The Columbia River runs silently without fanfare past our backyard. I have driven along it hundreds of times and never seriously considered its history. Much like having my 88 year old grandmother living with us until her death when I was 15, I never gave a thought about asking her about her family, childhood, or […]
The theory that humans are significantly changing the Earth”s climate by burning fossil fuels has suffered a thousand deaths, only to rise again like the Phoenix because too many see the political possibilities from a “planetary emergency.” Never mind that there is no emergency or even real scientific concern about an advertised “catastrophe.” As the […]