ARMAGEDDON?

Today is the 90th birthday of Dr. David Suzuki, science broadcaster and environmental activist extraordinaire.

In an interview yesterday, he expressed his sadness about the state of our planet and his feeling that we have now gone past the point of no return.

"It's coming," he warned. "It's going to hit the fan."

He explained that the proactive government of Finland has alerted its citizens by letter that the fallout from climate change denial is coming and that no government will be able to act fast enough or on the scale that's required.

Suzuki paraphrased the rest of the government message by saying, "Get your act together. Find out who's on your block. Are there nurses? Are there doctors? Are there shut-ins who might need help immediately? Does anyone have a generator? Where's the water? Find out your assets locally because that's what you'll need to be able to respond to an immediate crisis."

Heavy stuff!

He continued, offering a ray hope. "That's (such a response) going to be uplifting. People are going to get to know their neighbours and they're going to be working together to prepare for what's coming...and it's coming."

I hope people in Finland and beyond are listening.

Happy Birthday Dr. Suzuki.

Know your efforts are not in vain in making this world a better place for our children and grandchildren.