BILL MOYERS: Some young people in California are suing government agencies here for failing to act on climate change. Theyre part of an organization called Our Childrens Trust. And theyre invoking the public trust doctrine that says sovereign governments have a duty to safeguard public resources for the use of subsequent generations. DAVID SUZUKI: But they just lost. BILL MOYERS: But theyre going to take it up to an appeals court-- DAVID SUZUKI: Good for them. Ive been saying for years that our politicians should be thrown in the slammer for willful blindness. If we are in a position of being able to act and we see something going on and we refuse to acknowledge the threat or act on it, we can be taken to court for willful blindness. I think that we are being willfully blind to the consequences for our children and grandchildren. Its an intergenerational crime. Unfortunately there is no category for that kind of criminal act. There are over a hundred countries in the world that guarantee some kind of right to a healthy environment. So this is my last big endeavor. In Canada were starting a campaign in September. Im going to go on a bus and were going to drive from the east coast of Canada, across, until November. truth-out.org/news/item/23675-david-suzuki-time-to-get-real-on-climate-change
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 04:10:33 +0000
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