: The Globe’s Kelly Cryderman notes that, with the death of the Teck Frontier project, “the United States, Russia or Saudi Arabia will be more than happy to step in … however long the world continues to use oil.” Instead of hand-wringing about the feared economic damage, why don’t we immediately put our creative heads together for a better alternative?
Canada could play a leadership role in quickly developing greener, large-scale energy resources that would go side by side with innovative job opportunities. If the Canadian government and businesses were to have the collective will and perseverance for such an endeavour, transitioning away from fossil fuels and economic health need not be mutually exclusive.
Mr. Lindsay seems to know something about the future of the energy business that Jason Kenney’s “war room” does not. As Leonard Cohen sang: “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”Alberta Will Not Cede To Ottawa On Climate Change, Kenney Says : Jason Kenney says that Ottawa’s carbon tax “punishes people for simply living normal lives.” Notwithstanding the fact that carbon rebates mean the tax is a washout for most payers, and even a net gain for others, living normally does not seem a great response to a crisis that threatens the planet.
If climate change has taught us anything, it should be that the normal consumption of fossil fuels is a recipe for a very abnormal future. We should do better than normal.
GlobeDebate The collapse of a system under its own weight explains the end of many political systems. The cultish obsession with 'reconciliation' and 'green' puritanism is moving our federation toward that 'tipping point'
GlobeDebate I bet they all drove to the blockade and heat their homes with gas...