In a story, where an environmentally aware son (not young, but still a son) is “borrowing” his dad’s welding equipment to weld shut the pipes of a company dumping into a waterway.<\/p>\n
‘They’re pouring emission straight into the water down there, from two pipes hanging out over the bank.’<\/p>\n He tests the chisel, nodding slowly as he works out what I want his welding gear for. ‘They’re pouring human shit straight into the ocean, too,’ he says, pinning me with a glance, ‘but I haven’t noticed you welding your arse shut.’<\/em><\/p>\n -Cate Kennedy “Direct Action” (collected in “Dark Roots”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a story, where an environmentally aware son (not young, but still a son) is “borrowing” his dad’s welding equipment to weld shut the pipes of a company dumping into a waterway. ‘They’re pouring emission straight into the water down … Continue reading