Environment vs. Economy

Feb 19, 2010

Change, or at least the call for change, seems to be everywhere these days but, do we really want it? Our actions say we don’t.

Obama campaigned for change but not much seems to have changed. Our addiction with debt and oil needs to change but our western way of life is apparently non-negotiable.

Our scientists say our use of fossil fuels needs to change in order to prevent climate change, but will we make the required changes needed to meet the challenges ahead of us?

The recent presentation on how “Invermere is facing up to Climate Change” put on by the District of Invermere (DOI) and Wildsight described our proposed reductions of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. I was encouraged to hear that the DOI plans to reduce our GHG Emissions more than the average Invermere resident would like ,but therein lies the problem.