“Do you see any short- or long-term benefits to this recession?”
Glen said, “Nobody likes to talk about certain benefits when so many families are struggling. But there are advantages in learning from mistakes.”
After a few more words he mentioned one of our biggest mistakes.
“Those heady days of massive borrowing and spending took a huge toll on the environment.”
“How so?” I asked.
“Citizens, corporations and governments failed to take the importance of climate change seriously enough, and as difficult as the recession will be for many, it’s the climate change crisis that will haunt us for decades. Though investors will eventually put money back into the financial systems, to put fish back into the oceans, forests back on barren land, clean water into our lakes and get species off endangered lists will be the work of two lifetimes.”
[Forests back on barren land: courtesy photo link and relevant article @ treehugger.com]
Which means I’ll have to outlive my great-grandmother Gordon, who lived 105 years, by at least 10 years, if I want to do my share of the work.
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Two lifetimes. How old will you be?
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2 comments:
It's amazing to hear a politician talk like that - hopefully we hear similar things from our representatives in the very near future.
Glen will likely be involved in the political sphere for many more years, so I'll keep doing regular interviews.
Cheers, theresa.
gord h.
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