I was surprised that the concept of the New Green Deal has been around for over a decade. Far more ambitious than the Green Shift once proposed by Stephan Dion, it is very much doable, but of course the usual suspects (captured governments, the fossil-fuel industry, etc.) fight it all the way.
Although the following short documentary by The Guardian is directed toward U.K. action, the ideas in it are applicable worldwide.
Our fathers' generation accomplished large and difficult projects, Lorne. We are destroying the legacy they left us.
ReplyDeleteThe sense of urgency prompting that generation seems largely absent today, Owen.
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