The "Environment Scene" This Week

This is Canadian Environment Week, from May 30 to June 5, 2010, which leads up to World Environment Day on June 5th. I must admit, the distressing reports on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are derailing my usual drive and optimism. Forty years of concerted environmentalism and this kind of catastrophe still manages to occur, despite the efforts of dedicated people everywhere?

So this week and on World Environment Day, let's take a moment to first honour all the victims of the BP Spill and then renew our individual commitments to the green revolution. Plant a tree, sign a petition, donate to a wildlife charity, leave the car at home. Whatever. Maybe a million small acts of kindness ...