Every once in a while, I come upon something that has been in my head, but forgotten.  Hence this blurb on VICE magazine!  I had honestly forgotten about them, until I picked up a copy at American Apparel.  Um.. awesome.  Fantastic ads in the magazine, and the photos and articles were.. well.. disturbing, but thought-provoking.
Anyway, go pick one up when you can .. and click on the pick for the website!

My most favorite article.. though a bit disturbing.. is an interview with "Steve and Donny", two brothers who live in a trailer with their mom.

Donny likes Barbies:

like collecting Barbies. I got this new one at KB’s in Ashland. I collect them, I play with them, I just love the pretty outfits they wear. She’s a very beautiful girl! I first got interested in Barbies when I was 22. I was out looking for girlfriends all the time. One time I was at somebody’s house and there was a little girl there who’d gotten a Barbie for Christmas. I said, “Man, she’s awful good-looking to be a doll.” I decided, I think I’m gonna start collecting ’em soon. I got started and I can’t quit! I think I spend $20 per month. My absolute favorite is the one in Fashion Fever clothes. She has a fur dress or a fur coat with fur trim and a butterfly belt buckle.

Kind of Crazy, huh??  Well... check out the environmental CRAP that's going on in Kentucky. 

Warning:  THIS IS MORE DISTURBING THAN THE LOCALS.  No wonder they're all destitute..the coal mining companies are raping the land!!!

Before: A handful of Appalachian mountaintops peeking out of the mist in Perry County, Kentucky. The Cumberland Plateau, on which most of Eastern Kentucky is situated, is one of the only regions in North America that escaped the last ice age without ending up underwater. As a result, its mountains house some of the oldest forests in the world, containing thousands of often rare plant-and-animal species.



After: Of course things like “biodiversity” and “precariously balanced ecosystems” don’t mean shit to companies intent on getting at coal seams the quickest and cheapest way possible. That’s why they use equipment like the dragline seen above, 20-story behemoths that can haul over 1 million pounds of earth at a time (if you’re unclear just how fucking huge this thing is, use the full-size semi truck on the road to the left of it as a reference). Another fun effect of this steroidial mechanization is that it’s reduced the workforce to a third of its 70s size. Good work, guys.

So.. ummm... anyone have any ideas on how YOU can help your environment??