Posted AT 6:36 PM EDT on 09/05/08
It's time we all paid attention to Gordon Campbell
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell says the tipping point for him about the perils of climate change came in 2006 during a trip to China.
He had been reading books about climate change and its consequences. In China, Mr. Campbell said, he saw what environmental havoc was occurring.
At home, he could see global warming's impacts in B.C.
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