How come Alberta isn't pushing any substantial investment in other energy sources? They have already sold a ton of oil, made a ton of money (IIRC Edmonton and Calgary have high median incomes, and...
How come Alberta isn't pushing any substantial investment in other energy sources? They have already sold a ton of oil, made a ton of money (IIRC Edmonton and Calgary have high median incomes, and growing, and the province has a big savings from the tax?) and the future is renewables anyways. Seems like they're in as good of a position as any to pivot.
That's a really nice explanation, thanks for the level-headed response. Can you speculate as to what will likely happen to Alberta in the next decade or so? It seems like they're fucked either...
That's a really nice explanation, thanks for the level-headed response.
Can you speculate as to what will likely happen to Alberta in the next decade or so? It seems like they're fucked either way—the expansion of the oil industry is at a literal impasse and adopting a new resource export is unlikely (renewables to support themselves but that's it). I ask because the current government appears to be all-in on oil but that may not be a sustainable strategy, wheras the previous gov (NDP) seemed to be more concerned about diversifying? Do you think Alberta's economy will wither if this continues? I know of some people thinking of joining the industry there, so I'm somewhat concerned.
Wow! He's both a world-renown composer and a Chief Justice of Canada's supreme court. Pretty good for a guy who's been dead for 137 years. (Sorry, I'll show myself out.)
Chief Justice Richard Wagner
Wow! He's both a world-renown composer and a Chief Justice of Canada's supreme court. Pretty good for a guy who's been dead for 137 years.
How come Alberta isn't pushing any substantial investment in other energy sources? They have already sold a ton of oil, made a ton of money (IIRC Edmonton and Calgary have high median incomes, and growing, and the province has a big savings from the tax?) and the future is renewables anyways. Seems like they're in as good of a position as any to pivot.
That's a really nice explanation, thanks for the level-headed response.
Can you speculate as to what will likely happen to Alberta in the next decade or so? It seems like they're fucked either way—the expansion of the oil industry is at a literal impasse and adopting a new resource export is unlikely (renewables to support themselves but that's it). I ask because the current government appears to be all-in on oil but that may not be a sustainable strategy, wheras the previous gov (NDP) seemed to be more concerned about diversifying? Do you think Alberta's economy will wither if this continues? I know of some people thinking of joining the industry there, so I'm somewhat concerned.
Wow! He's both a world-renown composer and a Chief Justice of Canada's supreme court. Pretty good for a guy who's been dead for 137 years.
(Sorry, I'll show myself out.)