One of my SIL tested today wishing all of her siblings and families a Happy New Year, and another replied that she hoped that next year was better than this year. It would be hard to argue that this has been a sweet year by any measure, wither on the planet or in the United States. The inevitable effects of our continued lack of attention to man made climate change just continues to explode into our everyday lives month after month. We have raging fires in the west, a derecho in the Midwest, and a second major hurricane in the Southeast. Making matters worse is the ongoing pandemic, with US COVID deaths exceeding 200,000 with about 1,000 new deaths each and every day. Today emails were released demonstrating that the administration pressured the CDC to suppress accurate information about virus prevention for fear it would make them look bad, fearing neither an increasing death count nor unnecessary infections as a cornerstone of their legacy.
So, how does next year look? Only the election results can answer that. In November, vote like your life depends on it, because it could, and do what you can to ensure a sweeter new year with fewer carbon emissions.
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