Canada: David Suzuki Tour - what would you do if you were PM

THIS IS GREAT!!! please check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0AzTMwJqOg&eurl=

also, if you want to help reduce your carbon emmisions, waste and environmental foot print, but are unsure how- go to : http://www.davidsuzuki.org/default.asp

also- what i would do if i were prime minister

HI

I'M 23 YEARS OLD, MY NAME IS SHANNON,AND I AM CURRENTILY ENROLLED IN ENVIRONMENTAL/URBAN STUDIES IN WINNIPEG MB
 
IF I WERE PRIME MINISTER; I WOULD OFFER CASH CREDIT TO GET PEOPLE TO TRADE IN THEIR GAS GUZZLING VEHICLES FOR DEISEL RUN VEHICLES, SO THAT MORE AUTOMOBILES COULD BE run by BIODEISEL INSTEAD OF FOSSIL FUELS
IN ADDITION I WOULD LOOK INTO AND APPLYING THE USE OF EFFICIENT & RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY,
ALSO,I WOULD PROMOTE CONCIENCOUS CONSUMERISM, BY COMMUNICATING THE VALUE OF SUPPORTING
ONE'S OWN ECONOMY,
IN BUYING LOCALLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO FOOD - BY IMPLEMENTING AT THE VERY LEAST ONE PROVINCIAL FARMER'S MARKET PER YEAR IN ALL PROVINCES AND ALL POSSIBLE TERRITORIES- NATION WIDE- I WOULD ALSO OFFER INCENTIVE FOR COMPANIES TO LOOK INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE PACKAGING OPTIONS, SUCH AS POPCORN AS OPPOSED TO PLASTIC FOAM, PERHAPS BETTER KNOWN AS STYROFOAM- BY OFFERING THEM A TAX RETURN BASED ON HOW MUCH THEY CONRIBUTED TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PACKAGING PRACTICES, THIS WOULD ALSO APPLY AS INCENTIVE TO LOWER GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

AS MOTIVATION; I WOULD LOOK INTO PAST SUCCESS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY PRODUCTIVE PLANS FO IDEAS AS TO HOW TO REACH OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS.

FINALLY, TOUCHING ON OUR CURRENT PM- WHO WAS QUOTED TO SAY: “I DON'T THINK REALISTICALLY WE CAN TELL CANADIANS: STOP DRIVING YOUR CAR; STOP GOING TO WORK; TURN THE HEAT OFF IN THE WINTER. THESES ARE NOT REALISTIC SOLUTIONS.” - TO AN EXTENT HE'S RIGHT, TELLING CANADIANS NOT TO GO TO WORK IS NOT A REALISTIC SOLUTION. BUT I THINK PERHAPS THAT MR HARPER HAS FORGOTTEN THAT WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRATIC NATION, AND CHOICES SHOULD BE MADE BASED ON WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS, NOT HIS OWN ASSUMPTIONS. THE MAJORITY WANTS CANADA TO KEEP ITS KYOTO AGREEMENTS, AND IN A RECENT POLL, 55%OF CANADIANS SAID THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO MAKE MAJOR SACRIFICES TO SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING. WE HAVE BEEN A SPECIES SPOILED BY OUR OWN “PROGRESS” AND IT'S ABOUT TIME WE STARTED MAKING SACRIFICES, INCLUDING STEPHEN HARPER, OUR DEAF PRIME MINISTER.

Re: Canada: David Suzuki Tour - what would you do if you were PM

IT may be the case at long last that our leaders have reached a global understanding that paves the way for a replacement to the Kyota protocol !! ??