The first solar panels in Edmonton were installed on the roof of the $18 million Windermere Fire Station No. 31, which will be the city’s first net-zero energy facility. In addition to a 382-panel solar array, the new station will include a geothermal field where heating and cooling energy is harvested from the ground. The station is expected to be operational in the spring. https://globalnews.ca/news/9254348/solar-panel-installation-begins-on-edmontons-1st-net-zero-energy-fire-station #yeg #environment #abpoli #solar

During Edmonton’s city-wide public engagement on the upcoming budget, administration heard that citizens “want the city to set long-term plans that take action to improve environmental sustainability and address impacts of climate change.” — https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=21445495-3cf3-41c7-bf06-57e2e99a8b14&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=25&Tab=attachments&utm_source=Taproot+Edmonton&utm_campaign=252b5c4525-TAPROOTYEG_PULSE_2022_11_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef1adf0932-252b5c4525-420497866&mc_cid=252b5c4525&mc_eid=a9f3b03d8a
#yeg #politics #abpoli

It would have been much harder for #Ford to pull this off without a coterie of bootlickers in Canadian #media to provide justification for his policies.

Doug Ford’s Media Enablers – by Jeremy Appel – The Orchard https://theorchard.substack.com/p/doug-fords-media-enablers?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email #onpoli #cupe #ford #politics

“Rich governments did not want to be held financially liable for the impacts of their historically high emissions,” Reuters explains. Glasgow’s COP 26 failed to make progress on loss and damage, except for a £1-million funding announcement from Scotland. A 2009 pledge for an annual US$100 billion in international climate finance was also left unmet.

COP 27: Can World Leaders Be Trusted to Deliver? https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/11/06/cop-27-can-world-leaders-be-trusted-to-deliver/
#cdnpoli #cop27 #environment

Danielle Smith is now consulting on public health with a man who described the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine as a “bioweapon.” — https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/former-trump-medical-advisor-has-been-invited-to-meet-with-alberta-officials-premier-smith #abpoli #smith #ableg