Cycling across country to bring environmental change to Canada

With his family following in a motor home, Hogarth started his cross-Canada trek on Aug. 30.He is going to bike all the way to Ottawa, then drive to Halifax and bike back to Ottawa, with a desired arrival date of Oct. 24 - the date of a big pro-environment rally planned in the nation's capital."We're just basically terraforming the planet in the wrong way," he told the Times-Herald about his environmental concerns. After conducting some research, he said it became apparent to him the world's supply of non-renewable resources would only be available for another couple decades.Although familiar with the importance of oil for modern society, he said it's time governments phased in new energy technologies (i.e., solar power and wind power) so future generations will be able to function as can the current culture."I understand how oil works and coal, but they've been a limited resource since we started using them."Aside from the loss of the world's current energy supply, Hogarth said oil and coal use are problematic because pollution is destroying the environment.Hogarth's bill would require the Canadian government to reduce emissions by 40 per cent by the year 2025, and 100 per cent by 2050. He based the bill on United Nations' research and hopes enough signatures will cause some federal politicians to take notice.Hogarth is also selling copies of his book One World One Goal to help pay for his campaign. He encourages anyone to go on his website to sign the petition there (www.oneworldonegoal.com).According to Hogarth, once he completes his Canadian campaign, he intends to do something similar in the United States - gathering 10 times as many signatures.Carter Haydu can be reached at 691-1265.