Nearly 5 million Canadians voted in the advance polls this past weekend and many of them were motivated young adults who see the climate emergency as a key electoral issue in this election. The irony is that their demographic is less religious yet they are more inclined to recognize the existential threat to the planet and humanity climate change represents. While they might not name it this way, they appreciate that "ecology" and "economics" are connected in the root word, oikos, which translates as both family and household. We have failed to keep our house in order and Christians have been complicit in this, sad to say.
Here in an opinion piece from the Calgary Herald by Bruce Wilson, a former general manager of engineering for an oil and gas major who is now a consultant for the transition to a low-carbon energy future and a non-profit board member. It has the intriguing title: Vote like your life depends on it – because it does.
Have a read:
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-vote-like-your-life-depends-on-it-because-it-does
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