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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

What are the chances that Alberta just agreed to an increased industrial carbon tax in exchange for a pipeline that never gets built?

 

The agreement stresses that this pipeline will be privately constructed and financed — unlike the publicly owned Trans Mountain — and the intention is to have some Indigenous co-ownership.

That ["project of 'national interest'"] designation means the pipeline — and possibly the tankers associated with transporting the oil — could be exempted from some federal laws. Those include the Fisheries Act, the Species At Risk Act and the Impact Assessment Act, among others.

Canada is committing to "collaborate with Alberta to provide a clear and efficient approval process for the Alberta bitumen pipeline."

Importantly, Alberta is promising to "collaborate with B.C. to ensure British Columbians share substantial economic and financial benefits of the proposed pipeline."

Ottawa will also suspend the proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap and Alberta's requirements under the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

But the two sides are committed to increasing the industrial carbon price in the province — moving it from $95 a tonne now to a minimum of $130 a tonne. The federal government had previously demanded that price rise to $170 a tonne by 2030.

Both sides say they are committed to net-zero by 2050, despite the MOU that has the potential to turbocharge conventional energy production.

To help achieve that goal, both Canada and Alberta are moving ahead with Pathways Plus, an Alberta-based carbon capture, utilization and storage project, which could reduce the emissions intensity of exports from the province's oilsands.

The two sides are also agreeing to dramatically lower methane emissions associated with the oil patch — a 75 per cent reduction target relative to 2014 emissions levels by 2035.

A bunch of people in pyjamas flying around at faster-than-light speeds? Seems like a gimmick to me...

I would love them to continue the continuity of the previous series, but...that's a lot of continuity...

And the third reason for the Klingons and their inclusion in The Last Starship is connected to Starfleet Academy, so we can’t really talk about it except to say that we’re laying some exciting groundwork for that series.

Hmm...

At this point, I'm comfortable assuming that the Beeb wants it released in December, Disney doesn't, and neither party cares to budge.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I can't recall a single time it's been referenced on-screen, but the TNG Technical Manual says they primarily get their antimatter from good, old-fashioned tankers that deliver antideuterium from generation facilities orbiting stars throughout the Federation.

On-board antimatter generation is possible, but is extremely inefficient, consuming 10 units of deuterium to produce one unit of antimatter, and is generally a last-resort option.

I like this stuff a lot - I think it makes the universe seem a bit grittier and less "magical" - and it's a shame we never really get to see it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 45 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Well, euthanizing 1/3 of the population would certainly help alleviate the housing crisis...

Congratulations to the Riders - this team deserved it, and their fanbase certainly does.

This was a very entertaining game, lots of fun to watch. The Riders were the better team for the vast majority - nearly flawless, outside of a handful of penalties.

The Als brought the fight, and even after Alexander re-aggravated his hamstring injury, there was still a sense that they could pull something off.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is so 90s it hurts.

Yeah, it's a difficult topic, but I think it's important to re-examine it from time to time.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a personal policy of not altering headlines, but the style that Radio Times uses is awful on many levels.

I'm the first aboard the "Star Trek contains multitudes" train, for sure.

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