Burned Photos for Climate Change

Changes to EPA regulations will help speed the process of climate change, leading to even more forest fires in the Western United States.

March 28, 2017

Dear Person Who Opens the Mail,

Did you ever do decoupage? It was quite the rage, back in the day. You’d take a nature photo, burn the edges, and slap it onto a piece of old board. Artistic, you know.

So, I made you a scene from one of my favorite places to see fall aspen: Boreas Pass.

The picture burned rather more than I thought it would, but that’s the way with climate change, isn’t it? Everything burns more than we want it to.

Here’s my message to the Congressman: resist efforts to put more carbon, more methane, and more pollution into our air. Trump’s executive actions on rolling back regulations that help preserve the earth for human habitation are a travesty. I’ll back to you with specifics later.

And, you may have the slightly burnt fall scene. A little Mod Podge and an old board, and you’ll have a work of art.

I tell you, this little bit of burning paper caused quite a bit of smoke. Made my eyes water.

I’m off to buy some carbon offsets, now.

Most sincerely, from someone who is growing rather fond of nature now that it’s disappearing,

Ellen Mackey