“Huge gashes already pockmark the landscape in the La Brea area for another smelter plant that was not discussed with the residents of La Brea,” writes Attillah Springer, reporting on a visit to an area of Trinidad where plans for the building of aluminum smelter are proceeding in spite of protests from several parties and the likelihood of serious environmental damage. The smelter is also among the issues cited in a rant by Maximilian C. Forte at The CAC Review. Forte decries what he describes as the “cosmetic respect” shown to the indigenous community by successive governments.