The Ugly Reality of Renewables
We need to break our fossil fuel addiction quickly. The global temperature spiked 1.7 above baseline in June 2023. That blasts through...
Most of what Doctors Treat is Failed Prevention
Residents of the Sault have a lot of challenges, not the least a failing, perhaps even collapsing, healthcare system, and substance abuse...
The slower I go the more time I have
Why Sault Ste. Marie urgently needs a maximum speed limit of 30 kph within the city as part of a comprehensive Vision Zero Strategy....
We hear environmental assessment; We need to hear Impact Assessment Act
Media articles and proponent social media posts about the potential for a proposed smelter in our community give a clear impression that...
Ontario Stands up for Health Care by Increasing Pollution
Perhaps it is some distorted sense of humour, but it appears the Ontario government is working very hard to raise taxes, damage...
You Say Tomehto; I say Tomahto
There have been claims that the federal carbon pricing backstop will harm small business, among others. Nothing could be further from...
Myth Busting: Huge Forest Ecosystems in Canada Serve as Carbon Sinks.
In the past, there were hopes that the vast forest ecosystems covering most of Canada would permit Canadians to claim carbon sinks as a...
What Does the Federal Carbon Pollution Pricing Backstop Mean to Sault Ste. Marie?
With the newly implemented federal carbon pricing backstop in place for provinces that do not have an adequate carbon pricing plan to...
Myth Busting: Why Worry?
Some have claimed that Canadians ‘only’ emit 2% of all global carbon emissions, leading them to ponder why Canada should care to act on...
Harsh Consequences if Immediate and Deep Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions do not Occur
A newly released report by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) called “Canada’s Changing Climate Report” describes in detail how...