Monthly Archives: December 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-hockey-sweater-1.7065173

Deconstructing US universities and their leadership. This writer can’t see the dismissal of Penn State’s president as anything more than an aberration. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/12/24/gaza-us-universities-and-the-reproduction-of-power

The research is consistent. For the average driver, you break even on your carbon footprint after 2 years of driving an EV. Over the lifetime of the vehicle, you will produce 2/3’s fewer CO2 emissions. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/23/do-electric-cars-really-produce-fewer-carbon-emissions-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Sigh. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/canada-saskatchewan-oil-gas-production-1.7055932

This will be a hard sell (think axe the carbon tax on steroids) but is it fair to disproportionately load the cost of senior’s health care onto younger people who scraped through the 2008 recession, then were hit with the … Continue reading →

Canadians can be rightly proud of our social programs, but can we reasonably expect NATO or the US to defend us going forward? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-as-security-threats-mount-the-holes-in-canadas-defences-can-no-longer/

In fact, EVs, over their lifetime, produce only about 1/3 of the emissions of gas-powered vehicles. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-how-evs-compare-to-gas-cars-on-emissions-over-their-total-lifespan/

US states are willing to partner with us. The federal government is willing to fund grid upgrades. The Sask government needs to step up! https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canada-must-co-operate-more-with-us-in-developing-electricity-grids/

Greta appears to have been right! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Hard to argue with Cuthand. Now people, myself included, need to step up and help to turn the page on Scott Moe. 2024 is an election year in SK. Please vote, and get others to do the same. https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/doug-cuthand-sask-among-governments-opposing-real-climate-action