Rivers Run Dry

Rivers running dry globally are the concern of Fred Pierce, of The New Scientist magazine, amongst others. This is a global problem caused by agricultural irrigation and damming for hydroelectricity.

So what will catch up with us first? The poss of potable water or the loss of arable land or the coastal flooding and climatic disruptions that will come with global warming? Take your pick or worry about terrorism.

Lester Brown, who advocates a Department of Sustainability, will speak on web radio tonight http:// www.voiceofvashon.org, about a sustainable future. James Hansen will be part of a forum tomorrow in New York on Global Warming and our Future at The New School.

Today in Maine, it is unseasonably warm and people are happy to shed their Winter coats. My body can't help but rejoice at the signs of Spring. My mind still sees starving Polar Bears.