| Absolutely beautiful weather we're having in the Pacific Northwest. Not a cloud in sight, nice and warm, fantastic.
Five grams of gold leached out of one ton of crushed rock. It would be better if cyanide wasn't used to grab the precious metal. The stuff ends up in creeks and rivers and in the drinking water of some people, not to mention that it kills wildlife.
The Navajo or Hopi people's elders say it's time to stop digging into the Earth. They predict dire consequences if we don't. The forecast of ugly futures is popular. Does this mean it's time to correct the course we have chosen?
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When the world was better. |