Why is climate change such a hard sell? University of Calgary energy and environmental systems guru David Keith cuts to the heart of the problem in an April 19th interview with the Globe and Mail he says the debate has wandered off topic: "The public debate should be about how much we want to spend now to protect people 50 to 100 years from now, or how much we care about nature on a big scale. They are values in a central way that are not subject to science. Instead the debate is about whether the climate scientists are right."
 
The Toronto District School Board has long since accepted that climate change is real and happening now, and has recently issued its ambitious Go Green: Climate Change Action Plan. In our schools you have not wandered off topic. You are teaching about climate change science as appropriate, andyour words and actions reflect the values of protecting people and the planet. The decision-makers who set priorities should come and spend a day in one of our classrooms. Maybe all they need to know they could learn in kindergarten!

Thanks again to everyone in our school communities and central departments for doing your bit for environmental education and action. When you look back, you can feel proud that you cared this much.

For us, everyday really is Earth Day!

Best regards,