Don't blame poor people for global warming

...Many of the emissions for which poorer countries are blamed should in fairness belong to the developed nations. Gas flaring by companies exporting oil from Nigeria, for instance, has produced more greenhouse gases than all other sources in sub-Saharan Africa put together. Even deforestation in poor countries is driven mostly by commercial operations delivering timber, meat and animal feed to rich consumers. The rural poor do far less harm.
... People breed less as they become richer, but they don't consume less - they consume more. As the habits of the super-rich show, there are no limits to human extravagance. Consumption can be expected to rise with economic growth until the biosphere hits the buffers. Anyone who understands this and still considers that population, not consumption, is the big issue is, in Lovelock's words, "hiding from the truth". It is the worst kind of paternalism, blaming the poor for the excesses of the rich.
George Monbiot - via CommonDreams

Climate Apocalypse Warning

Streets are for People !

Toronto unofficial Car-Free Day 2008

...we live in a de-mockery and no matter how much we could be Barcelona, we choose to be Destroit instead. Our politicians will cheat us into thinking they care about the health of the city, the planet and our bodies, while they subsidize the status quo of car culture. The people of our city are held hostage by their inaction. Help us! Streets are for People

Laval, PQ - Free Ride for Seniors?

In its newly-released electoral platform, the Parti au Service du Citoyen, ... is proposing that ... there be free public transit for seniors and parents travelling 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. TheLavalNews

Cars cause wildfires

...It comes down to this: if you are driving a personal motor vehicle, you are not green.... NewColonist