Back in the 1990s, Canada was a model of environmental good behavior; lately, though, that's all gone out the window. I've posted about the country's downward spiral at Plenty's Political Climate blog:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper once promised to make Canada a “green energy superpower." Sadly, he seems to have rethought his position since oil-sand processing became commercially viable; these days, his administration routinely fails to enforce existing environmental laws and regulations. Meanwhile his environmental minister, John Baird, this week dismissed out-of-hand calls for a national carbon tax, and moved to ban government scientists from speaking to journalists in an attempt to stem the flow of embarrassing stories about his agency’s failings.But ignoring this problem isn’t an option: Alberta’s energy lobby says it will treble tar-sand production over the next decade. The way things are going, Canada’s problems are only going to get worse: Canadians need to hold their leaders accountable, and demand real solutions to their country’s burgeoning environmental crisis.
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