Younger voters care for Earth

OPINION:

As a lifelong resident of southwestern British Columbia, I feel as though I can never again complain about the weather being too cold, given the heat wave we have experienced this summer.

Clearly there has been insufficient political courage and will to properly act upon the cause-and-effect of human-made global warming and climate change. Neo-liberals and conservatives are overly preoccupied with vociferously criticizing one another for their politics and beliefs, thus diverting attention away from the planet’s greatest polluters, where it ought to be sharply focused. (Although it seems to be conservatives who don’t mind polluting the planet most liberally.) 

But there’s still some hope for spaceship Earth and therefore, humankind due to environmentally conscious and active young people, especially those approaching voting age. In contrast, the dinosaur electorate who have been voting into high office consecutive mass-pollution-promoting/-complicit governments for decades are gradually dying off and making way for voters who fully support a healthy Earth. 

 

FRANK STERLE JR.

White Ro​ck, British Columbia