Time to take environment seriously

By Letter to the Editor on February 19, 2021.

Editor:
The time has now come for Canadians to take their environmental responsibilities seriously. We must change our lifestyles in step with the rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The time for half measures like the carbon tax is over. Truly effective change starts at the grassroots and each person has a part to play, because all of us contribute to global warming.
We cannot blame someone else for the problem, rather we should ask ourselves how am I contributing to the problem or the solution? What am I doing to make things better?
Rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere are mostly caused by burning fossil fuels and cause global temperatures to rise. Weather patterns change and the evidence is all around us (massive forest fires for example). We personally are responsible for rising CO2 and can change our ways in order to reverse climate change.
The question is are we willing to change or work together towards this common goal? I hope so.
Where would we start? Having a public forum about rising CO2 and what we in Lethbridge are doing about it is a good start. The next step is a 10-year plan and a call to work together. We can accomplish much by working together.
P. Michael Beck
Lethbridge