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Denying Canada’s environmental truths
// November 12th, 2009 // In The News
From the Toronto Star. By Clare Demerse, associate director of the Pembina Institute’s climate change program.
To understand the challenge of tackling climate change in Canada, picture a 10-year old boy.
We’ll call him “Johnny,” but you can go with “Stephen” if you prefer.
Although he’s a smart kid, Johnny gets into trouble for not starting his climate homework until the last second. Often he’s too busy playing in the oil-sands box to clean his room, so he hides everything under the bed and hopes no one notices. And while the big kids are headed to Clean Energy University, Johnny won’t have a chance of getting in unless he improves his D grade in global warming.
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