I'm going to take a break from Bill C-61 (very briefly, I assure you) to talk about another political issue.

As you know, this year the B.C. government decided to steal our money in a feigned attempt to help the environment, under the guise of the B.C. Carbon Tax. This tax adds a surcharge to gasoline and home heating: costs which we have very little control over because certain recent business-friendly governments haven't bothered to pressure industry into creating more fuel alternatives. The B.C. government is going to take this money and do absolutely nothing with it. Some will go into the general revenue pool, and some will be mailed back to B.C. citizens in the form of a $100 Carbon Tax Rebate.

So while this idiotic bureaucratic hokey-pokey does plenty to waste taxpayer money on needless paperwork, the B.C. Carbon Tax does very little to actually help the environment. In a world where the price of fuel is rising at an unprecedented rate, and the effects of climate change are becoming more tangible, it is clear that we can't rely on our ineffectual governments to save our sorry asses. Impending economic collapse on a global scale is what awaits a society so heavily dependent on fossil fuels to operate every level of its infrastructure.

We, as citizens, have to roll up our sleeves and take matters into our own hands. With that in mind, I'm challenging you again (yes, again) to take your impending $100 B.C. Carbon Tax rebate and donate it to an environmentally conscious cause. For example, you could:

- Donate the money to an environmentalist non-profit organization, such as the David Suzuki Foundation.
- Join the Vancouver Biodiesel Cooperative for an environmentally-obtained fuel alternative
- Invest in an alternative-fuel promoting public company
- Pick another cause from the Tyee's Green Your Campbell Cash website

Yes, I know there are other things you'd rather spend that cash on: hookers, blow, Everclear. But when you regain consciousness and the girls head home, will you really feel better about yourself?

All joking aside, these are the kind of places where the money should really be going, and it's how I intend to spend my rebate. I hope you'll join me.

Captaaaaain Planeeeeeeeet!!!