Donald Trump is an angry man. He doesn’t laugh and he doesn’t smile. Why? He came from wealth and despite bankruptcies, he has maintained wealth and lives in a …
Category: politics
Killing Eagles in the Jemez Mountains
In an unusual chain of events, the Pueblo of Jemez, a Native American community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, was granted a permit to kill one eagle on the Valles …
Federal Firefighting Agencies Face Serious Challenges
We have a National Strategy for updating our response to ever-hotter wildfires. With years of learning, careful consultation, and consideration, the Cohesive Wildfire Strategy offers a chance to respond to …
Could there be a Worse Time for a Trump Temper Tantrum?
My view from the Rockies today is troubled. It is hard not to be alarmed by the behavior of our sociopathic ex-president on this day when one of the largest …
Politicians Who Won’t Play Fair
Basically, these Trump followers present a law-enforcement problem for America. We need the courts, the police, and maybe the national guard to bring them and their gun toting followers to their senses. We need the voters to send them packing on election night.
Americans Can’t Seem to Focus on the Elephant in the Room
I remember learning about environmental issues when I was a high school kid. I had a wonderful teacher who helped a group of us learn about overpopulation, pollution from coal …
Environmental Protection Depends on a Functioning Democracy
Environmentalists and conservationists must be clear eyed and realistic about what is happening in the broader body politic right now. We cannot join the foggy complacency that seems to captivate …
