Spitting chips

Article Abstract:

Society's elite in Western Australia banded together to protest the clearfelling of their state's old growth forests. Recent reports indicate that only 28% of 2.8 mil tons of felled trees could be used by saw mills. More than 50% of the felled trees became woodchip exports and timber waste. The timber industry will not survive such accelerated rates of destruction. More than 250 Western Australian citizens sponsored a full-page advertisement in the West Australian newspaper to protest the clearcutting.

Australia, Political activity, Upper classes, Upper class

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Wheels within wheels on Yonge

Article Abstract:

A participant in the Bike to Work Week in Toronto, Ontario, realized that the idea created more bicycle traffic but did not reduce the amount of automobile traffic as it was intended to do. The biker describes her experiences.

Personal narratives, Transportation, Bicycle commuting, Toronto, Ontario

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Experiencing eternity in Clayoquot Sound

Article Abstract:

The lumber industry continues to get away with clear-cutting old-growth forests because too few people know what it is doing. In addition to killing the trees, clear-cutting destroys the environment that generates new trees.

Public relations, Greenpeace Foundation

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