On Monday, 7 protesters were arrested by Police. These protesters occupied federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty riding office in Whitby. The protesters were charged with mischief and trespassing said Durham regional police. They were released on the condition they stay away from Flaherty's office or the office of any other elected official. The demonstrators from the group, People for Climate Justice, are demanding greater action on climate change. The group wants a binding climate treaty during negotiations to be held in Copenhagen in December. It also wants Ottawa to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to 25 per cent of 1990 levels.
This is an important issue to me. It is easy to ignore global warning right now because there is nothing showing its immediate dangers. However, the signs are all around. Ice melting. Frozen territories now green. Polar Bears searching for food. These are all sign of a potential meltdown in the world that could drown us before we know it.
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