20 | November 2020
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SUSTAINABILITY
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By Tom Murray
a bit longer, we can do so with a new
sense of hope. Better times are coming.
Happy Holidays everyone and stay safe.
thanks, celebrate our lives, enjoy family
lore and laugh at our foibles, though we
may need to remain in the virtual world
Your caring spirit and unwavering ded-
ication reflect the true American spirit.
Thanks to you we will now be able to
unshackle science, rejoin the World
Health Organization and find a safe
and effective cure for COVID-19.
Finally, to parents. You have been
asked to endure every imaginable
challenge to ensure your families are
safe, hale and hearty. Thanks to you,
we will now be able to regain our bal-
ance and perhaps, at the same time,
create new and better pathways to a
new normal focused on sustainability.
The real work begins now. We
have lost much during these times,
but we have also learned much. While
it will be like turning the Queen
Mary around in a bathtub, I know
that we are up for the challenge.
So, as we enter the season where
family and friends come together to give
All views expressed here are my own and do not represent the opinions
of any entity whatsoever with whom I have been, am now or will be affiliated.
Tom Murray
Tom Murray is a pollution prevention and sustainability expert,
most recently serving as a Senior Science Advisor with the United
States Environmental Protection Agency. Tom has over 44 years in
government service. He is the architect of several environmental
partnership programs. Tom holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology
from Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland and
a Master's Degree in Biology/Environmental Science from the Amer-
ican University, Washington, D.C. Tom retired from federal service in
January of 2016 and is now president of Tom Murray Environmen-
tal Consulting located in rural Maryland. Email him at:
tmmurray49@outlook.com
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