>From a cooler northern perspective:
Many of us were as glued to the screen as Americans last evening. I am just RELIEVED that the Bush years are almost behind (can you minimize the rest of the damage he is trying to do before leaving?) I believe it will be easier to advance real response to climate change in the next years, world-wide. I don't underestimate the importance of the US agenda to Canadian policies; we will have to keep up to any progress to the south, even though our conservative government has been trying to block progress on an international level. I am not sure this will be possible without the moral support that was present from the Bush administration. I am elated. Maybe this was driven by personal economic reasons in some large part (among other good reasons), but honestly, today I don't care. All the best for the next years with Barak. We are watching with fascination. Alison
