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I am away at a writer’s conference this weekend. I usually try to post every Friday - normally something energy or climate related. Since I am surrounded by books and authors this weekend, I thought it might be appropriate if I shared a list of some of my favourite books that talk about our environmental... Continue Reading →
Should you invest in an electric vehicle “EV” to work on your personal greenhouse gas emissions? Or stick with your gasoline powered internal combustion engine – your “ICE”? If you plan to charge it up off the provincial electric grid – then it depends where you live in Canada. If you plan to install your … Continue reading Should Your Next Vehicle be Electric?
Introduction This article is a continuation of an outline of the basics of Alberta and Canada's carbon pricing plans that began in "The Carbon Tax for Dummies - Part 1" The Alberta carbon plan is based on its policy report, "The Climate Leadership Plan", or the "CLP". The federal government based its policies on the... Continue Reading →
photo by Alex Sidor on Unsplash UPDATE 2025: Since this was written Canada's carbon price has risen to $80/tonne (adding about 17.6 cents a litre to gasoline) and Alberta has retired its coal plants in its electrical sector favouring natural gas for generation along with renewables and other sources. And Alberta has shed its own... Continue Reading →
When we had to rebuild our wooden fence a few years back, I let our contractor talk me into a six- footer. “It’s the legal limit” he said. Right after the last nail was hammered, we immediately regretted the decision and longed to have back our more “neighbourly” five- foot fence. But it was too... Continue Reading →
I confess that I used to be a dandelion anarchist. For years, after we moved into this house, I raged in silence at the City for spraying herbicides in the park behind us to kill off the dandelions and clover. It seemed to be such an archaic practice. After all, many cities had already banned…
I spent ten years working in the pipeline industry and another ten in oil sands. I haven’t posted a single word about Kinder Morgan pipeline. Why? It is precisely because the issue surrounding how Canada could meet our Paris commitments and remain a net energy exporter is a very deep and complex discussion which requires... Continue Reading →
Alisa Caswell 
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