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- Why you needn't fear the "Dirty Dozen" fruits and vegetables
- A pragmatic environmentalist's view on climate change, BC LNG and the Trans Mountain Pipeline project - not either or but all of the above
- More chemically-uninformed fear-mongering about the Trans Mountain Pipeline - this time about the dangers of diluted bitumen
- A primer on environmental liability under BC's Environmental Management Act.
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Category Archives: Fossil Fuel Free Future
Debunking the Leap Manifesto 100% Renewables by 2050 demand
My vocal challenges to the viability of “The Leap Manifesto” have earned me some negative feedback and as such I figure it is necessary to back up my opinions with a few numbers. In doing this I will differentiate myself … Continue reading
A Jacobsonian 100% Wind Water and Sunlight gallop at UCLA
Tuesday evening I spent a couple hours online listening to a moderated debate hosted by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. The debate was titled POWERING EARTH 2050: Is California’s 100% Renewable Strategy Globally Viable? The reason for … Continue reading
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On the glaring intellectual inconsistencies in 100% Wind Water and Sunlight
Ralph Waldo Emerson is his famous essay Self-Reliance coined the phrase “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”. As readers of my blog know I have spent a lot of time researching and commenting on the 100% Wind, … Continue reading
On blogging and the irrelevance of academic peer review in multi-disciplinary fields
In my short blogging career I have been challenged, on more than one occasion, to submit my writing to peer-reviewed academic journals. My response has been to point out that my work undergoes peer review the second I post it … Continue reading
More on 100% Wind, Water and Sunlight and the Council of Canadians “100% Clean economy” by 2050 goal
This week the Globe and Mail featured an interview with engineer Dr. Mark Z Jacobson on his plan for the world to get all its energy – including transport and heating fuel and electricity – from wind, water and solar … Continue reading
A look at British Columbia’s energy picture in light of the Paris Agreement
In the last month or so, I have seen an upsurge of comments on my Twitter feed, and at the #bcpoli hashtag, from individuals who I can best describe as “politically active” and “partisans”. These tweets have centered on the … Continue reading
Deconstructing the 100% Wind, Water and Sunlight scenarios – Part III Issues with energy storage
Last night I got drawn into a very long Twitter discussion with an acolyte of Dr. Marc Z. Jacobson and his colleagues in the Wind, Water and Sunlight (WWS) series. The discussion revolved around the most recent in Dr. Jacobson … Continue reading
Deconstructing the 100% Fossil Fuel Free Wind, Water and Sunlight USA paper – Part II What about those pesky rare earth metals?
My last post: Deconstructing the 100% Fossil Fuel Free Wind, Water and Sunlight USA paper – Part I Why no nuclear power? introduced my readers to the report in Energy & Environmental Science titled: 100% clean and renewable wind, water, … Continue reading
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Deconstructing the 100% Fossil Fuel Free Wind, Water and Sunlight USA paper – Part I Why no nuclear power?
Last week there was quite a stir as a big report came out in Energy & Environmental Science titled: 100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United States (100% WWS USA hereafter). … Continue reading
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Starting a Dialogue – Can we really get to a "fossil fuel-free BC"?
I have written a lot of posts in the last four months discussing and describing issues to consider in the fields of energy, renewable energy and pipelines. Based on the feedback, many of those posts have been viewed as being … Continue reading
Posted in Fossil Fuel Free Future
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