Environmental activism runs deep in Environment Haliburton president, Susan Hay's blood. She believes collective action on climate change is what will move the needle in the right direction
For 21 years, Environment Haliburton has been doing all it can to raise awareness about the threats of climate change. They’ve written op-eds, held webinars and other events and written articles and letters to local politicians about the very real impacts of a warming planet. While in the past, there were more naysayers than believers, that’s finally changing. The group is seeing more buy-in by both residents and local government who now understand that climate change isn’t on its way – it’s already here.
That’s why Environment Haliburton recently hosted a webinar entitled “Stormy Weather – Can We Adapt to a Changing Climate?”. More than 100 people registered for the event, which focused on practical steps that can be taken to lessen the impacts of more frequent and severe storm events, drought and wildfires.
CanoeFM spoke with Susan Hay about why the work of Environment Haliburton is so crucial and the importance of collective action both locally and around the world.
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