Australian Senator calls on shift to vegetarian (vegan) diet to solve climate change.
 
In the face of the country’s worst drought in a century, the government is preparing measures to address water scarcity and expected severe weather.

Senator Bartlett: Even before climate change became a big issue, we had big issues here in Queensland in Australia about land clearing for example and the impact that had on water quality, soil erosion, loss of vegetation, and a huge part of that was to do with the cattle industry, a direct linkage.

Senator Andrew Bartlett for the state of Queensland speaks with Supreme Master Television on how he believes solving climate change is best accomplished through a comprehensive approach.

Senator Bartlett: I’m not suggesting that all we have got to do is go vegan and greenhouse problem solved! But it is such a big easy thing that people can do individually. They don't have to sit back and hope governments will fix everything. They don’t have to sit back and wait until the public transport system improves; they can do it now. Even if people significantly reduce and cut back and seek out vegan options or vegetarian options, the more the public demand comes for it, the more options are provided and it becomes a lot easier to do.

A longtime vegan himself, Senator Bartlett has been outspoken about the health and economic benefits of a plant-based diet. Now, the reasons to forgo meat have become more critical for the environment.

Senator Bartlett: Veganism is becoming recognized as being something that people do, and it is a totally valid and healthy lifestyle. When you put it in the context of climate change, then there is a lot more urgency about it. It's not just about gradually trying to change the world for the better over the course of a few centuries. It's about recognizing if we don't cut back greenhouse emissions enormously in a very short space of time, then we are going to permanently damage, seriously damage our environment.

We thank Senator Bartlett for your commitment to the best interests of the Australian people and the environment. We very much appreciate your courageous and honest voice about this single, easily achieved lifestyle change that could have the greatest effect in reducing global warming, and we join you in advocating the low-carbon, wholesome vegetarian (vegan) diet.

Australia faces record weather instability.

For approximately six months, Australia has seen some of her most irregular weather patterns ever. Sydney experienced the longest period of April drizzle in 77 years, just after the worst spell of summer heat in the nation’s recorded history. Adelaide, on the other hand, has received its first significant precipitation in six months, with areas varying between 22mm and 28mm of rainfall. Unseasonably early snowfall has begun in the Snowy Mountains, while southern regions continue to cope with the effects of a many-year drought.
May God help the people of Australia to adjust to these indications of global climate change. We pray that all are encouraged to quickly act in restoring our Earth’s natural climate patterns.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/04/27/1209234655241.html?s_rid=theage:top5
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23605614-5006787,00.html

Iceberg melt in Canada.

Residents of St. John’s Newfoundland in Canada have given eyewitness accounts of an iceberg disintegrating right outside their homes. Originally grounded near a cove, the iceberg was seen to roll over and drift apart.
Thank you, residents of St. John’s Newfoundland, for conveying your first-hand view of the effects of climate change taking place so close to home. May humanity heed the urgent call to action to safeguard Mother Earth for the sake of present and future generations.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-16819