Friday, August 15, 2014

Times Like These; Orange Crush. 2 important narrative songs about our times

Admittedly - I have a sucky computer and an unstable internet connection - but it seems to me that Youtube is doing everything they can to block my music listening.

I will not pay for content, the ad model is the thing.

This guy has it - he pretends to play along with the sound track from REM's Orange Crush - but really, you aren't that stupid are you? The crappy splices are the first clue.



But what about the fact I can't just listen to the radio on the internet?

I'm serious - what the fuck?

This one - which is the quinquennial video for this song - won't play on Youtube today for me on this system (Windows 2000 on a wifi connection which I found in the gutter) - let's see if it plays on embed... .





mh

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Mount Polley Gold and Copper Mine Tailings Pond Breach foreshadows Coming Tar Sands Disaster

Maps & Video - Mount Polley Gold and Copper Mine Tailings Pond Breach - Monday, August 4, 2014 near Likely British Columbia.

Mount Polley Gold and Copper Mine Tailings Pond Breach Spill Diagram
Path of the spill - a torrent of toxic waste including arsenic, creates a new river valley & takes out a forest of trees before discharging into Quesnel Lake
Image: Google Maps Satellite View

Mount Polley Mine Spill Disaster - Geographic Context - Image: Google Maps


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Mount Polley Mine Tailings Pond Breach


Video via Cariboo Regional District on Youtube | Mount Polley Mine Tailings Pond Breach | http://youtu.be/M1YgX2jXnpA



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