Nathan

'Water cascaded into the gaping, unfinished construction pit at the World Trade Center, and the New York Stock Exchange was closed for a second day, the first time that has happened because of weather since the Blizzard of 1888.'

Need to get back to this one but my thoughts go out to all those affected by this big storm including most especially those who lost their lives.  

It was 1995 and I am not sure why but had to pick 'Environmental Studies' as a major. I not only picked it but stuck with it. Its now the year 2012 and not only do I feel old, but also, 17 years later, I can't believe I am still watching a Bill Maher show where someone is arguing that climate change is a hoax. Really? Been outside?

Since I picked that major it has become apparent to everyone with 3 of their 5 senses working that something is up and we should probably decrease our pollution. In 1995 it might have only been me and Al Gore to be thinking about this topic, but now everyone is. Unfortunately while everyone is thinking about it so few of our leaders/money owners/job creators are actually doing anything about it. It is time. It is way past time. As the great Bill McKibben communicated during the Bill Maher show (to paraphrase): the radical thing is us allowing a certain contingent of humans to alter our atmosphere. We need to stop it urgently.