There is a lot of talk out there about the environment. Some say it is a hoax while others say the sky is falling. What does it really mean? Well it all comes down to how people interact with others and the amount of compassion they can show a stranger. Right now I would say for most people this is dismal. Thus we have a stinking planet full of polluters trying to make their fortunes while convincing the masses, who buy into it when their lead is pulled, that this is a moralistic right. When people want to improve quality of life , they rarely look past the bathroom mirror. I say all this as I look out my window to view the cars idling away in a line up for the car wash.

This is the Coal burning plant outside Datong in the Shanxi province of China. The roads are thickly laden with coal about a centimetre deep and I couldn't see more than a kilometre in any direction. In fact I couldn't see the city and was unsure of which direction to head in. Now try and imagine riding along Highway 99 in Surrey and not being able to see Surrey, Richmond, Ladner, Vancouver, or the North Shore mountains.