Life Beneath Power Lines
A seemingly peaceful cul-de-sac anywhere in SoCal hides electro-magnetic danger for all.
By michael-leonard creditor / flexible fotography
In honor of Earth Day and the fair coming this weekend, here are illustrations of just some reasons that Earth Day needs to be every day. Humans consume earth’s resources and, in turn, poison her even as our plastic poisons us. Industrial uses crowd residential districts. Climate change fuels year-round “fire season.” Beneath it all is the trash and litter we all leave behind us. Stay conscious, San Diego.
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Logging Old Growth, Mt. Hood National Forest, OregonRight by the campground, too. Seeing these giants felled is like seeing something dead. -
Punctured Oil Drums, Portland, OregonThis terrible display was beneath an open storage shed in a park! I never knew what was inside them. -
Industrial Junkyard, Buffalo, NYIn the shadow of a long-shuttered grain elevator sits an ongoing eyesore. It isn’t even a landfill. The trailer in lower right is an added giggle. -
Industrial Breasts #1Though now closed, SONGS will still be there looming over our coast for a long long time. -
Smoke Over the MountainThe cloud from the Harmony Grove fire fills the sky over Mount Soledad. -
On the Beach, Nerja, SpainOne of the most surreal scenes I’ve ever encountered; so many questions.... -
Peñasquitos ErosionEroded hillsides like this can be seen all over San Diego County. They are little disasters waiting to happen. -
Low Tide, San Diego RiverEach year volunteers pull tons of trash from our local waterways. Who throws items like this into the river anyway? -
Tia Juana River PollutionAnd why are there always so many tires? -
Earth Day FairIn Honor Of Earth Day And The Fair Coming This Weekend, These Have Been Illustrations Of Just Some Reasons That Earth Day Needs To Be Every Day.
All photos © michael-leonard creditor / Flickr website @ flexible fotography
Michael-Leonard Creditor
Born in Tucson AZ; reared in Brooklyn NY; lived in Portland OR; currently inhabiting Clairemont.
Three main professions: photographer, folklorist, radio program host.
Philosopher, Humanist, and life-long Liberal.
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