Expressing support for Premier Wall's position

[Oliver88]

Before the oil wind down gets fully in the hands of those who would cut off everyone's noses to spite everyone's face ... maybe it behooves everyone to look at reality.

It seems to me that Premier Wall shows some recognition that what "environmentalists" claim must be done will do multiple times more harm than good.

We are not anywhere near ready for any wholesale changeover to alternate fuel sources; nor is ANYONE willing to suffer the loss of their wasteful travel and holidays; production of food through intensive fossil fuel and tillage methods and shipment to an extremely fussy cost inconscious minority consumer. Neither can the country or the economy stand the loss of jobs as Premier all has noted. Not to mention that no alternative could be ramped up for energy substitution for needs that consumers would demand.

While there are a very few souls; who for whatever reasons that have enough conviction to carry through with their principles, the example of 150 zealots who would might organize rallies are a scary preamble to what is liable to happen with just a little more propaganda and fear mongering along the lines of humane treatment of every animal form (maybe even plants); the scariness of hormones and supplements and antibiotics; climate change (global warming); herbicides, pesticides use and on and on.

We really do need a Premier Wall to express a bit about reality. And I'm afraid he needs some serious support.

Let's hope the new Premier in Manitoba is on the same page as Premier Wall.

The NDP in Alberta and Liberals in Ontario seem to think they can control the weather by taxing the hell out of their residents for anything carbon related.

[Hopalong]

We can all be more supportive of Sask govt research spending on carbon capture at coal fired power plants.
Bruce Johnstone has complimentary artilcle on this in today's Leader Post.

[bucket]

1.5 billion divided by 800000 tonnes is only 1875 a tonne.

In 100 years it will be affordable I guess with no operating costs factored in or roi.

[mustardman]

Bragging about the carbon capture project is like George W putting up his Mission Accomplished Banner.
It's just not ready.
Super expensive
Only running at under 40% efficiency

[oneoff]

A failure of the coal carbon capture project will in my opinion mean hard times for the City of Estevan.....and electrical rates that don't bode ell for the Sask economy at large.

I'm afraid it will not be successful.

Just why can't there be some focus and progress on putting all vented/flare gas to some productive uses (not to mention the 60% of waste heat that practically never is put to any use.

Those potential energy amounts are very significant; but yet practically every BTU is squandered for no productive benefit.

[bucket]

Greenhouses and fertilizer? Maybe.

Wall doesn't have good advisors.

Flare gas should be used not wasted.

Heat could be put to better use.

Better to be paying cenovus 12 million ....I guess.

If the technology worked ..... wouldn't suzuki and the band be promoting it worldwide.

[Hopalong]

It was pointed out earlier in this thread that research on technology how to get from fossil fuels to renewable energy is needed.
Sask Power may be on wrong track but give it credit for trying.

[Hopalong]

As I understand it, Suzuki and his gang want to leave fossil fuels in the ground but no plan to get through next few years without coal and oil.

[wmoebis]

40 or 50 yrs ago we were told that we were running out of oil. Now there is an abundance and everyone is drilling everywhere. That tells me either they didn't have a clue, were lying or mother nature is making more at a faster rate.

Maybe it isn't fossil fuel at all but an ever increasing byproduct of the molten of the inner earth. They were wrong before.