Human Community is created by providing proximity to the goods and services we need. Its destroyed by using mobility as a substitute for the hard work of nurturing local businesses which will employ local workers to serve local needs with local resources.

We won't pave our way to nirvana. But Carmageddon is now a real threat.

Its time that our state and community led the way in creating an energy policy which grapples with the reality of Peak Oil Production and the global threat of atmospheric warming. Electing Helen Echols is one way we can help do that.