Interesting times we live in.
Written article: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/alberta-invokes-sovereignty-act-over-federal-clean-electricity-regulations/ar-AA1kCO70
May: Unprecedented wildfires in Alberta cause thousands to evacuate. Probably set by Justin Trudeau because he hates Canada, and God-fearing Albertans most of all!
July: Record temperatures. More wildfires. Curse you Trudeau!
August: Alberta makes suprise announcement of moratorium on all renewable energy.
November: Guys we just can’t do renewable energy, it’s just not possible, and also, you can’t make us.
For those who don’t know Danielle Smith, her thing is proposing terrible bills to make headlines. Alberta is not allowed to ignore Federal laws. Saying you plan to ignore them is just a way to get attention, and the Federal law she’s planning to ignore doesn’t even exist yet. It’s proposed legislation.
She has also said she wants to replace Federal police with a provincial police force and replace Federal pensions with a provincial pension. She scores political points for saying she’ll defy anything the Federal government does, which is literally what the Sovereignty Act is about. It’s a statement saying she can ignore any Federal laws if she doesn’t like it, and it was the first Act she passed after she was elected.
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This means nothing. She is not a dictator. She knows this will fail but will take up Alberta’s time and resources in a losing court battle, all the while she’s also put a block against any and all green energy initiatives in the province.
She’s bad for Alberta, Canada, and the planet.
And she isn’t conservative, she’s a libertarian.
Instead of downvoting me, have an actual discussion you coward.
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I’m all for clean energy but it should be converted as the old system hits end of life.
I’d rather see the United States invest in more nuclear power. It’s a clean solution to all it energy needs.
I also wish democrats would stop focusing on things like gas stoves. Jesus that is stupid. Gas is superior for cooking.
Yes, nuclear, wind, solar, tidal, hydro and geothermal - so many great ways to help solve the climate crisis.
I dont see any democrats focussing on gas stoves, and certainly not because of climate issues - I do recall, Richard Trumka Jr., one commissioner (of seven) of the CPSC saying “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned” in regards to indoor safety of gas appliances.
Because no one wants to be harmed by faulty or poorly installed gas stoves now, do we?
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Eugene which is south of me is banning new gas stoves. To me it myopic to focus on gas stoves.
I love hydroelectric but it’s does cause other problems. Salmon stocks have declined because of the dams. Salmon ladders don’t really work. I’d love to use hydro but we can destroy our environment doing it.
Everyone is skittish about nuclear but it’s the best source for clean energy. It’s very safe if it’s done correctly. Chernobyl was a product of communism.
Chernobyl was a product of communism
No, Chernobyl was a result of bad engineering. And bad engineering can happen regardless of your chosen economic system.
A capitalist system would never cut corners on safety measures.
I sincerely hope this is sarcasm. I legitimately cannot tell around a place like this.
My mother once banned me from my Nintendo. It was harsh, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that all mothers are focussing too much on banning me from Nintendos. I realise you are no fan of the democrats, but let’s not allow anecdotes to take the place of facts and stats.
https://pitlochry-scotland.co.uk/local-walks/pitlochry-dam-and-fish-ladder-walk.php
Here is an article about a salmon ladder in scotland that has been in operation for 71 years! And only one of many such successful salmon ladders across the world! Wonderful stuff, and the fish are doing great. Maybe the private enterprises are doing a poor job of constructing the ladders? Hopefully the government will step in to regulate better ladders in the USA, as it is clearly falling behind in its commitment to the wellbeing of the salmon.
And finally, what about three mile island? fukushima? I am well aware of the shortcomings of the RBMK reactors of the generation used in the Chornobyl NPP, however nuclear meltdowns do not seem to directly correlate to how much communism is fed into the reactor. The problem was a cheaply designed reactor core and the use of graphite on the cooling rods, in essence it was penny pinching and a poor understanding of the technology, which can happen anywhere.
edit: so many typos and some grammar, and adding a link I forgot :D
Three Mile Island is a sign of success. There was very little damage outside of the reactor. It could have been much worse and we have 40 years of reactor experience behind us. We have successfully run hundreds of reactors in our Naval Fleet with no major issues. To me that is validation nuclear is the way to go.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/blocked_migration_fish_ladders_on_us_dams_are_not_effective
Here is some Oregon history for you, Oregon use to have many canneries in Astoria and other parts of Oregon. The Salmon were plentiful and it provided a fish for all the canneries.
Between overfishing and the dams, there are now zero canneries in Oregon. Bumble Bee Food started in Oregon canning Salmon.
Do all successful reactors melt down? Sorry that wasn’t fair, but I think you can agree that a melt down can hardly be considered a success just because it didn’t fail as badly as Chornobyl :D
Nuclear Power is generally safe, on this we agree, I just think you are letting your feelings about the scary soviets affect your opinions about what was a genuinely sad event which should not be made light of.
Overfishing does not sound like salmon ladders failing to me, it sounds like a very obvious failure of capitalism and the greed it inevitably engenders. Have a great night <3
The reactor didn’t melt down. There was a partial meltdown but nothing on a large scale.
You use such weird language when you write. Have you ever thought about writing like an adult? Chernobyl very much was a product of communism.
So it did melt down then?
I’m all for clean energy but it should be converted as the old system hits end of life.
We don’t have time for that unfortunately. We are way behind pace for transitioning to clean sources (including nuclear).
I also wish democrats would stop focusing on things like gas stoves. Jesus that is stupid. Gas is superior for cooking
The culture only thinks that gas is better because fossil fuel companies saw the writing on the wall and wanted to get yet another foot in the door. So they started a massive campaign advertisement campaign to make people think it’s better. If people ran gas lines to their houses, the chances of them using gas to heat their homes increased, making money for the fossil fuel industry.
I’ve cooked on both, they’re not any different cooking wise tbh.
And democrats aren’t really focusing on it. It’s a side issue at most. I’ve seen maybe 4 articles on it from leftist subs in the last few years.
But the argument to get rid of them is there, because they are terrible for home air quality. My girlfriend has asthma and it is such a fucking life saver to be able to use an electric one without killing her. Reducing dependence on fossil fuels is a good side benefit as well.
