Yesterday afternoon, Debbie sent me out to shoot some photos of people "beating the heat" in Montclair. It was her way of keeping me from beating the heat myself.
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[Editor's note: Katie's rain dance may just work. It's 77 degrees now and the forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms all day.]
















This photo gallery does nothing to promote the idea that people should be looking for ways of "beating the heat" that don't also destroy the planet. Too many people hide in their air conditioned homes and offices and cars, or fly in jet planes to more comfortable climes. Even the innocent ice drink isn't so innocent. Producing one requires the equivalent emissions of driving 30 miles in a Hummer. Instead of ice drinks, let's all just have a glass of water, which comes out of the ground at a cool 59 degrees. Whatever you do, avoid bottled water, which must be encased in plastic and shipped in trucks.