there has been no weather event in the last 30 years that has not had a predecessor during the century before when there was no so-called warming and events in California and Australia such as the fires can be directly linked to poor forestry management. As Solomon said centuries ago, 'there is nothing new under the sun'
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RangerRay
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The huge fire flaps in BC the last few years can be laid at the feet of all the dead trees in the Interior from the mountain pine beetle that laid waste to the area 20 years previous. It just needed the right conditions to explode. People who study wildfire were screaming this was going to happen 25 years ago.
The one thing I might blame on climate change in all this was the warmer winter temperatures that allowed the beetle to explode in the first place. But it was poor management after that allowed the tinderbox take shape.
The one thing I might blame on climate change in all this was the warmer winter temperatures that allowed the beetle to explode in the first place. But it was poor management after that allowed the tinderbox take shape.
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And 2 weeks of rain can change everything, of course.
absolutely. And when it rains and Abbotsford floods we can blame that on the climate as well,
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Bjorn Lomborg - my hero
Apparently he is involved in offering an alternative to the WEF plan
I can get behind most of the stuff so far but I wish him the best of luck on Item 5. He can give Diogenes my regards when he meets him.
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Apparently he is involved in offering an alternative to the WEF plan
I can get behind most of the stuff so far but I wish him the best of luck on Item 5. He can give Diogenes my regards when he meets him.
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daftandbarmy
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Suzuki is retiring... thank f*ck for that:
daftandbarmy
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Wow... that was unexpected:
New research by B.C. physicians is shedding light on the environmental impact of inhalers and proposing a greener alternative for patients with asthma and other lung diseases.
Between 2016 and 2021, the study found inhalers produced 8,748 tonnes of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the Fraser Health region alone — a footprint equivalent to about 22 per cent of the health authority’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
“There’s many types of inhalers out there, but for a certain type of inhaler called a metred-dose inhaler, it has a special type of propellant to deliver the medication into the lungs for patients, and that propellant is a greenhouse gas,” explained report co-author Dr. Kevin Liang, a family physician and researcher with Fraser Health’s population and public health team.
“There’s many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants.”
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Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study
New research by B.C. physicians is shedding light on the environmental impact of inhalers and proposing a greener alternative for patients with asthma and other lung diseases.
Between 2016 and 2021, the study found inhalers produced 8,748 tonnes of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the Fraser Health region alone — a footprint equivalent to about 22 per cent of the health authority’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
“There’s many types of inhalers out there, but for a certain type of inhaler called a metred-dose inhaler, it has a special type of propellant to deliver the medication into the lungs for patients, and that propellant is a greenhouse gas,” explained report co-author Dr. Kevin Liang, a family physician and researcher with Fraser Health’s population and public health team.
“There’s many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants.”
Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study | Globalnews.ca
"There's many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants," said study co-author Dr. Kevin Liang.
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Just from the CBC though, if I get the article right.
Guys like this never really retire. They become Elder Statesmen and charge twice as much for their, so called, opinion.
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It's not much of a stretch that the people who hate the poor, also hate the ill.Wow... that was unexpected:
Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study
New research by B.C. physicians is shedding light on the environmental impact of inhalers and proposing a greener alternative for patients with asthma and other lung diseases.
Between 2016 and 2021, the study found inhalers produced 8,748 tonnes of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the Fraser Health region alone — a footprint equivalent to about 22 per cent of the health authority’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
“There’s many types of inhalers out there, but for a certain type of inhaler called a metred-dose inhaler, it has a special type of propellant to deliver the medication into the lungs for patients, and that propellant is a greenhouse gas,” explained report co-author Dr. Kevin Liang, a family physician and researcher with Fraser Health’s population and public health team.
“There’s many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants.”
Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study | Globalnews.ca
"There's many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants," said study co-author Dr. Kevin Liang.
OldSolduer
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You mean the arrogant eco warrior that demanded his security team be made up of good looking younger women? THAT David Suzuki?
Or the one that preached about fossil fuels while travelling on a diesel burning bus??
daftandbarmy
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His ironic self-righteousness was 'on brand' with that particular sector of our society though.
Hopefully he can keep his mouth shut now, but I doubt it...
