My conservationist friend George Beetham Jr. provided this explanation of MTR. The photo here is from the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.
What they do is cut down the forest and burn it off. Then they remove the overburden, dumping it into the adjacent valley (thus burying the stream and polluting it). This is illegal, but the [...]
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From PETA’s Super Bowl page:
According to advertising professionals, the three most popular elements in winning television spots are sex, humor, and animals. Well, PETA’s newest pro-vegetarian ad has all three…the “animals” being those you save when you eat a vegetarian diet. Alas, despite the history of risqué Bowl ads, CBS won’t touch PETA’s funny impotence [...]
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Al and I don’t know each other personally, but this message appeared in my mailbox. Can a sixty-second ad galvanize people? I doubt it, but it’s worth a try.
Dear X,
In order to ultimately force our leaders to take action to solve the climate crisis, we have to use every medium—including television, radio, and the Internet—to [...]
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