Of all the different types of pollution and environmental degradation going in the world, it's easy to forget about noise pollution. With the massive expansion of roads and a huge increase in air traffic, the number of places unaffected by human-created noise are disappearing. This article profiles Gordon Hempton, who is leading a charge to reduce noise pollution and preserve truly quiet spaces. Based on the profile, it seems like Hempton believes in a "pristine" vision of nature that I'm not sure is productive as a starting point for environmental politics, but nevertheless, he raises a number of very intriguing issues about an oft-ignored type of human impact on our surroundings.
"Gordon Hempton Wants You to Shut Up" by Bryan Schatz
Published in the Seattle Weekly, April 25, 2012
http://www.seattleweekly.com/content/printVersion/1731905/
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