An environmental spill: small scale revelations

Dear Friends,

I wanted to share these two pieces with you. 

First, the article on the left is extremely important in that it highlights the reality of oil spills:  the damage is extreme and long lasting and there is no way to effectively clean it up.  This relatively small spill is an excellent case study and has allowed experts to examine the effects of oil in a stream in a very controlled fashion.  Please read, discuss and share!

Then below is a picture that appeared in our local paper after a protest.  I have not verified if the information on the placards, but given the Harper government and Canada's slow support of solar energy I imagine both are true.