Believe it or not, I'm the guy that came up with the slogan "Maine, the way life should be." Originally conceived for an advertising campaign, it's now a sign when you enter the state through New Hampshire or Canada.

Unfortunately, the state of Maine is NOT "the way life should be," nor is anywhere else. My daughter has just turned 21, and I want a world for her unborn children that's not only livable, but beautiful. I know that preserving biodiversity and curtailing global warming are essential, but I feel that the transformation to a clean energy economy is the solution for these as well as our economic and geopolitical woes. See "Hot, Flat and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman.

I recently asked my Congressional Representative, Chellie Pingree, what she will do to change the U.S. from a "greed economy" to a green economy, and her answer contained the phrase "cap and trade." Ugh. We can't give them permission to pollute!

I have made it my purpose on Twitter to spread knowledge about clean energy initiatives. I pray we will make progress!