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David Suzuki is perhaps most famous as David Suzuki is perhaps most famous as an environmental activist – working to an environmental activist – working to protect and preserve our planet Earth.protect and preserve our planet Earth.

Suzuki is an award winning scientist for his works to prevent the effects of global warming. As a child, David was confined to internment camps because of the Japanese bombing in pearl harbour. The effect of the internment caused David to study the environment. Growing up, he has been fighting with a band of skeptics who believed that global warming was not real. Later on, scientists proved that ice caps were melting and that David was right.

In order to spread his message, David Suzuki enjoyed giving presentations to large groups of people. This spread to the result of things like earth hour to preserve our earth from global warming.

David Suzuki is a David Suzuki is a charismatic and charismatic and enthusiastic enthusiastic environmental environmental advocate – his efforts advocate – his efforts to stimulate interest to stimulate interest in the natural world in the natural world and combating global and combating global warming are powerful warming are powerful and inspiring. Such and inspiring. Such works include his works include his programs programs Suzuki on Suzuki on ScienceScience, and , and The The Nature of Things.Nature of Things. He He has written many has written many books and given many books and given many speeches on the speeches on the importance of being a importance of being a sustainable society, sustainable society, and has inspired the and has inspired the new generation to new generation to take action.take action.

Today, David Suzuki’s name is almost synonymous with Today, David Suzuki’s name is almost synonymous with environmentalism because of his tireless work towards his one goal; environmentalism because of his tireless work towards his one goal; “[“[Working] towards balancing human needs with the Earth's ability Working] towards balancing human needs with the Earth's ability to sustain all life.to sustain all life.” The least of his efforts to achieve this would be ” The least of his efforts to achieve this would be the ‘Nature Challenge’, a list of simple rules everyday people can the ‘Nature Challenge’, a list of simple rules everyday people can follow to reduce their environmental footprint. His greatest follow to reduce their environmental footprint. His greatest accomplishment would be the co founding of the David Suzuki accomplishment would be the co founding of the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, a continent-wide organization that works to Foundation in 1990, a continent-wide organization that works to raise awareness on environmental issues with the population as raise awareness on environmental issues with the population as well as the government. The effect they have on society can be well as the government. The effect they have on society can be clearly felt with the rising trend of ‘going green’. clearly felt with the rising trend of ‘going green’.

““Work towards balancing human needs with the Earth's ability to sustain all Work towards balancing human needs with the Earth's ability to sustain all life. Our goal is to find and communicate practical ways to achieve that life. Our goal is to find and communicate practical ways to achieve that balance.”balance.”

However, David Suzuki has not However, David Suzuki has not always spoken without criticism. In always spoken without criticism. In February 2008, he urged McGill February 2008, he urged McGill University students to speak out University students to speak out against politicians who fail to act on against politicians who fail to act on climate change, stating "What I would climate change, stating "What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act.“what they're doing is a criminal act.“

Many of the public and the media are Many of the public and the media are also doubtful that global warming even also doubtful that global warming even exists, despite irrefutable evidence exists, despite irrefutable evidence from scientists all over the world.from scientists all over the world.

Many of the public often criticize David Suzuki for Many of the public often criticize David Suzuki for ‘sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong’, but the ‘sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong’, but the mere fact is that environmentalists are rarely heard or mere fact is that environmentalists are rarely heard or recognized, and it is up to forceful and passionate recognized, and it is up to forceful and passionate speakers like Suzuki to inspire and communicate with speakers like Suzuki to inspire and communicate with the public, especially the youth.the public, especially the youth.

On the debate over whether or not climate change is On the debate over whether or not climate change is real - evidence from countries around the world, the real - evidence from countries around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for example, have gathered evidence on extreme weather example, have gathered evidence on extreme weather events, record temperatures, retreating glaciers, and events, record temperatures, retreating glaciers, and rising sea levels that all point to the fact that climate rising sea levels that all point to the fact that climate change is happening right now. In fact, many skeptics change is happening right now. In fact, many skeptics have received funding from coal and oil companies have received funding from coal and oil companies who, for obvious reasons, want to delay action on who, for obvious reasons, want to delay action on climate change.climate change.

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As you can see by the video, David As you can see by the video, David Suzuki is an inspiration, a great Suzuki is an inspiration, a great Canadian, a hero for some, and most Canadian, a hero for some, and most importantly, a man with great importantly, a man with great concern. His works are all dedicated concern. His works are all dedicated to the well-being of our society. to the well-being of our society. Without him, we might already be Without him, we might already be overwhelmed by our actions. He has overwhelmed by our actions. He has dedicated his life to preserving the dedicated his life to preserving the life of this planet and everything on it, life of this planet and everything on it, and in doing so has inspired millions and in doing so has inspired millions of Canadians to do their part in of Canadians to do their part in saving the planet. This is why David saving the planet. This is why David Suzuki deserves the title of Greatest Suzuki deserves the title of Greatest Canadian.Canadian.