by Mark Baard

Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

This city was once the shoemaking capital of the Northeast, and over the years it was home to boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, earning it the nickname "City of Champions." Today, however, Brockton, Mass., holds the dubious honor of being one of the region's trash capitals, because of its high concentration of waste-disposal and recycling facilities.

And you wouldn't want your kids playing in what's left of the open… Read More

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago As an artist, Mark Beesley is drawn to subjects that others might find repellant.

Beesley lives only a few miles from the Sizewell nuclear power station in Britain, and has occasionally made the plant the subject of his work. Despite his opposition to nuclear power, Beesley admits to a fascination with the plant's design. "When you drive by it, you see this semicircular dome looming over the trees," he says. "It's a powerful presence."

But nukes are nothing compared to one of Beesley's true obsessions: wind turbines. He paints… Read More