Our oh-so-popular and oh-so-duplicitous premier is at it again. Basking in an undeserved reputation of being progressive and caring about climate, he's about to introduce fossil fuel power to our renewably resourced province. Likely to build world-destroying (in so many ways) data centres. Meanwhile, for a lower investment of millions, the amount of power set to be generated could be saved simply by properly insulating thousands of houses and reducing energy consumption. To say nothing of the fact that, relative to the “supply” available, we haven't even begun to use solar and wind power. Thank you to the Climate Action Team of Manitoba who is resisting, educating, and offering alternatives. Read more: New Provincial Fossil Gas-Fired Power Plant Contradicts Climate Commitments, Misses Opportunities And adapt and write your own letter as I did: Send a letter I am writing today to voice my strong concern regarding your government’s decision to build a new $3 ...
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