Today the NY Times has an article on the nascent attempts to remove carbon form the atmosphere. Al Gore summed his opinion up nicely. “We need to obey the first law of holes. When you’re in one, stop digging.” A priceless observation that applies to so many endeavors, including local water issues. He was referring to the fact that we should focus on reducing carbon emissions rather than hope for technologies that will allow us to continue to increase them. Another inconvenient truth.