R.R. Martin fans: Seen this?

[Jakensama]

http://io9.com/5694571/filming-of-a-game...cted-beach

In George R.R. Martin's A Game Of Thrones, nobles wreak unimaginable destruction in their power-lust. But one environmentalist is calling HBO real-life Lannisters: They covered a protected beach in Malta with fake sand, resulting in "total elimination" of the ecosystem.

Obliterating ecosystems is a promising sign of being badass.