Dear Susan,
Working for the oil industry made me an environmentalist. You might find this shocking from someone at the David Suzuki Foundation.
Now I’m doing innovative, cutting-edge research to find solutions that will reduce society’s dependence on fossil fuels. But I need your help.
Will you support my work with a gift of $40 today?
When I was younger, I worked for the petroleum industry, but what I witnessed in the Gulf of Mexico forever changed my life. I’ll never forget it.
Standing on the bridge of a ship, I had a 360-degree view of an alarming scene: A city of oil platforms – each almost the size of a city block – extending to the horizon in almost every direction. Huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky.
A short time later, I resigned my position.
I’m so glad I that can now focus on environmental solutions. The recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirm the need for this work. It shows that scientists are more certain than ever that humans are largely responsible for the changing climate – primarily because of burning fossil fuels – and that it’s getting worse and poses a serious threat to humanity.1
I know the only way to keep the risk of climate change at bay is to wean ourselves – and our economy – off fossil fuels. Please support my groundbreaking research that examines what Canada’s low-carbon energy future could be.
Our future will not be determined by chance. It will be determined by choice.
I switched my focus from fossil fuels to renewable energy. So can Canada.
Sincerely,
Ian Bruce, Science and Policy Manager
David Suzuki Foundation
References:
1. International Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (http://www.ipcc.ch/).