With the release of the Spacing “Green” issue, we have faith that many solutions to the widely-acknowledged-climate-crisis will come at the local level — but there are times when solutions, and leadership, must come from the Federal government. This week Canada is increasingly the target of worldwide scorn as we are seen as a major roadblock in moving forward on climate change. From the Globe and Mail:
The federal government is under withering criticism for its negotiating stance at the Bali conference – and not just from environmental activists. The latest attacks are coming from respected scientists and from Canada’s fellow negotiators.
Rajendra Pachauri, head of the climate science panel that was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize Monday, has blasted the Harper government for its climate stance.
“This particular government has been a government of skeptics,” said Mr. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the Nobel Prize with Al Gore.
“They do not want to do anything on climate change,” he added in a published interview in New Delhi.
In the Toronto Star, David Suzuki called the Harper government’s spin on the issue “humiliating” and “ludicrous” while former editor-and-chief of CBC News says the serious damage is being done to Canada’s global reputation.
Avaaz.org has set up an online petition — 47, 511 names at this moment — and will launch a cross-country advertising campaign soon with the final number in hopes of changing our Prime Minister’s tack on this issue. Go here to add your name.
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