(Posted by Fred Tutman)

Who really has the power to clean up the Bay? Are our messages of watershed improvement directed at anybody in particular, or everybody in general? Who really controls that vague and nebulous political willpower that we keep hearing so much about? When I try to envision a truly effective movement to save the region’s waterways, I generally try to get a mental picture of what that sort of power establishment would look like. Is it an army of crunchy people wearing fleece and driving hybrid cars? Or is it “rainbow coalition” of rank and file marching abreast determined to march on until we all achieve the promises and the right of clean water? Laugh out loud! Whichever scenario you choose, there is a real gap between our aspirations and the strategies we are using to get there.