If you think the whole country should be moving to electric vehicles and you run the country, don’t you think you’d order the government to buy electric?
That’s probably what most people would do, but the Trudeau Liberals seem to like sizzle more than they like steak.
Greenhouse gasses are not just good, they are important to making Earth habitable. Without them, most life would not be thriving. It would be too cold.
Even the federal government, when reading beyond the false claims against CO2, which is not a greenhouse gas, shows evidence to support they are a positive.
The Biden administration opened the door to financing mining projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia to bolster the global green energy supply chain as it pushes ahead with its climate agenda, despite the DRC’s documented issues with child laborers being used in such mines.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken entered into the agreement Tuesday, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the two nations and lauding their work improving the electric vehicle battery supply chain. During a signing ceremony, Blinken said the “future” was happening, given the importance of cobalt for manufacturing electric vehicles.
The cold snap is exposing the limits of wind and solar – and the insanity of the green agenda.
There are already many German loan words in the English language, but the latest addition should surely be the term ‘Dunkelflaute’. It describes a period of time in which virtually no energy can be generated using wind and solar power. It is a word that captures the grave problem that both Britain and Germany are facing today – namely, that you cannot run a modern economy on renewable energy. Especially during a windless and dark winter.
It’s a harsh judgment, but it’s not without evidence that several human rights organizations have described the overarching objective championed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several mainline environmental organizations leading the agenda at the COP15 summit in Montreal as racist and profoundly unscientific.
MONTREAL – Developing countries have walked out of global talks in Montreal on conserving the world’s biodiversity over concerns about funding.
David Ainsworth, an information officer for the COP15 talks, says the countries left the negotiations early this morning.
He says the main one concerns the creation of a special fund to finance biodiversity conservation in poorer nations.
We traditionally reflect during the end-of-year holidays on the consequences of our past behavior, as well as contemplating the good we might want to achieve in the twelve months ahead. When we set resolutions, for example, we are striving to determine how we can do better in our own lives. Perhaps we could also take the occasion to consider how we might achieve such improvement on a larger scale.
The revelations from Twitter might be shocking, but it’s not much different from what the media has been doing for decades — picking and choosing what information to share in an effort to create a desired (leftist) narrative.
Just last week, The Washington Post used one warm day as evidence that mankind’s use of natural resources are causing Alaska to rapidly warm
It’s no secret that electric cars are becoming more and more popular these days. But will the EV trend carry over to pickup trucks?
According to Tyler Hoover — who runs the Hoovie’s Garage YouTube channel with 1.45 million subscribers — an electric pickup truck might not be a great option if you need to tow something.
In a viral YouTube video, Hoover tried to tow an old 1930s Ford pickup with his brand new Ford F-150 Lightning. The test didn’t go well, as the new electric truck used up way more range than expected.
Rush to electric vehicles may be an expensive mistake, say climate strategists
… For people with money and a conscience, EVs are doubly satisfying. They allow the affluent to indulge in the time-honoured pleasures of conspicuous consumption while at the same time saving the planet.
But for those who have looked more deeply at how the world can escape its dependence on oil and gas, the rush to replace existing gas guzzlers with a new fleet of clean, silent battery-powered personal transport leaves them uneasy.
… “EVs are here to save the car industry, not the planet, that is crystal clear,” said outspoken urban planning advocate Jason Slaughter in a recent email conversation. “Electric cars use batteries instead of gasoline, but they are still a horrendously inefficient way to move people around, especially in crowded cities.”
Once in awhile the mask slips proving that EV’s are the carrot and stick of the green-scam used to con a profoundly mislead public.
The rich will have EV’s but you and I won’t.
But cheer up Comrade! In the glorious “Electric Soviet” you will be offered the chance to stand in the rain and the cold waiting for what most certainly will be an overcrowded smelly “electric bus.”
Electric vehicles don’t run on electricity so much as they run on government subsidies.
In Canada, this includes federal and provincial subsidies for consumers to buy electric vehicles and federal and provincial subsidies to EV manufacturers to build assembly and EV battery plants here.
Fearless prediction – EV ownership will be restricted to a select few as Canada will lack the power infrastructure necessary to cope with their mass usage. You will be offered a chance to wait in the cold for an electric bus in exchange for your ICE vehicle.
Ottawa preparing to go toe-to-toe with U.S. to subsidize EV battery production in Canada
The federal government is preparing to transform its industrial policy in a bid to shelter Canadian production of electric vehicle batteries from the threat posed by the United States’ offer of billions of dollars in new subsidies, sources say.
For the first time, Ottawa is set to subsidize the production costs of large electric vehicle battery producers. It hopes to convince them to set up their plants in Canada, or to maintain their presence here.
The new measures would be a game-changer for Canada’s industrial policy. For decades, government programs have been based on funding “non-recurring” capital expenditures, such as the construction or modernization of factories.
The Trudeau government’s plan to eliminate plastic waste in Canada by 2030 is underway in earnest with the gradual elimination of single use plastics.
As of Dec. 20, the manufacture and import for sale in Canada of plastic checkout bags, cutlery, takeout containers, stir sticks and most plastic straws (with some exemptions for flexible ones) will be prohibited. The sale of these items in Canada will end a year later.
Every era has its characteristic corporate buzzword. The nineties had “synergy.” The early 2000s added a lowercase “e” prefix to about everything. And now, we’re in the era of “ESG,” also known as environmental, social and governance criteria.
The writing was on the wall as soon as the “experts” declared “two weeks to flatten the curve.” Some of us saw right through the scheme, while the less-astute did not. We recognized the move was one against freedom and prosperity rather than for our welfare, and knew it was not only for two weeks. We knew that if the ruling class was allowed to follow through with their “lockdown” agenda — the forced closure of private businesses, dictating who was “essential” and who was “non-essential” — then greater tyranny would follow.
However, “told ya so” is bittersweet.
