Change for the Environment

Originally printed in the Kingston Whig-Standard
Local News Section page 4
by W. Brice McVicar

Canada’s foremost environmentalist has given Belleville’s mayor a pat on the back.

David Suzuki has sent an e-mail to Mayor Neil Ellis congratulating him on his recent environmental initiatives, including the restaurant drive-thru carbon tax and the Change For The Environment challenge.

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Originally printed in the Belleville Intelligencer
Front Section page 1
by W. Brice McVicar

Canada’s foremost environmentalist has given Belleville’s mayor a pat on the back.

David Suzuki sent an e-mail to Mayor Neil Ellis congratulating him on his recent environmental initiatives including the restaurant drive-thru carbon tax and the Change For The Environment challenge.

In the brief letter, Suzuki notes human beings need air to breathe yet “we allow air to be used as a dump” for toxic substances and emissions. He adds urbanites are willing to pay $90 or more to place a tonne of garbage in landfills, but “scream bloody murder” when the idea of a new tax is brought forward.

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