Oh, I treasure the times I walked through tailings piles with Bill Simon. He was so patient for decades answering my questions. How many of us owe what we have learned of the intricacies of the rock and water under that giant caldera to Bill’s crusade against the machine? This is how things work, he told the bureaucrats, the mega corporations, the media, the citizens over and over. A catalyst of understated determined power. A treasure of the San Juans. A crusty, regular guy enduring incredible delays and deceit over decades who nudged the trembling needle of truth a bit closer to reality and action.
Bill Simon--so sad. I remember during our Silverton days when Brooke, a fiercely independent 5 yr old, maybe, would tromp up to our house on 10th St. to play with daughter Johanna. Bill and Arlene were wonderful contributors to the Silverton "culture" of the 1970s.
Oh, I treasure the times I walked through tailings piles with Bill Simon. He was so patient for decades answering my questions. How many of us owe what we have learned of the intricacies of the rock and water under that giant caldera to Bill’s crusade against the machine? This is how things work, he told the bureaucrats, the mega corporations, the media, the citizens over and over. A catalyst of understated determined power. A treasure of the San Juans. A crusty, regular guy enduring incredible delays and deceit over decades who nudged the trembling needle of truth a bit closer to reality and action.
Bill Simon sounds like quite a guy and what a life! We certainly could use many more like him.
It sounds like he attempted to raise awareness and educate about climate change and the damage we all do to our planet.
Bill Simon--so sad. I remember during our Silverton days when Brooke, a fiercely independent 5 yr old, maybe, would tromp up to our house on 10th St. to play with daughter Johanna. Bill and Arlene were wonderful contributors to the Silverton "culture" of the 1970s.
Santa Ana winds DO blow out to sea when they are strong. See Wiki.
Thank you for spreading Bill Simon's influence.