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Right now, a major UN summit in Bali has just a few days left to
hammer out an agreement on stopping catastrophic climate change. But instead of helping out, CANADA IS ACTUALLY SABOTAGING THE UN TALKS! On Saturday, experts gave us the global "fossil" AWARD FOR BEING THE WORST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ON CLIMATE CHANGE. There's still a few days left to save Canada's reputation -- and the climate -- but WE NEED A MASSIVE DEMOCRATIC ROAR TO REMIND OUR PRIME MINISTER WHAT CANADA IS ALL ABOUT, and stop him from blocking the world at Bali. Click below to sign the petition and we'll advertize the number of signatures we get in an ad campaign across Canada this week. OUR GOAL IS TO GET 100,000 PEOPLE TO SIGN IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS -- ONE OF THE LARGEST PETITIONS IN CANADIAN HISTORY. Click below, then forward this email to all your friends and family right away: Harper Stop Blocking UN Climate Talks![1] Enough is enough. Prime Minister Harper's short-sighted, undemocratic and big oil-driven policy on climate change is damaging the world and destroying our image as a good country. We're supposed to be the nice guys, who try to do the right thing in the world. The vast majority of Canadians are hopping mad on this issue -- we can win this. We just need to show Harper how serious we are that he change course. Sign up now and FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW - WE'VE GOT JUST 3 DAYS TO HIT 100,000 SIGNATURES! With much respect and hope, Ricken Patel, Avaaz.org[2] PS - Here are links to some more info on this: David Suzuki (the Nature of Things) calls the government's spin on climate change "humiliating" and "ludicrous" TheStar.com | News | This guy was the green prime minister?[3] The former editor-in-chief of CBC news discusses the damage done by Canada's climate policy to our international reputation: Canada Abroad: Canada flounders on issue of climate change[4] The Fossil of the Day Award site: Fossil of the Day Awards[5] ________________________________________ ___ [-525.580792-] ABOUT AVAAZ Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, New York, Paris, Washington DC, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro. To contact Avaaz, write to [email protected]. You can also send postal mail to our New York office: 260 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A. If you have technical problems, please go to Avaaz.org - The World in Action[6]. Links: ------ [1] Harper Stop Blocking UN Climate Talks! [2] Avaaz.org - The World in Action [3] TheStar.com | News | This guy was the green prime minister? [4] Canada Abroad: Canada flounders on issue of climate change [5] Fossil of the Day Awards [6] Avaaz.org - The World in Action ok so if you're not absolutely outraged, and the satisfaction of taking some action isn't enough for you, post a screen shot of the thank you page after signing the petition (telephone number isn't req'd) and i'll be sure you give you a fnk karma point for your daily good deed. who knows, maybe some other people will too. also, PLEASE forward this appropriately! <3 |
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that is my fucking point!!
john, who is the asshole who wrote that shit? do you honestly support harper and the economy over the well-being of the entire human race? call me an idealist all you want, but i actually believe in the power of people working together. sign the fucking thing. be a part of something good. be an example for china or india or whoever. quit making excuses. focus on solutions. t h e e n t i r e p o i n t i s t h a t w e a r e a l l i n i t T O G E T H E R |
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Online petitions are bullshit. If you really cared about this you'd actually do something. Forwarding an online petition is just a way for you to feel like your actually doing something without leaving the comfort of your living room. Hell, write a few letters, they will do way more then 100 000 person petition online would do. Plus, I'm pretty sure when it's actually sent to the government their spam filter would stop it from reaching them. |
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it was written in the comments area of the cbc page. the article seemed a little too subjective for me so i wanted to see some other opinions on the matter. if you ask me, it sucks that all climate change issues and resolutions are so politically driven because there's always skepticism over whether a politician is choosing to do "the right thing" for humanitarian reasons or political reasons
i know if i was in harpers position i'd have a hard time deciding what to do. on one hand you could sign the treaty and hope that the next super powers in the world (china, india) dont take advantage of the situation all the while having the economy in your own country go down (lets not forget the PM's first and foremost responsibility is to help govern his own people). on the other hand, you dont sign the treaty in an attempts to have global consensus on the matter, making it all the more effective. and i think the point ninjaboy was trying to get at is that signing an online petition is really not going to mean anything. there are probably more effective ways to get your voice heard and online petitions are never accounted for in any official way because of forging |
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i have written letters, and will continue to do so. i make many efforts to reduce my environmental impact and plan to work in an eco-related field when i graduate.
i don't see the petition as any kind of solution. it's simply a statement. it's super easy to make. i think it's probably more effective for media attention than political attention. it's a small step. like kyoto. it's not going to magically fix everything, but it is definitely a move in a positive direction, as opposed to stomping around being negative, or just ignoring shit all together. what's the point of the UN? what's the point of block watch? all totally flawed systems. i'm still glad they're around. i didn't come in here acting like i have all the answers. i mostly just want to raise awareness of these current events. negativity, like positivity is infectious. it's easy to be selfish and ignorant. thanks for your contribution to my thread. |
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Without China,India and the developing world this protocol isn't worth the paper its printed on. In fact its more like economic self abuse. Besides, as I understand it this protocol allows all nations to keep polluting as much as they want just as long as they "buy" clean air points from smaller (less wealthy) nations. Waste of time- go save a seal. |
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As well as it being a flawed system. Last edited by NinjaBoy; Dec 11, 07 at 12:08 PM. |
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They'll agree, sign this and think they've done something. But they don't understand the facts behiend it. Kyoto might be a good idea in principle, but in it's current form, it's actually quite detremental to the world as a whole. |
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that's funny because when someone sends me a petition to sign, and it's something i'm interested in, it causes me to read more about the issue and get informed. i realize that not everyone does, but i'm definitely not alone. i think that the reach afforded by online petitions outweighs the possibilty of non-action (which was always there) if only because of the potential size of the audience. anyway, we'll have to agree to disagree. :P |
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The environmental problem is linked to hyper-consumption and the capitalist ideology of infinite expansion as well. It's kinda radical but limits need to be set on personal wealth and the bs policies of this epoch need to come crashing down. We don't even have sovereignty anymore it's all about multinationals. |
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