Why Canada should invest in ‘macrogrids’ for greener more reliable electricity: In the west, Alberta and Saskatchewan are great locations for
building low-cost wind and solar farms. Enhanced interprovincial
transmission would allow Alberta and Saskatchewan to build more variable
wind and solar, with the assurance that they could receive backup power
from B.C. and Manitoba when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t
shining.

When wind and solar are plentiful, the flow of low cost energy can
reverse to allow B.C. and Manitoba the opportunity to better manage
their hydro reservoir levels. Provinces can only benefit from trading
with each other if we have the infrastructure to make that trade
possible.

Why Canada should invest in ‘macrogrids’ for greener more reliable electricity: In the west, Alberta and Saskatchewan are great locations for
building low-cost wind and solar farms. Enhanced interprovincial
transmission would allow Alberta and Saskatchewan to build more variable
wind and solar, with the assurance that they could receive backup power
from B.C. and Manitoba when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t
shining. When wind and solar are plentiful, the flow of low cost energy can
reverse to allow B.C. and Manitoba the opportunity to better manage
their hydro reservoir levels. Provinces can only benefit from trading
with each other if we have the infrastructure to make that trade
possible.Read More

What does it mean to Build Back Fossil Free? – Greenpeace Canada:

This March, the federal government will deliver what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called the most significant budget of our lifetimes. For Prime Minister Trudeau, it will be a moment of truth — will he deliver on the promise of a green & just recovery from covid-19 or will he keep funding the fossil fuel industry? The answer could even trigger a federal election since the Liberals’ minority government will need other parties’ support to pass the budget.

What does it mean to Build Back Fossil Free? – Greenpeace Canada: This March, the federal government will deliver what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called the most significant budget of our lifetimes. For Prime Minister Trudeau, it will be a moment of truth — will he deliver on the promise of a green & just recovery from covid-19 or will he keep funding the fossil fuel industry? The answer could even trigger a federal election since the Liberals’ minority government will need other parties’ support to pass the budget.Read More

Snap Out of Your Pandemic Passivity, Canada | The Tyee: “Success in a pandemic is not waiting for a vaccine,” says Bar-Yam.
“It’s about using an arsenal of tools, including vaccines, to defeat the
virus while we have the chance.”

Going to zero therefore means a serious five to seven-week lockdown that brings numbers down exponentially.

It means financially supporting struggling small businesses and their workers during that lockdown.

It means changing our testing programs from
passive systems that wait for symptomatic citizens to show up, to an
active approach that brings tests to the most at-risk communities and
workplaces.

Snap Out of Your Pandemic Passivity, Canada | The Tyee: “Success in a pandemic is not waiting for a vaccine,” says Bar-Yam.
“It’s about using an arsenal of tools, including vaccines, to defeat the
virus while we have the chance.” Going to zero therefore means a serious five to seven-week lockdown that brings numbers down exponentially.It means financially supporting struggling small businesses and their workers during that lockdown.It means changing our testing programs from
passive systems that wait for symptomatic citizens to show up, to an
active approach that brings tests to the most at-risk communities and
workplaces.Read More

Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s ‘We Can Have It All’ Energy Minister | The Tyee:

So what exactly would O’Regan close his mind to when it comes to
piloting the nation’s energy future? As he lays it out, we can’t get to
net zero without oilsands revenue, and we can’t get to net zero without
nuclear power. Does O’Regan envision using oilsands revenue to help
subsidize Canada’s foray into mass producing nuclear power plants for
use here and for export? Until Ottawa opens up the debate, and lays out
its evidence, that remains an open question.

Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s ‘We Can Have It All’ Energy Minister | The Tyee: So what exactly would O’Regan close his mind to when it comes to
piloting the nation’s energy future? As he lays it out, we can’t get to
net zero without oilsands revenue, and we can’t get to net zero without
nuclear power. Does O’Regan envision using oilsands revenue to help
subsidize Canada’s foray into mass producing nuclear power plants for
use here and for export? Until Ottawa opens up the debate, and lays out
its evidence, that remains an open question.Read More

Shareholders Squirm, Climate Analysts Pounce as Shell Releases ‘Grotesque’, ‘Delusional’ Climate Plan – The Energy Mix: Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Rachel Kennerly told DeSmog
that Shell was using “smoke and mirrors” in its updated plan.

“There’s one way to stop climate breakdown, and it’s to leave coal,
oil, and gas where they are and ramp up investment in renewables,” she
told DeSmog. “It’s no surprise that Shell wants a business-as-usual
model,” but that only makes it clear that governments “must set high
standards and strict laws” to hold off a “Wild West for extractive
companies, now with added green spin.”

Shareholders Squirm, Climate Analysts Pounce as Shell Releases ‘Grotesque’, ‘Delusional’ Climate Plan – The Energy Mix: Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Rachel Kennerly told DeSmog
that Shell was using “smoke and mirrors” in its updated plan.“There’s one way to stop climate breakdown, and it’s to leave coal,
oil, and gas where they are and ramp up investment in renewables,” she
told DeSmog. “It’s no surprise that Shell wants a business-as-usual
model,” but that only makes it clear that governments “must set high
standards and strict laws” to hold off a “Wild West for extractive
companies, now with added green spin.”Read More