Say what ... dirty hippy.

With the new conservative government taking to parliament on Monday certain programs have already been nixed. The One tonne challenge, which encourages Canadians to do their part to mitigate climate change through simple actions such as driving less, got nixed on Monday. The government will not continue to fund any program connected to the One tonne challenge after this cycle. Before they were elected the conservative government had stated that it was going to look ways to reduce Canada's GHG emissions through programs focused on industry versus individuals. They definitely wasted no time getting to work.

One of my biggest issues with the government axing this program, is that it took a huge problem and provided people with concrete approachable solutions. Most of the solutions are so non-intrusive that anybody can adopt in their lifestyle without feeling like they are wearing hemp. The One tonne challenge showed people that it's easy to do something and that we all need to be doing our part. It drives me nuts when people look at you like you're crazy when you tell them you rode your bike somewhere or heaven forbid walked! I am no "chicken little" believe me, all the same I would like to see the message about climate change get out there some way.