A mediocre UN address

And on climate change, Edwards noted that "Canada is fully aware of the importance of having all major global emitters (of greenhouse gases) take on meaningful and binding emission reduction commitments in any future international agreement." That's diplomatic code signalling that Canada won't commit to painful cuts until the United States, China, India and others sign up. As if.

TheRecord.com - Local - Kennedy Jr criticizes 'defective' power grid

The U.S. and Canadian West could harness enough wind power to supply all the energy needs of North America, even if everyone drove an electric car, he said.

Kennedy envisions a "smart grid" that turns off power to water heaters and electric toothbrushes when they're not being used and repurchases power stored in the battery of an electric car when it's parked at work.

"It's happening right now, and we can do this very, very quickly," he said.
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Among many problems, we have an asthma epidemic because of illegal coal-burning plants, towards which governments turn a blind eye. Kennedy said he has three sons with asthma.

"I'm going to be able to watch my child gasp for air on bad air days because someone gave money to a politician."

Kennedy said both U.S. and Canadian elections will be important events for the future of the environment.

"We have Obama running on one side, then we have a couple of insane people running against him," he said, to laughs in the crowd.