Bill Clinton says act now lest planet be ruined for grandchildren.

Bill Clinton says act now lest planet be ruined for grandchildren.

By Craig Pearson, Canwest News Service | April 16, 2010

WINDSOR, Ont. - Former U.S. president Bill Clinton told a Windsor crowd Thursday night that global warming is real and that people should not be unnerved by the size of the problem it represents.

And he said this generation must act or risk ruining the planet for our grandchildren.

``We live in an unequal world, we live in an unstable world,'' said Clinton, who was a touch greyer and whose voice was a tad more hoarse than in the past, but who still carried himself with presidential charisma. ``And it is completely unsustainable.''

Specifically, Clinton proposed retrofitting current buildings to be energy efficient and requiring new construction to be green - he said we can save 40 per cent in energy costs that way alone.

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