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Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
Is there infrastructure (power lines) to transport the amount of electricity we woud likely take? Those are expensive capital projects and Ontario would have to share the cost.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
We don`t fall for the fantasies of self absorbed would be rulers of the universe especially after they have been caught lying and cheating and destroying their supposed raw results. In that Gary and I are very much like the majority of the electorate who will turf the last supposed green North American politicians out of office over the course of the next two to 18 months.
Lets be more green and shut down all of the green energy programs and just buy hydroelectric power from Quebec. End the insanity now.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
I believe that we are already integrated into the grid. Some power lines might be required but they will be needed no matter what form of energy Ontarians ultimately choose. Although if Dalton`s energy policies keep having their (un)intended effect of making all industry shut down maybe we won`t need as many power lines.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
Vlad, you are not thinking straight. I suspect that those weird vibrations and rumbling sounds that are keeping people in Windsor up at night are caused by the earth showing it's displeasure to you and your ideologies...
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
I'm not familiar with the power infrastucture in Ontario and Quebec. For the load we would need to buy I think it would require towers in both Quebec and Ontario. People don't want that in their back yard and expropriate might be involved. We're probably talking years if that sort of thing is involved.
I once worked hydro towers for a utility. I was young and the pay was amazing. :)
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
"According to Jim Hansen at NASA, with the tar sands unleased the planet is finished... "
Of course environmentalists never exaggerate about the planet being finished.
I was skimming through a book in the bookstore yesterday called "the rational optimist" which had some interesting things to say about population doom and gloomers among other things (ie they have always been wrong and they are still wrong).
According to Jim Hansen at NASA, with the tar sands unleased the planet is finished...
I guess the idea is to put his head between his legs and kiss his butt goodbye. All is lost. The sky is falling, so to speak.
The Americans do have a choice. They can buy our "dirty" oil OR they can buy oil from other sources and pay Brent Crude prices. Personally, I'd love to see the Americans paying the higher price at the gas pumps buying Brent Crude would cause. They're a rich country and there's no reason we should be subsidizing them with lower prices for our oil.
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