Wednesday, December 03, 2008

This just in: Indigenous people somehow emit no carbon dioxide

ENVIRONMENT: Native Peoples Allegedly Out in Cold at Warming Meet
"We are suffering the worst impacts of climate change without having contributed to its creation," Ben Powless, an indigenous rights activist from Canada, told IPS in an email from Poland, where he is watching the proceeding from the sidelines of the conference.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not contributing to the climate change problem is different then emitting carbon dioxide. A 20 minute commute in a car emits more carbon dioxide then breathing does over the course of a week. I think most indigenous people can claim that they have not contributed to this crisis.