Cartoonist Finds Humour in Climate Change
While climate change is no laughing matter, Victoria, BC – based cartoonist, Ole Heggen has found a way to create chuckles and deliver a serious message at the same time. From the waffling of the Canadian government to the plight of the Arctic’s polar bears, Heggen uses strong ink work and lettering style to maximize the impact of his cartoons. EkosTV is pleased to present these four drawings and hope to bring our viewers more in the future.
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Great cartoons! I liked the one about the North Pole. I just went to the Arctic, and the people of Norway and Iceland are extremely concerned about the state of the polar pack ice (and the fact that within 100 years it’ll be gone).
It’s great to be able to make jokes about this…but at the same time, I think it’s extremely critical to the ecosystems up there that this process slows down. After learning about polar bears, seals and how important the pack ice to the survival of every living thing up there (including humans)…we’re in a lot of trouble because of this warming trend.
Plus for Canada, it’s going to mean that we’re finally going to have to defent a coastline that we’ve never had to. People don’t really think about what’s going to happen once the arctic opens up to mass shipping.
Interesting point, Jeff. Of course, it follows. As the ice retreats, the Northwest Passage that so many believed historically was the golden route for trade between the two sides of the planet opens up. And with the opening, new threats arise such as accidental oil spills from tankers. What a complicated web of ecological entanglements we weave.