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You inferred that BC was a nanny state by saying this, or at least that is how I interpreted it.
"Even the hippie places on the Island, Central Coast and the West Kootenays aren't big fans of the nanny state outside of environmental regulations."
...but if you say we aren't, then I will agree with you on that.
BC is no more divided than almost every other place on the planet...the divide between urban and rural has always existed.
Perhaps people in cities see the dependance on fossil fuels differently, because we live with the congestion of traffic and pollution more. Also there is no tanker traffic in the interior etc. Pipelines being built are a different story...how much does it really benefit the people of BC transporting Alberta's oil etc ?
Prosperity..short term or long term? Renewable energy is the future, and it's long term. The way we are going now is not sustainable...the change is already happening in the world. Canada has a lot of catching up to do.
I think people have different ideas what a nanny state is. I am not a fan of Quebec government but you can buy beer and wine in grocery stores while you cannot do that in Ontario.
BC is no more divided than almost every other place on the planet...the divide between urban and rural has always existed.
BC has a reputation of being a hippie haven, but you're right that it's divided like eveyone else. It's not just a rural-urban divide. Environmentalism is quite popular on Vancouver Island, the sparsely north and central coast, and the west Kootenays. By contrast, Kelowna, one of the province's largest cities, pretty much hates environmentalism. There's a reason that the Premier parachuted into the Kelowna area to win her riding after losing her riding down in Vancouver during the election. It's a safe area for any right leaning party that is pro-resource development.
Prosperity..short term or long term? Renewable energy is the future, and it's long term. The way we are going now is not sustainable...the change is already happening in the world. Canada has a lot of catching up to do.
You need to take a bigger rip on that bong if you really believe that.
You need to take a bigger rip on that bong if you really believe that.
I'm looking beyond the next quarter, unlike some oil companies. Do you truly believe that in 75 years we will still be using fossil fuels like we do now?
The renewable energy sector is growing. Is it perfect, no. Is it are only alternative to what we are doing now? Yes.
This article talks about solar panel farms. With more research, in time they will be able to shrink the size of the farm and increase capacity. It will happen.
I'm looking beyond the next quarter, unlike some oil companies. Do you truly believe that in 75 years we will still be using fossil fuels like we do now?
The renewable energy sector is growing. Is it perfect, no. Is it are only alternative to what we are doing now? Yes.
This article talks about solar panel farms. With more research, in time they will be able to shrink the size of the farm and increase capacity. It will happen.
Even in cloudy Vancouver we have had solar panel street lights in some parks, and bus shelter lights are powered by solar panels.
75 years? No we won't be using them like we do now, but we will still be using them to a very large degree. Fossil Fuels are used for a vast litany of things beyond an internal combustion engine, and that won't be changing any time soon. I think solar and wind have a future, but it's been in its infancy for 40 years already. Maybe in 75 years we'll begin getting some great gains, but we won't have changed that much, and I'll be long dead.
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