[SustainableTompkins] Global warming and the Netherelands

[Anthony Ingraham]

> [Original Message]
> From: Piper R.W. Hollier 
> To: Anthony Ingraham 
> Date: 10/28/2007 8:40:46 AM
> Subject: Prince makes appeal to environmental sceptics
>
> Hi Tony,
>
> The Dutch national broadcasting news service is 
> headlining this story today (my translation):
>
> Prince makes appeal to environmental sceptics
>
> Prince Willem-Alexander [oldest son of Queen 
> Beatrix of the Netherlands and heir apparent to 
> the Dutch throne] is appealing to sceptics to 
> take climate change seriously. In New Delhi, he 
> said that even those who believe that it is a 
> natural process need to make themselves aware of 
> the need to address the consequences.
>
> According to Willem-Alexander, enormous sums are 
> being spent on infrastructure to make an 
> extravagant lifestyle possible for a small group. 
> He thinks that that group, as well as others, may 
> be asked to make a contribution to the future of our planet.
>
> Willem-Alexander and [his wife] Máxima are 
> traveling along with Queen Beatrix, who began a 
> four-day state visit to India yesterday.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Earlier this week I went with my friend Joseph to 
> see Leonardo di Caprio's new movie about the 
> climate change crisis, "11th Hour." It's well 
> made and takes a significantly different angle on 
> the subject than Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth." 
> At one point maps are shown of large areas that 
> could become uninhabitable within a century due 
> to rising sea levels, including most of the 
> Netherlands. No wonder the crown prince is concerned.
>
> Take care,
>
> Piper
>