Andy Spano
Sustainability, the Economy and the Presidential Race
The Presidential nominating conventions are now approaching, first the Democrats' and then the Republicans'. The President hangs out at the Olympics, stomps his feet over the Russian invasion of Georgia and then makes another pass at gutting the Endangered Species Act by reducing the time and scientific analysis needed to assess the environmental impact of federal projects. The energy and climate issue have provided some environmental content to this campaign, but the folks running the country still don't see the stake we have in environmental sustainability.
What does an extinct frog have to do with human well-being? What does the environment have to do with economic wealth? Can't our technology solve any environmental problem we make? The short answer, as we learned nearly half a century ago from Rachael Carson and Barry Commoner, is that everything is connected to everything else. read more »
Lieutenant Governor
"I used to think about Lieutenant Governor when I was younger," he said. "I was the county clerk.... Everyone used to ask me, 'What's your ambition?' I used to say county clerk, Lieutenant Governor, Vice President. I don't want to work my whole life."
Why did Paterson want that job again?
ALSO: You can listen to Spano's routine here. (This is my first shot at putting sound from my trusty digital recorder online. Hope to do more, and of more significance, as time goes on.)
