This morning a pleasant-voiced lady from CBC TV called me and asked my opinion about the recent failure of a tailings impoundment in Hungary and its impact on towns, villages, and the Marcal river. I am not sure why she called me—maybe this blog and the opinions I express. She asked simple, direct questions and we hung up. A short while later, most breathlessly, she phoned again and asked if I would be prepared to be interviewed for a piece the CBC is running tonight on the topic. I told her that I am old and ugly and thus not a good TV candidate. She has the training, and she turned on the charm—who am I to resist the charms of a smart woman? So I walked down a few blocks to the CBC and there they interviewed me. (more…)
