The CBC reports this morning that Canadian steelmakers are accelerating adoption of hydrogen and electricity so as to finish off the use of dirty metallurgical coal.
Not even the Eastern Bastards want Grassy Mountain’s crappy coal
Canadian market for coking coal goes up in (hydrogen) flames
Careful. Janet Brown is a very, very good pollster. Don't confuse her polling with the UCP's push polls. She is simply asking the question and reporting the answer. The National Post simply wouldn't have printed her findings if they didn't like them.
The people who are bought and paid for are Albertans, bought with their own tax money. So important to talk to friends and neighbours, those that live next to the coal mines but also to the urban water sippers. Speak with hope, not fear. We've got some of the world's finest drinking water and a thriving agri-food industry. We could be a huge contributor to an east-west clean energy corridor. Coal is the new cigarette smoke. Old uncle Brian and auntie Dani are still addicted, but it's just not what the cool kids are doing anymore.