We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.
Nov. 14, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press – The latest expansion includes the first commercial installation of another made-in-Manitoba solution: Rapid Organic Converter (ROC) technology by local company Innovative NRG. The technology developed and patented in Manitoba processes organic waste through a gassification process — it vaporizes the waste — and turns it into thermal energy True North Foods will use to heat the water it needs for its sanitation protocols.
Nov. 13, 2024 – CBC News – Christmas decorations are installed across downtown Winnipeg and shopping mall Santas are set to show up in some stores as soon as this weekend, but one key element of the season is missing: snow. “There was a little bit of snow reported by a few people in Winnipeg, I think it was yesterday morning, but obviously it didn’t stay. We haven’t had snow accumulating in Winnipeg since sometime earlier last winter,” said Natalie Hasell, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.
“Generally speaking, we haven’t had a whole lot of snow since the beginning of January, really.”
Aug. 19, 2024 – New Scientist -Humanity’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which has been totemic in climate policy for the past decade, is now almost certainly out of reach.
Apr. 1, 2024 – The Conversation Canada – The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike prompted complaints from seven premiers and a recent parliamentary showdown, culminating in a failed vote of non-confidence in the Liberal government. Yet this ongoing debate overlooks a far costlier carbon tax: fossil fuel subsidies.
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