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May 17, 2008

Video of the Day: Farewell, Ficus Trees

Yesterday the infamous and ill-fated ficus trees of Santa Monica went on the chopping block. Despite a heroic battle by advocates and environmentalists, the trees were doomed to be downed. The use of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" on the video is a bit much, albeit apropos to a certain extent. So long, ficus trees.

[h/t: LA Now]

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Environmental pornography equivalent to a arboreal snuff film.

Sad.

 

I dont know what it is... but watching trees get cut down is like watching an execution to me.

 
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