Forget the Polar Bears -- The Climate Crisis Is About All of Us (2)


	Forget the Polar Bears -- The Climate Crisis Is About All of Us (2)

JICWyllie

12-4-2008 5:24 AM

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environment, i-climate change, i-risks, i-record, i-opportunities

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12-5-2008 1:47 PM

allenmarkowski

Thanks for the clip Jan. I don't believe most people are prepared to do that even if they're asked. Change doesn't come easy but we don't need to be asked or it legislated to start doing those things as individuals.

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