common sense for the common good

Building Offshore Platforms, But Not For Drilling

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Government, Responsibility | 1 Comment »

I have a dream that one day a politician will get on TV and tell people gas prices are supposed to be high, and that there's a cost to living 50 miles from an urban center. She'll say that cost ...

1Sky, Or Too Many?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Activism, Organizations, Responsibility | No Comments »

A friend from Show My Progress sent me a link today to 1Sky, a group that "was created in 2007 to focus the power of millions of concerned Americans on a single goal: bold federal action by 2010 that can reverse ...

Life At 100 Miles Per Gallon

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Responsibility, Society, Transportation | No Comments »

Balancing convenience with conscience is a tall order. In this regard, some of people are luckier than others. One extreme instinctually favors conscience over convenience; the people is this extreme represent a social zenith and consistently make decisions based on ...