Dave MayhoodMay 27, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oil-and-gas-lobby-group-says-emissions-cap-could-cost-sector-75b-in-lost-investment-1.7216525
No comment on the ongoing $multibillion cost of the destruction caused by the lack of an emissions cap.
Oil and gas lobby group says emissions cap could cost sector $75B in lost investment | CBC News

A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups on Monday.

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Show threadNick Pilon
@d_mayhood measuring relative to “we keep doing exactly what we’re doing today and nothing else changes” is just straight uncut denialism.
May 27, 2024 at 11:42pmWeb
Show threadDave MayhoodMay 27, 2024
@npilon “Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also waded in Monday, issuing a joint statement with the province's environment and energy ministers in which she referred to the proposed cap as a ‘reckless gamble that will devastate Canadian families and do nothing to reduce global emissions.’"
#FreeRiding like this is exactly how Alberta got #Drought #Floods & massive #w ildfires, like everybody else. #DoYourFairShare
Show threadNick PilonMay 28, 2024

@d_mayhood “Will do nothing to reduce global emissions” is such a scam. “Oh we’re such a small country what can we possibly do” uh a lot, thx.

N/m that all of that investment might be up in smoke anyway c/o massive Chinese investment in new batteries, cheap EVs, and solar and wind. Renewables and electrification are just better!

Show threadDave MayhoodMay 28, 2024
@npilon Danielle Smith brings the same level of idiocy to her analysis of fossil fuel emissions as she did in endorsing horse dewormer as a cure for COVID-19.
Show threadNick PilonMay 28, 2024
@d_mayhood I’m thoroughly convinced Danielle Smith wouldn’t be here if not for folks like Jason Markusoff carrying water for her. Which makes this piece all the more delightful: https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/is-the-alberta-ndps-power-base-shifting-from-edmonton-to-calgary/
Is the Alberta NDP's power base shifting from Edmonton to Calgary?

NDP membership numbers speak for themselves – it’s just that it’s not 100% clear what they’re saying.

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