With the 35th anniversary of Earth Day recently passed, memories of slogans and bumper stickers like “spilt wood, not atoms” come to mind. Yet as we ponder rising energy costs and growing concerns over global warming, we soon face major choices. When I was a Berkeley student in the 1960s, I was interested in nuclear […]

Dear Governor Schweitzer: I supported your candidacy. I paid careful attention to your energy plans for Montana and believe you aspire to keep energy prices low while protecting Montana’s environment. I heartily endorse this goal. Hence I’m puzzled by your determination to subsidize the construction of ethanol plants and to mandate we use gasoline made […]

While a graduate student, I had the great good fortune to know professor Marion J. Levy, of Princeton University. He heavily influenced my thinking on society and economy. In particular, he sensitized me to the pitfalls of relying upon good intentions and idealistic proclamations. I was working with Professor Levy at the time of the […]

I have two friends who are salmon innovators. On Al Adams’ quarter-acre lot I watched two species of salmon and a foot-long steelhead living in 50 linear feet of water. I think Al and Jerry Manuel represent a future for native fisheries in Montana and the Greater Yellowstone area. Al and Jerry developed a backyard […]