Posted by Kath on December 11, 2007, at 20:13:39
I just received this in an email. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by putting it here?!
Right now, a major UN summit in Bali has just a few days left to hammer out
an agreement on stopping catastrophic climate change. But instead of helping
out, Canada is actually sabotaging the talks! On Saturday, experts gave us
the global "fossil" award for being the worst country in the world on
climate change.There's still a few days left to save Canada's reputation -- and the
climate -- but we need a massive democratic roar to remind our Prime
Minister what Canada is all about, and stop him from blocking the world at
Bali. Click below to sign the petition, which will be advertized with the
number of signatures in an ad campaign across Canada this week. The goal is
to get 25,000 people to sign in the next 3 days -- before the ads run. After
you sign, forward this email to all your friends and family right away:http://www.avaaz.org/en/another_canadian_climate_crime/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK
Prime Minister Harper's short-sighted, undemocratic and big oil-driven
policy on climate change is damaging the world and destroying our image as a
good country. We're supposed to be the nice guys, who try to do the right
thing in the world.The vast majority of Canadians are hopping mad on this issue -- we can win
this. We just need to show Harper how serious we are that he change course.
Sign up now and forward this email to everyone you know - we've got just 3
days to hit 25,000 signatures!Thanks for you help!
PS - Here are links to some more info on this:
David Suzuki (the Nature of Things) calls the government's spin on climate
change "humiliating" and "ludicrous"
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/283829The former editor-in-chief of CBC news discusses the damage done by Canada's
climate policy to our international reputation:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_burman/2007/12/canada_flounders_on_issue_of_\
c.html
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