David Lewis

Bio: David Lewis made pottery in rural Canada for a number of years starting in the early 1970s. He felt a call to become an activist over ozone depletion after the Antarctic ozone hole was discovered. He became a voice for conservation of the planet in Canada, especially on climate, after he attended the Toronto Changing atmosphere conference in 1988 as a delegate and discovered that eminent scientists shared his concerns. He staked his prospects for success as a politician beginning in 1988 on whether voters would support stabilization of the composition of the atmosphere. Obviously, voters have yet to do this. David is somewhat disturbed to find himself a member of a civilization that can't seem to respond to a direct threat to its existence. He lives near Seattle these days with his wife and two dogs.