Letters

In response to the climate crisis, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has gathered heads of state, as well as business and civil society leaders for a Climate Summit in New York today and tomorrow. This summit is part of a global effort to mobilize action and ambition towards a new global climate agreement.
Faith communities are also gathering this weekend at several events alongside the UN Climate Summit, and environmentalists active in the 350.org movement brought together thousands of people to call for action to address climate change.

Dear MP

It’s time for a new private member’s initiative to address climate change. Jack Layton’s (Bruce Hyer’s) old private member’s bill, the Climate Change Accountability Act, did a great deal to raise awareness of the serious nature of the measures needed to tackle climate change adequately. It was passed in the House of Commons, with a minority government, then defeated by the Senate, without discussion.

Dear MP

JustEarth supports the position of the Union of B.C. Chiefs on the Gateway Pipeline. The chiefs have eloquently explained their concerns, and their commitment to preservation of the land and waters.

Dear President Obama,

We urge you, for the sake of future peoples and all species, not to authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline. This pipeline will result in increased greenhouse gas emissions, yet we have already exceeded 390 ppm of carbon dioxide, whereas we have been told that less than 350 ppm is necessary to ensure a livable climate, and a turn-around is not in prospect.