[VegChat] Top 10 Reasons to Vote Green on Monday

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And wasn't it the GREEN Party in Germany that kept that country out of the war (invasion) of Iraq?
   
  And aren't  we supposed to such a great Western nation, fair, compassionate, etc. etc. etc. but we do not have a single GREEN member of Parliament!!! (yet).
   
  And the GREEN way is the forward looking way for our economy and industries.  Jim Harris gives example after example of how everyone wins by being energy efficient.  In the first oil crisis in the early 1970's, Japan which is 100% dependent on foreign oil imports, realized the vulnerability of its economy was when the price of oil quadrupled in just 18 months. So Japan embarked on the most aggressive energy conservation program in the country's and the world's history. And the net effect? Japan increased its energy efficiency in its heavy industries – petrochemical, cement dramatically. The steel industry for instance, increased its efficiency by 50% in following years. And the effect? Japan's steel industry was 41% more energy efficient than US steelmakers. The impact? 230,000 US steelmakers lost their work. So was energy efficiency a threat or a huge competitive advantage? 
   
  And many Albertans support the GREEN Party.  The oil and gas companies are not poor. They should not be receiving a single penny of taxpayers' subsidies and this is how, in fact, we can say that the GREEN Party is more fiscally responsible than the Conservative party who would continue those subsidies, because, of course, its core of support is Albertan-based oil companies.

And it's paradoxical that the GREENS second highest support is in Alberta - the second highest province. And, in fact, in oil towns GREENs have had its highest results in Alberta, because do you know oil and gas workers know that the oil and gas industry has to change. They see the waste; they see the need for efficiency. And they are concerned about their children's future. And so paradoxically, the highest support for the GREEN Party is in the oil patch. That is people coming over and standing up, standing up for the future of their children. Note that British Petroleum has renamed itself in its advertising, "beyond petroleum". And the chairman proudly admits that 150 million pounds a year has been saved by BP in meeting its Kyoto targets eight years in advance and when you do the math, that's $2 billion Canadian.

  So - VOTE GREEN!!!
   
  K
   
  
Kyle den Bak <kyle.denbak at sympatico.ca> wrote:
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> Top 10 Reasons to Vote Green on Monday
> I want to feel good about my vote. I want to vote for someone, not 
> against someone.
> The Green Party has the best platform. The Green Party platform has 
> earned positive reviews in the media, has done well under analysis by 
> non-partisan organizations.
> My great grandchildren will be proud of me. I want them to have a 
> sustainable future, a green economy, and better democracy.
> I want my vote to have an impact on the legislative agenda of the next 
> parliament. MPs will spend the next session trying to look good for 
> the next election, so they will be looking at who they lost votes to. 
> Vote Green and Green priorities will set the agenda.
> People are saying good things about the Green Party.
> I am nobody's fool. I refuse to let Martin, Harper, Layton or Duceppe 
> think he can scare me into "strategically" voting for him just for not 
> being the worst among them.
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> Whoever I vote for will get $ 1.75 in public funding, per vote, per 
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> defending my values.
> I am socially progressive, fiscally responsible, and committed to 
> environmental sustainability - just like the Green Party.
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