Despite the headline on this month’s cover, Lebanon could actually be a country powered by natural gas — a fuel that is more efficient and environmentally friendly than the heavy fuel oil and diesel currently used to generate our electricity, and, most importantly, gas would save our country the billions of dollars per year now spent on subsiding the state-owned power company. Lebanon could also be a country with a functioning public transportation network, with interconnected bus and railway lines that speed passengers to and from work daily, easing commuting times and the traffic gridlock throttling our streets. Development of these, and other basic types of infrastructure such as proper telecommunications services, would unleash benefits we can hardly fathom at this moment — from increased productivity, to an increased quality of life, to a generally healthier society. And its not like these ideas haven’t been thought of before; serious consideration
