As a longtime resident of Columbia, I continue to be disturbed by the failure of this town and of Howard County — government and individual citizens alike — to implement widespread use of renewable energy sources such as solar.
Procrastination globally is producing dire consequences, leaving no aspect of the biosphere immune. I sincerely hope that the underlying positive and undespairing spirit that once imbued Columbia has not dissipated to an immateriality. I hope that the once-prevalent intelligentsia who formerly inhabited our city has not grown too old or jaded, and that it is being replaced by younger generation of intellectuals with similar concerns regarding the planet Earth.
