If after the headline, the story said 650 universities and colleges to offer 50% of their classes online and limit their sports programs to competing with institutions within 50 miles from each other, I might believe they were serious and you would probably agree.

But since colleges and universities are businesses first, their signing letters of good intention are just about as effective as business and governments doing the same. And I should add, most of us just sign on as well and do noting to change our I'll-use-all-the-energy-I-can-afford life style.

Example: A local USEPA office built next to the University of Cincinnati has no sidewalk access directly into its property. I have to walk in the driveway in competition with vehicles. They assume everyone will drive there, then park and walk. Grin. And Kroger Foods, assumes you will drive in park,walk a little way then ride around in a cart that makes it look like they are being nice to disabled people.