What’s wrong with this picture?

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Bad foreshadowing?  Or perhaps, like the editors, you can’t quite make out what’s important?

Try here: Two sentences that made the “In Brief” filler on page B6 of today’s Vancouver Sun … including:

…. the “alarming rate” of the Arctic melt highlights the far-reaching changes  caused by global warming.

It’s our Arctic, of course – but that hardly justifies giving it a page 1 treatment.  Boooring.

Or to put it another way:

New Yorker

If, on the other hand, you think climate change deserves something more in the way of action and belong to an organization that cares, then you might want it to sign an open letter from the Climate Justice Project calling for action from our provincial leaders.

It includes this:

The window for action is closing rapidly. It is imperative that wealthy jurisdictions like BC renew their commitment to climate action and resume the leadership role that is missing in North America.

For more, contact:

Marc Lee, Senior Economist

Co-Director, Climate Justice Project

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office

1400-207 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC  V6B 1H7

T: 604-801-5121 x228