[greenon-l] Al Gore and Stephen Harper on Climate Change

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Al Gore and Stephen Harper on Climate Change


Yesterday (May 4th), I attended a special screening of "An Inconvenient
Truth <http://www.climatecrisis.net> ", a compelling documentary on climate
change - or more accurately, on Al Gore travelling the world giving a "slide
show" lecture on climate change.  The evidence is overwhelming and Gore is a
compelling political leader.  One cannot help but wonder what the global
response to climate change would have been had Gore won the 2000
Presidential election.

By comparison, our federal government confirmed today (May 5th) that, as
part of its "made in Canada" approach to climate change, it is axing
financial incentives for the Energuide for Houses program.  EGH is arguably
one of the most successful conservation programs in this country. 

If anyone dares to say that subsidies for energy audits and retrofits is a
waste of taxpayers money, they should go see An Inconvenient Truth when it
opens June 2nd.

And that means you, Stephen Harper.

And for bedtime reading, I can also recommend Tim Flannery's, "The
Weathermakers <http://www.theweathermakers.ca/> ".  It's a well-written yet
exhaustive account of the scientific evidence of global warming and its
impacts on weather patterns, the extinction of species, and the very
foundations of our own economic security.  I am still but half way through,
needing to digest the full impact of the information each chapter holds.

As I read the solutions offered by The
<http://www.theweathermakers.com/globalwarming/>  Weathermakers
(international) and the Inconvenient Truth <http://www.climatecrisis.net>
websites, I heartened by one thing only and that is that we, in Ontario, are
building a conservation movement around the very solutions that these two
leading thinkers are proposing. With or without government leadership, we
are building the support structure to assist our society to become better
conservers.

My goal is that when the world truly wakes up to climate change, soaring
energy prices, and resource scarcity, we will be there to help with the
transition to a more efficient and resilient economy.

Keep up the good work everyone.  And keep the faith,

Chris 

 

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