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"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."
~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)
Beijing's landfills are getting full fast! Reduce the "trash" you throw away by purchasing products with minimal packaging. Look for reusable, recyclable, and biodegrable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!
As someone who's had the chance to enjoy the pristine natural environment of the Black Rock Desert, I don't consider this land my privilege as a US Citizen, but an inalienable right as a human being on this planet. Proposing use of this land as a waste management "solution" is not only a bold offense in terms of the harmful impact it will bring to the desert, its rich beauty, delicate ecosytem, and surrounding town communities, BUT AN OUTRIGHT SCANDAL THAT BUSINESSES AND "WASTE MANAGEMENT" COMPANIES ARE NEGLECTING VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO RESOLVING THIS ISSUE IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. Haul this trash back to corporate manufacturer sites and dump the 4,000 tons of hazardous crap on their frontyard where it belongs!
Feel the same way I do about the Black Rock Desert? Doesn't matter where you're from, join me here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stoplandfill/
(By the way, this important bit of news was brought to me by Burners Without Borders, an organization that exists solely to inspire and mobilize creative action towards environmental tragedies. See what amazing things they're up to here: http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/
I'm thinking of helping them out in Samoa this Christmas...
Comments
Jungo Landfill
Thanks for highlighting this news. Months have passed since I last visited Black Rock Desert, but I still remember its stunning natural beauty -- definitely not a place for thousands of tons of garbage to be dumped.