Historian Dr. Tammy Nemeth discusses the global 'green' movement and how complex it is. Dr. Nemeth provided two reports to the Alberta Inquiry/Allan Inquiry which took a global view of the Transnational Progressive Movement and the many elements behind the Tar Sands Campaign against the Alberta oil sands. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKdtkE0g74k

Donna Laframboise, journalist and former Vice President of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, gives a presentation about climate activism and joins Michelle Stirling for a question and answer session. There’s a climate problem, all right. A climate of intolerance, where dissent is not permitted. Climate activists insist their point-of view is the only one that is acceptable, the only one that is respectable, and the only one that deserves to be heard. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8XpE5FMEJc

Michelle explains that the phase-out coal program will cost $12 billion is compensatory penalties, $11 billion in gas plants, more $billion for transmission lines. Renewables will require 100% backup by fossil fuel plants when the wind doesn't blow. Denmark that can compensate for no wind by accessing nuclear and hydro power. That option is not available to Albertans. [Note; the original version Dec. 1 was replaced with this version Dec. 3, 2015.] ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiAAfpVRLJc

Robert Lyman, Ottawa energy policy consultant, reviews Canadian federal and provincial climate policies in the context of global emissions and describes them as: “…extraordinarily expensive and dangerous political grandstanding…. Canadians deserve better.” Canada's emissions are just a drop in the bucket. Executive Summary: https://blog.friendsofscience.org/2019/05/05/futile-folly-canadas-climate-policy-goals-in-the-global-context/ Report: https://blog.friendsofscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Futile-Folly-FINAL.pdf , Ottawa energy policy consultant, reviews Canadian federal and provincial climate policies in the context of global emissions and describes them as: “…extraordinarily expensive and dangerous political grandstanding…. Canadians deserve better.” Canada's emissions are just a drop in the bucket. Executive Summary: https://blog.friendsofscience.org/2019/05/05/futile-folly-canadas-climate-policy-goals-in-the-global-context/ Report: https://blog.friendsofscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Futile-Folly-FINAL.pdf ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7LOYgq6xY4