Deep ecology meets unflinching consequentialism in the thinking of Pentti Linkola, the Finnish fisherman/philosopher.  Linkola has been little noticed in North America, despite a provocative front-page 1994 profile in the Wall Street Journal.  Gradually, his writings are appearing on the web in English translation.  Maybe Linkola’s "lifeboat" example is the trolley of tomorrow.  Let’s hope–but not assume–that there’s still time not to be cruel.