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Author: Martin Bush

Climate change Nuclear energy Renewable energy 

Nuclear is not the solution to climate change

04/18/202204/18/2022 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate change, renewable energy

Nuclear energy should not be part of the global solution to climate change. Canada should not be looking to small nuclear reactors to meet its emissions targets.

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Climate change CO2 emissions 

EMISSION IMPOSSIBLE

04/12/202204/12/2022 Martin Bush 3 Comments CO2 emissions

Canada’s 2030 emission reduction plan appears to have been written by the oil and gas industry with additional notes from the pro-nuclear lobby. It’s not going to work. Canada will miss yet another GHG reduction target.

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Climate change 

Blue hydrogen is far from clean

02/03/202202/03/2022 Martin Bush 1 Comment Canada, Energy policy, hydrogen

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas in Alberta. It is being touted as the clean fuel of the future. But it’s not: only green hydrogen, made by the electrolysis of water, is clean. Hydrogen should be produced in eastern Canada, not in Alberta.

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Climate change Offshore wind 

Canada’s offshore wind resources are huge

01/13/202202/02/2022 Martin Bush 3 Comments Canada, climate change, offshore wind

Canada has huge offshore wind resources, easily capable of replacing the electricity now generated by Canada’s nuclear power plants. Small Nuclear Reactors are a wasteful and costly distraction.

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Climate change 

WMO horror stories

03/19/202003/20/2020 Martin Bush 5 Comments #climate, #climateaction, #climatechange

The latest information on the state of the global climate is a horror story of epic proportions.

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Climate change 

Trees go viral

02/23/202003/04/2020 Martin Bush 1 Comment

The 1 trillion trees campaign is gaining traction in Europe and the US. In Canada, the government’s tree planting program is totally inadequate.

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Climate change 

Teck mine madness

02/14/202002/15/2020 Martin Bush 0 Comments Teck mine

The Teck Frontier mine will be an environmental disaster. It should be firmly rejected.

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Climate change health impacts 

Climate grief and anxiety

01/28/202001/28/2020 Martin Bush 0 Comments

Shocking images of wildfires fueled by climate change are causing grief and anxiety among young people. How can these fears be allayed?

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Climate change Climate crisis Uncategorized 

Welcome to the roaring twenties

01/01/202001/04/2020 Martin Bush 5 Comments

The roaring twenties will usher in the decade of wildfires and extreme weather. And has the Arctic permafrost tipping point been triggered?

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It’s the hottest decade–ever

12/23/201912/25/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments

The numbers are in: It was the hottest decade on record. Was COP25 a failure? Maybe not totally.

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    Nuclear energy should not be part of the global solution to climate change. Canada should not be looking to small nuclear reactors to meet its emissions targets. […]
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    By Martin Bush
    Canada's 2030 emission reduction plan appears to have been written by the oil and gas industry with additional notes from the pro-nuclear lobby. It's not going to work. Canada will miss yet another GHG reduction target. […]
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  • Blue hydrogen is far from clean
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    By Martin Bush
    Canada has huge offshore wind resources, easily capable of replacing the electricity now generated by Canada's nuclear power plants. Small Nuclear Reactors are a wasteful and costly distraction. […]
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    By Martin Bush
    The latest information on the state of the global climate is a horror story of epic proportions. […]
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