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Blogger Implores His Country to Make (at the Very Least) a Small, Symbolic Gesture in Defence of the Planet
Dear PinP Friends, In hopes that Canada can make at least SOME SMALL GESTURE in the service of battling climate change, I have forwarded an idea on Fort MacMurray to the Prime Minister, Premier Notley and several officials in government and opposition . It simply asks that the new buildings which will replace the ones destroyed in the wildfire, be built to standards as energy-efficient (& fossil-free) as possible. I have handwritten it in hopes it might be given more than a computer-generated response. After sending a surface-mail copy to the PM last week, and sending it out to all via e-mail yesterday (with the letter attached as a .jpg), I have received TWO computer-generated responses - one from the Alberta Minister of Parks, the other from the GPC. I'm going to post updates on responses I get as frequently as I am able, here on FB. Environmentally yours, Larry P.S. Please check the comments section of this story for responses received, so far.
Earth’s Health Declining ‘Faster Than Thought’ but Action by Governments Can Reverse Trend
UN News Centre A clearcut in Canada. Wickimedia Commons. The environment is deteriorating faster than previously thought, making it imperative that governments act now to reverse the worst trends, says the most authoritative study the United Nations has ever published on the state of the planet’s health. Story here.