Over the years I’ve worked with a lot of different subcontractors most of whom were ok at pointing out problems, and most of those just stood there looking blank waiting for someone not an expert in their field to come up with the solution. Very few would take the next step and try to imagine possible solutions. Problems are obvious, it takes little or no effort or imagination to point them out and most people seem to stop thinking at this point and assume the topic is closed but somehow the problems do get solved and we move on. I always found work much more enjoyable when working with people who when faced with a problem automatically dug in and started looking for solutions. Those are the people who are working on this one.
Our taxes pay for the cleanup of hundreds of superfund sites around the nation but that cost was never included in the original bill. Eventually the cost of burning fossil fuels will come due and with a far higher price tag that won’t begin to cover the things we’ve lost in the meantime. I was raised to believe that with freedom came responsibility. Buying a gas guzzler has a price and responsibility for consequences far in excess of a sticker price. Hook, line, and sinker we’ve taken the bait offered, it’s about time to look at that tasty morsel a bit more carefully. If Detroit builds what they think they can convince us to buy then it’s high time to change their minds.