Annapolis Capital Punishment

CP could have used a little global warming when he and two other Eastporters mounted our bikes and pedaled to the recent rally calling for action on global warming at Lawyer's Mall in front of the Capitol. As soon as we began our trek, it started snowing and the ride back was even more fun. Maybe it would have been easier to get there and even better attended had we had last week's near tropical temperatures, but it was all to join with hundreds of other Marylanders to make our voices heard.

CP ran into Mike Malinoff, director of the city's Department of Neighborhood and Environmental Protection who suggested that I take a closer look at some of the activities of our state government. He provided CP with this link to the Climate Commission's Residential, Commercial & Industrial Technical Work Group now looking at greenhouse gas emissions at www.mdclimatechange.us/ewebeditpro/items/O40F14654.pdf.

Although CP has become even more cynical about the ability of government to do much about anything these days, I remain open-minded. The pdf link to the work group's latest meeting starts off with 8 pages about process and meetings. It then gets down to five more pages of....business. Or at least to have more meetings. Two of the pages are blank. However, some of the goals being discussed look aggressive. Visit the pdf and see for yourself.

When I got home from the rally, I was so frozen from the low-carbon footprint bike ride that I decided that since I did not drive, I could innocently indulge in a warm bath to thaw my frozen limbs. But, I did keep the water in the tub to slowly release heat into the house rather than dissipate it to the sewer lines. In the warmer months I recycle bath water to the lawn and garden. I wonder if the city will lower my bills since I create less sewage and also send all my kitchen scraps to the compost pile?