It is 7:55 at night and I am still working. and I have been working since 7:30 this morning. Some times I wonder why I do, but then I remember.

Like so many of the dedicated young people I work with, I am worried about my future. I am worried about the quality of the air I breath, and the water I drink. I am worried about watching the very climate life depends on crumble apart due to our carbon addications and our inability to change

I am shocked and saddened by the continuation of the powers that be’s ability to ignore the drastic situation we are plummeting into. I live in British Columbia. In the midst of one of the hottest summers on record here, Rex Murphy is declaring global warming is a hoax. I wonder how my friends who have been evacuated from their homes because of the rampant forest fires in a hotter then usual BC feel.

When I think about all the fear that is driving me, I grit my teeth and think forward to all we have to do in the coming months.

This fall is a critical time for all of us who care about the planet or each other. This December, at the 15th UN Conference of the Parties, the governments of the world will come together to sign a new international treaty – a treaty that will decide what steps our governments will take and by when. Much of my future as a young person depends on this treaty – will our governments recognize te dire need to act or will my generation be left to deal with the consequences.

Canada has a choice to make. We can come to Copenhagen as leaders calling for a effective and equitable global treaty. Or we can do what we have been doing – which is blocking all steps towards meaningful action. (more…)