donald Trump’s nomination. Of course, my position on Trump is the same as that of journalist David Brooks, who wrote:
The energy scene here on planet Earth can be summarized as follows: we’re trying to solve a problem so profound that the continuity of our civilization hangs in the balance. We either replace fossil fuels over the next few decades, or we condemn our descendants to incredible levels of suffering. Our scientists refer to this as “slow suicide,” to distinguish it from the proliferation of nuclear weapons, which they have dubbed “fast suicide.”
According to this article in Forbes, 
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I can’t help wondering if your passionate crusade against “big oil” isn’t counter-productive….The average person doesn’t want an existing crusade, filled with revolutionary risk and perils.
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of novelist 
