Ed never missed an opportunity to advocate for what he believed.

Here we see Ed at a Meet the Bloggers on February 7, 2008. The Meet the Bloggers discussion, as I recall, was focused on the crazy 50 year City of Cleveland AmpOhio coal fired electricity contract.

But never mind, Ed was educating the crowd about the Whiskey Island Bulk Terminal plans.

There was a connection.

Ed suggested that as Global Warming concerns advanced, there was a Cleveland Cliffs plan to offload the limestone (for sequesting the carbon released from all the coal fired plants on the Ohio River) on Whiskey Island.

I think Ed was right. And I think the reason the Whiskey Island bridge was rebuilt by Cuyahoga County was precisely in anticipation of heavy dumptrucks hauling limestone off Whiskey Island.

So here's the lesson I see: You have a opinion you are passionate about?

Good.

Drive that opinion home everywhere you go, politely, repetitively, consistently, doggedly.

Provide independent documentation.

Don’t stop…

And don’t forget Ed’s Benefit at the Beachland Ballroom tomorrow, Sunday!

See you there.