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Double win if we cull asthmatics from society since humans produce/exhaust CO2 and no more puffers. 2050 Net Zero in a post-nation state, here we come!Wow... that was unexpected:
Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study
New research by B.C. physicians is shedding light on the environmental impact of inhalers and proposing a greener alternative for patients with asthma and other lung diseases.
Between 2016 and 2021, the study found inhalers produced 8,748 tonnes of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the Fraser Health region alone — a footprint equivalent to about 22 per cent of the health authority’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
“There’s many types of inhalers out there, but for a certain type of inhaler called a metred-dose inhaler, it has a special type of propellant to deliver the medication into the lungs for patients, and that propellant is a greenhouse gas,” explained report co-author Dr. Kevin Liang, a family physician and researcher with Fraser Health’s population and public health team.
“There’s many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants.”
Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study | Globalnews.ca
"There's many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants," said study co-author Dr. Kevin Liang.
OldSolduer
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So I guess this would change if one of these tw@ts had a severely asthmatic relative. FFS what will they go after next?
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Even if inhalers were a problem, it would be a miniscule amount of less than 1%. Canada's emissions are below 2% and our arboreal filters take care of that and more. Canada and many other countries in the world are already net zero or so close it doesn't matter. Yet China is at 30% and the US at 17%, making those two responsible for 47% of all emissions. There are no barriers in place to stop those emissions from going into the atmosphere and polluting the rest of us. We are not the problem. Yet we are paying an exorbitant price for other's malfeasance, and they are making no attempt to fix it. Meanwhile our ecoterrorist government is taking full advantage of it and taxing us to death.
If I put my tinfoil on, a doctor mixing medical equipment in with climate is suspect. He's likely not much of an expert in either. But he has well crafted talking points. I'll bet some big pharma is looking to roll something out to replace those inhalers, but needs an impetus to spark it.
If I put my tinfoil on, a doctor mixing medical equipment in with climate is suspect. He's likely not much of an expert in either. But he has well crafted talking points. I'll bet some big pharma is looking to roll something out to replace those inhalers, but needs an impetus to spark it.
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Nope, they’d no doubt have an exception clause to support nepotism, and punish others…especially those with lower social credit scores.
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Rice.
Climate experts claim rice is bad for the environment—it feeds more than half the world
A recent report has revealed that rice accounts for approximately ten percent of all global emissions of methane, trapping around 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide.
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Blame rice for global warming!? ‘Rice is to blame for around 10% of global emissions of methane’ – ‘Rice cannot be ignored’
Study in the journal Nature: Future warming from global food consumption – Published: 06 March 2023 Nature study excerpt: Of the other food groups, rice contributes to a large fraction of end…
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Plenty more links out there if you search
OldSolduer
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With King JT and Eco Guibolt as his chief executioner.Nope, they’d no doubt have an exception clause to support nepotism, and punish others…especially those with lower social credit scores.
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Not sure where to put this, but looks like Alberta is asking for federal (including CAF) support with the wildfires. I suspect we probably already have people monitoring this closely. Sad that stuff like this is really one of the few times politics gets put to the side.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-evacuation-emergency-1.6835794
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-evacuation-emergency-1.6835794
Alberta requests military assistance to battle against raging wildfires
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CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2023 11:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis, and wildfire officials will provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has requested military support and other federal government assistance as the province battles widespread wildfires, a spokesperson for the premier said Monday.
"Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau assured the premier that Canada would be there to support Alberta in any way possible," Colin Aitchison told CBC News in an emailed statement.
Alberta has sent a letter outlining its request to Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, according to a post from Smith on Twitter.
The federal government has already reached out to the Red Cross to set up a matching fund to assist those in Alberta impacted by wildfires, Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa.
He noted that he and Smith discussed different options on how the federal government can help but did not divulge specifics on the support it would offer.
"Canadians stand with the people of Alberta as they deal with these terrible, terrible wildfires," he said. "All weekend we were watching images from the community affected by these wildfires and I assured Danielle that we will be there to help."
Smith is expected to provide more details during a 3 p.m. news conference to update the wildfire situation. You can watch the news conference live here.
About 30,000 Albertans have been displaced from their homes. As of Monday morning, the situation across the province remains volatile with 100 active wildfires, including 27 that continue to burn out of control.
Some Albertans forced to flee their homes will be allowed to return Monday.
