A step in the right direction

The Canadian government announced yesterday that it plans to 25 million acres (61.8 million hectares)* of wilderness and allow it remain in its pristine state protected from "development" and exploitation alike. Congratulations to the Canadians and shame on those in America, including those in the Oval Office, who want to drill for a few pitiful barrels of oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge.

*For Sun readers this is an area roughly the size of 124 million football pitches or approximately 30% of the size of Wales!