Kids these days. All they think about is the future. In Oregon, a Federal judge finally agreed with their concerns.  He allowed a case based on the “Public Trust” Doctrine to go forward. This is not a final win, but a step forward. Here in Massachusetts, we still have a debate on the Omnibus Energy (or should we say Climate) bill. Finally, if the Liberty Tree was a symbol of integrity and faith in the future for the American revolutionaries, wouldn’t Henry David Thoreau’s  famous cabin a Walden Pond make a good symbol for Climate Hawks? Listen in.

The reading list:

• Our Children's Trust
• Grist on the Public Trust case
• ThinkProgress on the Public Trust case
• D.R. on the risk of asking the court to act
• Gov. Baker signs Solar bill
• 90 reps oppose pipeline tax
• Mass AG opposes pipeline injunction request
• Keystone pipeline leaking... anyone surprised?
• Is ice melt changing the earth's spin?
• Peabody Coal goes bankrupt?
• Bold Nebraska's barn on the KXL pipeline path
• What would Thoreau do? A cabin on the Kinder Morgan pipeline
• Wikipedia on the Liberty Tree
• An image of Thoreau's cabin

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre