At 3:30 am pacific time on December 13th (less than 5 hours from now), Al Gore will address the United Nations climate change summit underway in Bali, Indonesia.
Gore will be presenting a petition signed by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world who are demanding that our leaders stand up and take action on global warming.
If you haven't signed the petition, go to this link right away and add your name - it takes about 5 seconds to do and it's the least we can all do for a man who has dedicated his life to the issue.
And if so inclined, go here to vote it up the ranks on Digg.com (another mere 5 seconds of your life), so the message can spread even further in a very short amount of time.
Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.
There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.
This post is the second of a two part series. Read the first installment, Unreported Emissions From Natural Gas Blow Up BC's Climate Action Plan.
Methane leaks from British Columbia's natural gas industry are likely at least 7 times greater than official numbers increasing the entire provinces' carbon footprint by nearly 25%. That's like putting 3 million more vehicles on BC's roads.
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Darned time difference!
Sorry I missed the deadline -- was fast asleep when the call came in. What was the final count?