I attended a program titled Navigating the Northwest Passage & Activating Political Will this morning. First, David Thorson gave a presentation about his trips through the Northwest Passage, an all-water passage that links Europe to the Orient. In 1994, they finally abandoned the trip when the ice make sailing impossible. The trip a few years ago was successful and there was virtually no ice. He has some great photos of the voyage.
Joseph Robertson of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby then talked about a policy advocating a Carbon Fee and Dividend. “This is a policy proposal to internalize the costs of burning carbon-base fuels.” He said this policy ultimately reduces emissions and stimulates the economy. British Columbia has this policy and managed to avoid the recession that most of us went through. For more details, please see: citizensclimatelobby.org
They will be doing this program tonight at 6:30-8:30 at the Student Center Theater on the UMN St. Paul Campus, 2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108.