Well, it seems the coldest temperatures this winter (2006-2007) were recorded today in Montreal. The low temperature was at 8:00 am today: -18 C.Some people I spoke to before Christmas did not seem to think they would ever experience cold again. As silly as it might seem, this thinking was kind of contagious. Still others were musing that our weather patterns had changed drastically. How long would our boots would remain in the closet?
"Are we were going to have a winter like in Vancouver?" asked the Korean-Canadian man at the depanneur near my house.
"This will be the first green Christmas in my lifetime" I replied to the small talk.
I also recall at the time considering briefly what I was going to do with my new winter coat. Was this a silly "pipe dream" or acceptance that there is no going back to the winters that our ancestors experienced 100 years ago?
Ironically, in previous years warm Decemeber weather would have been seen as a "good fortune". This year some had replaced any sense of enjoyment/convenience with their guilt over global warming.
So, did the warm December of 2006 help place global warming squarely on the political agenda and for good? Will Steve ever again be in a position to say with any credibility the "so called global warming"? What were Steve and Rona thinking when they set the environmental agenda and responded so inadequately?
Is it serendipitous for Liberals that in a period leading up to a federal election that Canadians were made to reflect about our own contributions to this environmental crisis? Did a particularly warm December in 2006 elicit "common regret" about the choices we make as a society? We may never know: the answer may be buried in the environmental policies and promises that will surface in the months to come.
Is it too late for the Conservatives to "save face" on this issue? The election results will provide a clear and definite answer to that question.
3 comments:
ex-ndip: I perused the articles you shared. The "science" seems reassuring that we may get another chance - unless the "Big Oil" is involved in funding this "science" (LOL).
Whether the motivator to pollute less is "global warming" or "cancer and the environment", as a society we will be more successful if we make decisions that lead to "sustainability".
Nevertheless, I am glad it is a freakin' cold day in Montreal.
Ex-NDIP. I knew my concern about multi-nationals funding research was not "panonoid". This post explains that ExxonMobil Corp. gave $16 million to groups to mislead the public about global warning.
Is it possible that the studies you provide received similar incentives? Here is the link:
http://www.indiescribe.com/2007/01/exxonmobil_gave.html
What should one believe about the integrity of the information we are provided by scientists?
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