Pictures of the Maelstrom

Photographer Ed Burtynsky presenting a stunning visual slideshow of environmental impact on a massive scale. The highlight is China, where the industrial/capitalist revolution is happening at a scale and speed that is new to humanity. Included is an ironic revelation - the powerful protests of the Exxon Valdez spill led to legislation that prompted a highly-polluting mass-demolition of obsolete tankers in South Asia.