Recent headlines:
“At the time, the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) estimated that action would boost gas from 4% of the province’s electricity production in 2017 to 27% in 2043, flying in the face of Ottawa’s plan for a net-zero grid by 2035.” – Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix (July 12th, 2023) https://bit.ly/43r67RJ
“The lithium-ion battery, one of the primary components of an electric vehicle, requires various minerals, including cobalt. However, mining these minerals comes at an ethical, moral and environmental cost.” Iain Campbell McKenna, Silent Victims: The Moral Cost of Electric Cars (April 12th, 2023) https://bit.ly/3pcqW5f
“The stream of used cars heading to West African ports is only expected to increase with the West’s shift to electric vehicles. As wealthy countries set aggressive goals to move consumers towards electric vehicles to cut planet-warming pollution, gas-powered cars won’t necessarily go away.” – Nimi Princewill & Ella Nilsen, CNN As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers (May 21st, 2023) https://cnn.it/3NKw2iN
An unrelated personal story . . .
In the late 60s, my father suffered his first heart attack. As part of the recovery, he was advised to quit smoking obviously. However, he was also advised to change his diet, including using margarine instead of butter and drinking decaf coffee (Sanka) instead of regular coffee.
Years later, we discovered that margarine was more harmful to heart patients than butter and that the chemicals used in the decaffeination process were more detrimental to heart health than regular coffee.
Are we heading down a similar path with the go green initiative – which I support?
Thoughts? David Loseby Dr. Thierry Fausten Dave Jones Kelly Barner Joël Collin-Demers Eoin McQuone, PIEMA Subash Chandar Ingrid De Doncker Veronika Кalashnikova Roger Blumberg Karin Hagen-Gierer Andrew Tanner-Smith Matteo Perondi Louis Bastone, Robert Wildrick Sheldon Mydat Jill Robinson Heidi KEBAILI Dieter Zocholl Ricardo Shintate Andrew Daley Kevin Frechette Lance Younger Hitesh Varambhia Jeswin Ernakeril Stefan ♻️ Krojer Ricardo Pascual James Ball Anthony Hanley MBA John Ellis
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In what way or ways is achieving a zero carbon footprint a Pyrrhic victory? In what way or ways do the costs of going green outweigh the benefits? What if we are wrong?
Posted on July 15, 2023
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Recent headlines:
“At the time, the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) estimated that action would boost gas from 4% of the province’s electricity production in 2017 to 27% in 2043, flying in the face of Ottawa’s plan for a net-zero grid by 2035.” – Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix (July 12th, 2023) https://bit.ly/43r67RJ
“The lithium-ion battery, one of the primary components of an electric vehicle, requires various minerals, including cobalt. However, mining these minerals comes at an ethical, moral and environmental cost.” Iain Campbell McKenna, Silent Victims: The Moral Cost of Electric Cars (April 12th, 2023) https://bit.ly/3pcqW5f
“The stream of used cars heading to West African ports is only expected to increase with the West’s shift to electric vehicles. As wealthy countries set aggressive goals to move consumers towards electric vehicles to cut planet-warming pollution, gas-powered cars won’t necessarily go away.” – Nimi Princewill & Ella Nilsen, CNN As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers (May 21st, 2023) https://cnn.it/3NKw2iN
An unrelated personal story . . .
In the late 60s, my father suffered his first heart attack. As part of the recovery, he was advised to quit smoking obviously. However, he was also advised to change his diet, including using margarine instead of butter and drinking decaf coffee (Sanka) instead of regular coffee.
Years later, we discovered that margarine was more harmful to heart patients than butter and that the chemicals used in the decaffeination process were more detrimental to heart health than regular coffee.
Are we heading down a similar path with the go green initiative – which I support?
Thoughts? David Loseby Dr. Thierry Fausten Dave Jones Kelly Barner Joël Collin-Demers Eoin McQuone, PIEMA Subash Chandar Ingrid De Doncker Veronika Кalashnikova Roger Blumberg Karin Hagen-Gierer Andrew Tanner-Smith Matteo Perondi Louis Bastone, Robert Wildrick Sheldon Mydat Jill Robinson Heidi KEBAILI Dieter Zocholl Ricardo Shintate Andrew Daley Kevin Frechette Lance Younger Hitesh Varambhia Jeswin Ernakeril Stefan ♻️ Krojer Ricardo Pascual James Ball Anthony Hanley MBA John Ellis
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