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Canada's Energy Superpower Status Threatened As World Shifts Off Fossil Fuel (www.cbc.ca)
Robson Fletcher, reporting for CBC News: Canada's status as an "energy superpower" is under threat because the global dominance of fossil fuels could wane faster than previously believed, according to a draft report from a federal government think-tank obtained by CBC News. "It is increasingly plausible to foresee a future in which cheap renewable electricity becomes the world's primary power source and fossil fuels are relegated to a minority status," reads the conclusion of the 32-page document, produced by Policy Horizons Canada. "It's absolutely not pie in the sky," said Michal Moore from the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy. "These folks are being realistic -- they may not be popular, but they're being realistic." Marty Reed, CEO of Evok Innovations -- a Vancouver-based cleantech fund created through a $100-million partnership with Cenovus and Suncor -- had a similar take after reading the draft report.
MODS - Stop being baited by this shit.
Seriously. Every few topics there is a first-post that starts with "I bet this will be modded down...". It's the same pattern every time. Hell until recently it was even the exact same post content. This is a troll, stop giving it your mod points. Hell someone even pointed it out the other day and linked to a bunch of them.
Not really. If you can't get your message out through some private channel due to censorship, you use another competing private channel. If slashdot drives you out, find another forum to rant it. You don't reach the same people, but you reach lots regardless. In special cases, you make your own private channel - which you can do in any free-press country. Printing leaflets isn't that expensive, running your own website certainly is within most peoples budget.
When the government censors, you find all channels shut you out for fear of closure, or they do indeed get closed forcibly. (See Russia and China for examples.) If you try creating your own outlet for stuff the government really hate to see in print, you disappear. If you are really luck, that 'merely' means prison for a long time.