Apocalypse

David Suzuki is 77 years old. He acknowledges that he is on borrowed time and living in the “death zone”. as he calls it. As his life and career wind down, Suzuki feels environmentalism has failed while the fight against climate change has come to a halt with world governments putting the economy ahead of the environment.

Stephen Harper’s government has pretty much beat David Suzuki, one of the few strong voices for reason, into submission. Suzuki has resigned from his own foundation out of fear that his involvement would cause the foundation to be targeted by the Harper government and lose its chartable status.

With David Suzuki fading out, who can fill his shoes? As the results of climate change continue to ravage the planet, people like Ezra Levant continue to make a living by bullying scientists and stretching facts to the fringes of libel to discredit any voice of reason.

We continue to argue about climate change when no one can deny that conspicuous consumption is not sustainable. If the economy is so so important, why are we putting all our eggs in the non-renewable resource basket?  We are heading toward an environmental apocalypse and no one seems to care as long as our wallets are being filled.

"Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky Are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass." - Dogen (1200 - 1253)