Monthly Archives: March 2019

The Kids Are All right A couple hundred mostly young folks gathered on the State Capitol lawn in Phoenix yesterday as part of the Youth Climate Strike. Let’s hope their movement continues to grow and expand beyond traditional tactics and … Continue reading →

Just a quick note with photos of this year’s Tucson Festival of Books – We had a great time there last year, but this year, not so much. The politics have changed significantly, and my perception was that the Festival … Continue reading →

FEMA: Flawed Rules Lead To More Flooding and Water Pollution FEMA: DEP fails to address climate change risks and impacts FEMA Echoes and Validates Our Criticism Groundhog Day In a January 31, 2019 letter (h/t Jeff Tittel, Sierra Club) the … Continue reading →

Why I Loath Fake Cosmopolitans  When I was in first grade and learning to love reading, my favorite series of books was “The Box-Car Children” (1924 edition). I can’t tell you how much I loved reading these stories. For a … Continue reading →

Pictures and Politics I’m now in Tonto National Forest on a ridge just above the tiny town of Roosevelt Arizona. Incredible views. The map tells me that is the Salt River, but it looks too wide and more like a lake … Continue reading →