Manitoba NDP Criticizes Hydro Hikes for First Nations on Reserve
The Manitoba NDP argues the PCs raised hydro rates for Indigenous communities during the pandemic, claiming nearly 12 percent total hikes. They attribute rising costs to a stalled Bi Pole III project and debates over routes, noting potential higher costs by billions and past funding for a UN heritage myth.
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Manitoba Hydro
Interlake Area
Lake Winnipeg
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Winnipeg
East Side
Gary Doer
Views on Hydroelectric Policy and Rates Debate
A columnist argues against numerous hydro projects and argues that east side Bipole HI would have reduced debt and rates. They blame multiple parties including First Nations and NDP, question U S energy dependence, discuss provincial water charges to Hydro, and warn against expected rate declines.
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Canada
Climate clip links Surfside collapse and Lytton fire to politics
A critique argues the Florida Champlain Towers collapse and the Lytton BC fire are blamed on climate change by officials and activists. It notes geologic and construction factors behind Surfside and cites reports of shoddy 1980s Miami-area work, subsidence, and a pool deck leak. The author urges awaiting official findings before tying events to climate.
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Energy
Jennifer Granholm
Miami
CNN
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Richard Cannings
Ryan MacDonald
The
Globe
Greta Thunberg
Horgan
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Erica Berg
Cliff Mass
University of Washington
Federalist
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