While our government makes climate change promises over rounds of tuak in Bali (we are agreeing, in principal, to agree to negotiate a future UN agreement on climate change!), folks in Regina were reminding them to actually do something.
Despite -20C temperatures, people gathered in downtown Regina on Saturday to protest global warming and demand the governments take action on climate change.
One speaker was 12-year-old Holden Greggains. He called for everyone to do their part to conserve energy and said even small changes can make a big difference in the long run.
A national day of action was called for by two of Canada's most recognized environmental activists, David Suzuki and Maude Barlow. As a result 37 cities across Canada held similar rallies and more than 80 countries around the world participated in "Kyoto Now" protests, correlating with the United Nation's 13th Climate Change Conference in Indonesia.
Read the full article at the Leader-Post or visit climatechaos.ca
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