"Everybody's anxious and if you could walk a mile in another man's shoes you'd feel the uncertainty and the pain that everybody's having," said Brazeau County Reeve Bart Guyon.
County residents, including those living in the town of Drayton Valley, were ordered to evacuate on Thursday, some with less than an hour's notice, he said.
"People want to get back home. They want to know what's going on," he told CBC News.
Edson, Big Lakes County residents can return
Residents forced to evacuate from the west-central town of Edson, along with evacuees of Big Lakes County in northern Alberta, are being allowed to return home, under caution that conditions across the province remain volatile.
Evacuation orders for Edson, population 8,000, have been lifted as of 8 a.m. MT Monday, Yellowhead County said on social media.
Residents are only being allowed to return to some areas of the county as conditions remain tinder-dry and classified as extreme.
The county said services such as gas stations and pharmacies should reopen soon, but residents should be prepared for a reduction in services. A water ban remains in place in Edson.
See some of the damage done by Alberta's wildfires
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People around the small community of Shining Bank, Alta., are facing major losses on Monday as the province battles more than 100 active wildfires.
In Big Lakes County, east of High Prairie, a mandatory evacuation order issued last week was downgraded on Sunday to an evacuation alert. Residents can return home but should be prepared to leave within an hour.
Returning residents are being cautioned about the ongoing dangers as the risk of wildfire remains high due to isolated ground fires, which threaten to flare with changing winds.
Highway 749 remains closed due to downed power lines. Many properties in the county have no electrical power or natural gas services.
Alberta is under a provincial state of emergency as the province seeks more funding and manpower to manage what Smith has described as an unprecedented crisis.
- Here's how you can monitor the wildfire situation in Alberta
- Farmers rush to save livestock as wildfires rip through Alberta
The province has welcomed additional firefighters from across the country, including crews from Ontario and Quebec.
On Monday, Smith has a scheduled call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 12:30 p.m. MT.
Smith and Mike Ellis, Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, are expected to provide an update later this afternoon on the provincial emergency response.
The news conference is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. MT. Watch it live here.
'Everybody's anxious,' says reeve of Alberta community dealing with wildfires
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Bart Guyon, reeve of Brazeau County, says crews are trying to build up fire breaks wherever they can, but he said worry is running high in his community as people wait for word on when they might be able to return home.
With so many communities facing the threat of encroaching flames, the damage has been difficult to quantity but some properties have been lost.
In Fox Lake, about 550 kilometres north of Edmonton, the province said a 4,400-hectare wildfire destroyed 20 homes, an RCMP detachment, a store and the community's water treatment plant.
Fox Lake is one of the three Woodland Cree communities that make up the Little Red River Cree Nation. Its leader, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, has spoken with Federal Indigenous Minister Patty Hajdu.
"Some of the biggest fires [are] impacting [Sewepagaham's] communities," Hajdu said Monday in Ottawa.
"It's been a very difficult time, as you can well imagine, for everyone. Infrastructure is being lost.
"There are active efforts underway to try to protect what infrastructure is remaining, but it's very, very difficult and, I would say, quite a treacherous situation."
Hajdu said First Nations in 15 Alberta and Saskatchewan communities are affected by wildfires and receiving assistance from Indigenous Services Canada.
According to the Alberta government's wildfire website, 405 wildfires have burned more than 391,000 hectares across the province so far this year.
Alberta wildfires force thousands from their homes
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Alberta is under a state of emergency as over 100 wildfires burn across the province, forcing more than 30,000 people from their homes.
With files from Wallis Snowdon
QV
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From a few years ago, but is this person still free?
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These fires seem to have an uncanny ability to respect provincial boundaries.
RCMP charge Alberta woman with 32 counts of arson after spring wildfires | Globalnews.ca
A 54-year-old woman from Glendon, Alta., has been charged in connection with a series of wildfires in central and northern Alberta this spring.
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These fires seem to have an uncanny ability to respect provincial boundaries.
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From a few years ago, but is this person still free?
RCMP charge Alberta woman with 32 counts of arson after spring wildfires | Globalnews.ca
A 54-year-old woman from Glendon, Alta., has been charged in connection with a series of wildfires in central and northern Alberta this spring.
She never went to jail. She got a 9-month sentence and was allowed to serve it in the community.
Glendon woman convicted of four counts of mischief, after admitting to setting 32 fires
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