Opening Message: What role does policy have in addressing
climate change?
This week, we invite you to consider contacting your MLA and
political candidates in your constituency to speak with them about climate
change, and the need for climate policies to be put in motion in Saskatchewan.
I also encourage you to personally consider where you stand on climate change
initiatives in Saskatchewan, and how the importance of climate change weighs in
your books.
This link will take you to the poster for week two of
“Setting the Agenda” with the SES. There you will find topics to share and
discuss with local political candidates. This can be done when they come to
your door, or by you taking the initiative to contact them on these issues
directly. Let these candidates know that
their action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is an important issue that will
determine how you vote.
Find your constituency at: http://www.elections.sk.ca/voters/find-my-constituency-gis/
The MLA for my area, Saskatoon Silver Springs, is Ken
Cheveldayoff. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party, and a strong supporter
of Premier Brad Wall. You can find out more about Ken at http://www.cheveldayoff.com/index.php,
and even though there is little information on Ken’s political website
regarding their focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions but there is a
document briefly stating the investment made by BHP Billiton on the development
of technology for carbon capture and storage to aid in the global fight against
climate change.
To find you MLA representative of the Saskatchewan party, go
to http://www.saskparty.com/mlas
As I get older, I become more and more invested in who is
going to be running our country and the province I live in, and I am more
inclined to know where they stand on issues that I feel are important. I have
declared my home a climate friendly zone, and I encourage others to do the
same, so candidates and other people in your neighbourhood know where you stand
on the issue that is climate change. I want to make the people of Saskatchewan
aware of climate change because I believe that if we all change out daily
habits slightly, drive less, and recycle more, we can help the province and the
country reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For those who are able, I also
encourage looking into investing in solar energy. The start-up costs will be
paid back in the money you will save on your energy bills in roughly 10 years,
and your savings will only increase after that. It is definitely something to
look into if you ask me.
My hopes for Saskatchewan are that the province will rally
behind a candidate who is passionate about saving the planet, and will insert
his actions by any means necessary to do so. Let’s live green everybody!
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