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Franke James
My Dear Prime Minister got dugg -- please digg if you can!
http://digg.com/environment/Dear_Prime_M
Franke James
Environmental website encourages strategic voting to stop Tories
Online tool aims to prevent vote splitting among opposition
An online campaign to strategically cast ballots in support of the environment could affect the outcome of the federal election, according to a new website.
Voteforenvironment.ca aims to avoid vote-splitting among left-of-centre voters, suggesting the divided opposition could help push the Conservatives to another election win.
Stephen Harper's Conservative government has a "terrible record on the environment," said website co-creator Kevin Grandia.
Every political party except the Conservatives has a serious plan to mitigate climate change, according to the site, which launched Tuesday night.... continued
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story
Franke James
Hi all,
Elections are always important but this time around I think the choice we have is more critical than ever.
When I started to imagine talking to my friends and family and suggesting they give serious consideration to voting for any of parties that have a green agenda (Liberals, Greens or NDP), I realized they would all say, "Franke, it's a nice idea to vote for the environment, but we really have to vote for a strong economy.... "
When that penny dropped I decided to write a letter to Stephen Harper in the form of a visual essay:
"Dear Prime Minister, You say a pollution tax would wreak havoc on our economy..."
http://www.frankejames.com/debate/?p=111
Let me know what you think! Any ideas on spreading word (Digg, twitter, FB etc.) are appreciated!
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Franke James DEAR PM BLOGGED by Stephen Leahy Environmental Journalist
Vote for the Green Economy
“Toronto artist Franke James has another brilliant and insightful visual essay about why voting for the environment IS a vote for the economy. There will be no economy in future without a major change of direction to an energy-efficient green economy….”
http://stephenleahy.wordpress.com/2008/0