We’ve got an election coming on in three months time, and like every other election, it’s the most important in our history… only this time I really mean it.
The people we put in power will likely be governing for the next three to five years. That’s a quarter to third the time the International Panel on Climate Change and a long list of organizations, scientists and environmentalists have allowed for the world in general, developed economies in particular, to get their acts together and treat climate change as the crisis it’s become.
There will be lots of issues to think about as October 21 approaches, but I ask you to give the parties’ leadership on climate change the most weight when you mark your ballot, and to spend time between now and then getting up to speed on the complex issues involved.
As a certified senior, I fear for the futures of my children and grandchildren – global warming is an unacceptable threat. But I won’t be around to experience the worst catastrophes that will result, if we continue in the profligate lifestyles my generation has brought into vogue. If you’re a young voter, you will be.
It’s your future we’re talking about here. So by all means, blame my cohort for the place we’re at; but take full responsibility for the direction we’re going to take as the second quarter of the 21st Century approaches, before it’s too later that it already is.
MiF will be doing federal election coverage from a Mid-Island perspective between now and Oct. 21. If you have suggestions about what we should cover, or questions you would like candidates to respond to, please get in touch…
