THE TIPPING POINT APPROACHETH.
I wr o te this le t ter a couple of years ago about a road construction project past my door. I realize it was a "minority" if not an "oddball" position to be taking. Now that our world is descending, and n o t s o sl o wl y an y m o re, i n t o a k i nd o f Hell o n ear t h, w i t h w i ldf i re sm o ke i ns i n u a t i ng i self i n y o u r l u ngs and m i ne, h o w o ddball do I seem now? See "c o mmen t s," at b ottom . ======= If ever there was an example of just how numb we are to the planetary crisis we are now in, it’s surely playing out in plain sight right here, right now, in Shoal Lake. As many of my neighbours will already know, big dump trucks have been lumbering by on the street in front of our homes for about a week now. Beginning before dawn, they sometimes approach a steady stream that lasts all day until about dusk. The mine supplying the raw product has been expanding for years