Simon Fraser University Talks About Climate Change

Simon Fraser University speaker series has started off well. The kick-off is September 27 and climate change is the topic. I attended the first seminar and it was highly educational. I learned so much from the presentations. Tim Cooper was an excellent speaker and had a great sense of humour. Alison Shaw seemed nervous and was not as smooth as Tim Cooper, but her work was equally impressive. I am pleased to know that Canadian government is part of Kyoto Accord. Go Canada! Only Australia and America have not yet signed up. Australia has its own environmental plans, which are quite effective, and doing well. On the other hand, I am extremely sorry to say that American government should feel ashamed for not caring about the planet. I believe those, who do not help protect the environment, do not deserve to live in it. Are they waiting to witness the day that New York City is in water? It will seriously happen in less than 50 - 80 years if they continue to ignore the impacts of global warming. Is the war in the Middle East really more significant than saving the planet? Please enlighten me. I am utterly confused. Sighs, I sincerely pray Canadian government starts improving the security along the coast lines. Building higher foundation at the bottom of each house could work. Building walls on the coast line and near the dikes seems doable. I am particularly worried about delta and Richmond. People gotta stop demanding for more housing on the farm lands. Having strong economy will mean nothing when we can't even sustain ourselves and future generations. I would hate to see those areas get wiped out. I would hate to see the snow up at whistler and grouse mountain slowly disappear. Help!