Letter To Justin Trudeau, Premiers: Scientists Tell Politicians To Rethink Pipelines

The Canadian Press, 01 Mar, 2016 12:26 PM

EDMONTON — Scientists are warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers meeting in Vancouver this week that spending on infrastructure for fossil fuels may not be productive.

In an open letter to the politicians, members of Sustainable Canada Dialogues question pumping billions into new pipelines and other oil and gas projects.

They estimate it would cost $120 billion to build pipelines already approved as well as the oilsands projects it would take to fill them.

They suggest oil prices are unlikely to rise enough any time soon to justify that much spending.

The scientists say money would be better spent on renewable energy.

Sustainable Canada Dialogues is a group of 60 scientists from across the country and from a variety of disciplines from engineering to social sciences.

Trudeau and the premiers are meeting in Vancouver to start talks on a national climate-change strategy.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Boy, 7, Called A 'Hero' After Saving Classmate Who Was Dangling From Ski Lift

A seven-year-old boy is being called a hero after he held onto a classmate dangling from a ski lift at a hill north of Toronto until rescue workers arrived with a net below.

Boy, 7, Called A 'Hero' After Saving Classmate Who Was Dangling From Ski Lift

Dipti Sarna, Snapdeal Employee Kidnapped After Leaving Work Near Delhi

The employee, identified by some media reports as 23-year-old Dipti Sarna, left the Sanpdeal office in Gurgaon last evening.

Dipti Sarna, Snapdeal Employee Kidnapped After Leaving Work Near Delhi

Ego-Oozing Online Posts Help ICBC Catch Fraudsters

2,350 Internet investigations began in 2015, frontline staff are receiving more training to detect fraud, and special fraud-flagging software is being introduced

Ego-Oozing Online Posts Help ICBC Catch Fraudsters

Ontario Man Edgar Latulip Believed Missing Or Dead For 30 Years To Be Reunited With His Family

Const. Phil Gavin says Latulip took a bus to the Niagara region, where he suffered a head injury that robbed him of much of his memory.

Ontario Man Edgar Latulip Believed Missing Or Dead For 30 Years To Be Reunited With His Family

Victoria Makes Plans To Regulate Its Medical Pot Shops With $5,000 Licensing Fee

The City of Victoria has laid out some ground rules as it moves to regulate medical-marijuana businesses and included is a licensing fee that is a fraction of the Vancouver charge.