A Footnote in History

I do not want to tell my grandchildren that I remember when the beaches of Florida were white sand and the air smelled fresh and clean.
I do not want to tell my grandchildren that I had the chance to help save their future by developing sustainable and renewable energy that did not dump billions of tons of million year old carbon into the atmosphere.
I do not want to tell my grandchildren that I stood by, silent and frozen by fear or apathy or frustration, while evil people raped our planet, polluted our water and soil, and took away their future in the name of obscene levels of greed and avarice.
I want to leave my grandchildren a better place.
I want my grandchildren to be proud of their Pop Pop for taking a stand.
I want to usher in the age of energy enlightenment.
Someday, in the very distant future, I want them to stand over my stone proud of the inscription: "He was a footnote in History".