LOL! Try working outside in that heat, honey. It’s a LOT harder. Wednesday I thought I was going to become a puddle on the side of the building. What a contrast from the wind storms we worked outside through this winter.

Well billg I think it is difficult to decide a direction with so many wild cards and unknowns coming at you (e.g Russia’s new claim to pieces of the arctic). I would implement a carbon tax that could be refunded to the energy industry when they hit targets. I would make reaching our Kyoto targets my highest priority and if we didn’t make it at least no one could say we didn’t give it our best shot. We would still see plenty of positive results from the effort. I would lead by example, setting the tough standards for Canada and then preach the importance of reducing greenhouse gases everywhere I went. I would also buy at least two large icebreakers and patrol vessels.

I would invest in hybrid cars/trucks for Canadians. I would ensure that they were the cheapest, best quality vehicles on the market….so much so that it just wouldn’t make economical sense for a Canadian “not” to buy a hybrid.

I think countries like China and India are ready for change and just need a little more pushing. The citizens of China in particular are complaining loudly about environmental damage is destroying their land and water so the time is right to push hard/strike.

The US is far past being ready but are being led by a thug who seems unable to do what’s right for his people. Rather he does what’s best for big oil and industry. I would ensure that my position along with Russia and the other Western European countries made the US look bad until they got on board. They are drying out down South and its only going to get hotter and dryer. It can’t go on forever without some very serious problems and friction occurring.