What I’m Thinking

Some things, say world peace, curing cancer, or affordable healthcare are really complicated, while many others are thought to be, but really aren’t. The questions about the wisdom of local initiatives to empower towns to control the application of pesticides and...

It's dark later in the morning and earlier in the afternoon. Fall flowers are starting to fade while late season pollinators load up on the remaining food they provide. I have not seen a hummingbird in about a week and the winds now blow more northerly than not. Fall...

The Healey administration recently issued a sweeping and forward looking executive order (EO) promoting and protecting biodiversity in Massachusetts. This order recognizes that in preserving biodiversity we are really protecting ourselves. The EO succinctly states the...

While the weather in Mashpee on Sunday was far from the hoped for fall crispness many of us have been anticipating after a very humid summer, it was nothing like what my neighbors in Sandwich were experiencing. Sure, the sky looked a little ominous to the north, but I...

Having spent the last several days in the Canadian Rockies, a place as contrasting from Cape Cod as any place in the world, I was struck by the vastness and size of everything. The mountains are big, the streams are big, and the views are big. Also big were the large...

The APCC annual meeting this past Sunday celebrated our 55th year, highlighted the many achievements of the past year and looked ahead at the challenges that remain. We were honored to have the Honorable Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth Kim Driscoll as our keynote...

Let’s start by stating the obvious: We all agree that the Cape needs and benefits from a year-round population with access to stable and affordable housing. Not only does the well-being of our economy rely on the availability of local workers, but a year-round...

Young hockey players are taught to play through the whistle. In other words, even if you think a play is over, keep going until the referee’s whistle definitively stops play. That lesson applies today to DEP’s tentative determination to deny the application of Holtec...

We introduce a lot in the environment that society then spends bucket loads of money to remove. The Cape has a $4 billion bill to pay to remove nitrogen from the wastewater to restore estuarine water quality. The U.S. taxpayers have spent $1.4 billion, with more to...

Short and to the point with this one. The June 23, 2023 finalization of DEP’s regulations governing septic systems and watershed permits was a milestone in the effort to both stop the decline of our marine waters and lay out the path for their restoration. The details...