The comparative cost of different power options in the real world: The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. … Across the U.S., renewable energy is beating coal on cost: The price to build
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Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Christo Aivalis rightly points out that the NDP needs to be a party of labour and fight to ensure workers’ needs are central to Canada’s political discussion, rather than amplifying the rhetoric of the exploitative corporate lobby even when it’s in the
Continue readingAlberta Politics: No fiscal reckoning for health care – just yet, anyway – Alberta premier tells largely news-free news conference
O Budget, where is thy fiscal sting? O Premier, where is thy fiscal victory? From 2016, when he first cast his eyes on Alberta provincial politics, until a few weeks ago when his polls slipped into the basement, the words “fiscal discipline” and “fiscal reckoning” were often on Premier Jason
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Assorted content to end your week. – Matt Karp writes about the connection between heavily polarized politics, and the concentration of wealth in the hands of people whose interests are served by voters rooting for laundry rather than holding meaningful input into policy choices. – May Warren reports on the
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board laments the choice of far too many provincial governments to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives rather than treating a pandemic with the seriousness and focus it deserves. Philip Pizzo, David Spiegel and Michelle Mello examine how
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Gabrielle Drolet discusses how essential workers have been left to bear the physical and emotional burdens of workplaces designed to prioritize the interests of bosses and customers first. And Bruce Western and Jake Rosenfeld study (PDF) the effect unions have in pushing
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This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ciara Nugent writes about Amsterdam’s embrace of doughnut economics focused on finding the sweet spot which accounts for human well-being and environmental sustainability. – Ross Belot discusses why the world doesn’t need Keystone XL, while Angus Reid notes that only the prairie
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Assorted content to end your week. – Carl Meyer writes about Denmark’s move to finally and fully shut down oil and gas production as part of a transition to clean energy. And Abacus finds strong public support for Canada to also be a world leader in that process – even
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Thomson Reuters reports on the latest UN research showing that planned fossil fuel production far exceeds what we can afford if we want to avoid catastrophic climate change. And the Canadian Press reports on a study by the Institute for Climate Choices documenting
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Assorted content to end your week. – Bruce Arthur writes that Doug Ford’s already-pitiful response to COVID-19 is getting worse as Ontario opens up businesses in the midst of a deadly wave. And Adam Hunter reports that Saskatchewan businesses are worried about Scott Moe’s refusal to require masks anywhere other
Continue readingThings Are Good: Building New Solar Energy Plants Cheaper than Running Coal
Since the inception of Things Are Good we’ve been following the demise of dirty fossil fuel usage and the rise of clean energy. A few highlights from over the years: Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear Solar And Wind Outgrow Subsidies Wind Power: One Of The Cheapest Sources Of Energy
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jeff Rubin writes that the hoarding of supplies over the course of the coronavirus pandemic has provided compelling evidence that globalization falls apart just when it’s needed most. And Amir Attaran warns that the Libs’ failure to recognize that reality may leave
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Ed Yong examines how the coronavirus has been allowed to run rampant in the U.S. And the Globe and Mail’s editorial board warns that we can’t have much confidence that Canada is prepared to deal with pandemics either. – Paul Krugman discusses how
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Richard Shearmur discusses the risk that employers will use an increase in remote work to extract even more value from workers. And Tara Deschamps reports that the plan may extend beyond offloading costs to outright cutting pay. – Meanwhile, Inayat Singh reports on
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Brink Lindsey discusses what the coronavirus pandemic has revealed about the failings of both libertarian philosophy, and the public sector apparatus left after decades of neoliberal neglect. – Paul Krugman writes that the U.S. is failing the marshmallow test when it comes to
Continue readingThings Are Good: Closing Coal Plants Saves Lives
Everyone already knows that burning coal for energy is absolutely horrible for the planet and were still learning just how bad coal power plants really are. The positive news is that once the plants are closed positive changes are quick to be found. A recent study found that shutting down
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Andrew MacLeod discusses how an anti-worker campaign at the Mountain Equipment Co-op demonstrates the need for employees to be able to bargain collectively without being subject to employer interference. – Linda McQuaig writes about Doug Ford’s plans to slash what’s already Canada’s lowest
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ben Parfitt comments on the dangers of captured regulators such as B.C.’s Oil and Gas Commission who end up serving corporate “clients” rather than the public interest. And Bryan Walsh discusses the discounting effect which makes it all too frequent for people
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wall Was/Is Wrong About Coal In China
“China will increase their coal use by 19% over 5 years.” “Vietnam, India and many others Asian nations are ramping up coal to give more of their people electricity. The U.S. is now signalling a return to coal.” -Brad Wall 17 November 2016 · 132,442 views “Canada only accounts for
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservative Racist Propaganda Is Beyond The Pale
CPC Racists are at work in Andrew Scheer’s Photoshop department. Why does the CPC still have any support from good Canadians? Here’s what Doug Ford and Scott Shmoe’s federal party posted today about our Prime Minister: If we don’t phase out most of the world’s oil and gas sector by
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