Alberta ENGO Frustration

Talk about a no-win situation. In deeply conservative Alberta most ENGO groups don't get a lot of attention or respect. Albertans will vote for different parties, so long as they are right of centre. When new governments come in they might have a different name but the philosophy always remains the same.

Small wonder that environmental activists get frustrated. Nobody listens to them, other than their relatively small core of committed and active members. Sure, Albertans express a lot of interest in environmental issues and they do a lot to follow through, just not with their votes. Political parties that push green issues don't get much support.

So is it any wonder that Alberta ENGOs would turn to external sources for help? That's how the Alberta Endangered Forests Campaign got started. Local groups approached ForestEthics for help with their problem - how to get the Alberta government to designate more of Alberta as parks and other protected areas. In my next post, I'll describe what happened.