April 2023
Books read: The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zachary Carter A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Victory City by Salman Rushdie Trails walked: South Rim and Fountain Valley trails in Roxborough State Park (April 6th) Homestead Meadows via Lion Gulch near Pinewood Springs (April 13th) Eagle/Hidden Valley/Cobalt loop near Boulder (April 17th) Guadalupe Mountain and Chiflo trails near Taos, NM (April 24th) Cebolla Mesa to Big Arsenic Spring near Taos, NM (April 26th) “Song” of the month – Xiye Bastida - If You Adults Won't Save the World, We Will. Scientist Spotlight – Six climate scientists making a difference: Michael Oppenheimer Corinne Le Quéré Ken Caldeira Carlos Duarte Julie Arblaster Kaveh Madani April Summary: Another Earth Day/Month in the books. In a recent interview, climate activist and journalist Bill McKibben said, “I accepted a long time ago that a large part of my job was just going to be a professional bummer-oute...