forget the trees

thanks for this, rick.

In Bayview-Hunters Point, the stress created by environmental problems, racism, poverty and crime may explain why so many babies die young. Infant mortality is twice as high here as in the rest of San Francisco

it's kinna a long read, but it's definitely worth it..
i mean, damn, i just don't get how we can all get so caught up in the trees... TREES, people!
where are all the environmentalist "tree-people" when we really need them. yea yea yea.. these trees don't have a voice (or vocal chords) so we just gotta speak up.. hunters point is a community, so the people living in that community should be able to speak for themselves.. yea.. if only they didn't have to worry about their babies dying..