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                                                                             Roscommon/Crawford Chapter What Will Trump’s Most Profound Legacy Be? Possibly Climate Damage (Editor’s note – The New York Times has two investigative journalists who regularly report on climate change topics. This blog was prepared using two of their most recent offerings. Note that the quoted text portions of this blog are verbatim excerpts from their recently published reports.) “WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will use the next four years to try to restore the environmental policies that his predecessor has methodically blown up, but the damage done by the greenhouse gas pollution unleashed by President Trump’s rollbacks may prove to be one of the most profou...

    Roscommon/Crawford Chapter Since we have learned that the transportation sector in the United States has surpassed electricity generation as the leading cause of carbon dioxide pollution, we need to focus on changes to reduce air pollution from that source. Here are some tips for reducing the amount of gasoline used when you need to travel. Drive less Burn fat instead of gas by walking or biking when you can. One of my favorite memories of a work-related trip to Sweden some years ago was the image of middle-aged woman on her way to town. I passed by her while in a vehicle on the way to the factory that I was scheduled to visit. It was snowing and the stylish lady was carrying an umbrella to shield her attractive dress and hat from the wet snow. She seemed entirely nonchalant as cars passed by her bicycle that she pedaled alongside the busy street, steering with one hand and avoiding the accumulating snow with her umbrella. She was not alone in her use of a bicycle in the v...