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Aipril 7, 2004
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Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
Page 7
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Aipril 7, 2004
e the other press ©
~
=~ Science
Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
Page 7
Aipril 7, 2004
e the other press ©
~
=~ Science
Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
Page 7
Aipril 7, 2004
e the other press ©
~
=~ Science
Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
Page 7