The UCP's Climate Crisis

The building dedicated to teaching science has been forced to close by the very consequences scientists have warned us about for decades.

The irony is palpable.

Edmonton's Telus World of Science is closed until November. Recent storms caused extensive flooding that required closure for repairs, and the majority of the staff have been laid off temporarily.

Edmonton just had the wettest June ever recorded. At 264 mm, we smashed the 1914 record.

And as the climate warms, scientists expect these kinds of extreme, historic weather events to become more and more common.

And yet, the UCP

They're nationally recognized for their ability to reject the evidence of their eyes, their ears, and our scientists.

They froze renewable projects, killing over 53 wind and solar projects and billions in renewable investment.

They introduced Canada's first $14-per-panel fee on solar, while orphaned oil well cleanup remains unfunded.

They signed an order telling schools to teach kids about “Alberta's reputation as the most ethical producer of oil in the world.”

They wrote a classroom neutrality bill, and held up a teacher critical of oil and gas as the problem it was trying to solve.

They banned wind turbines within 35 km of a pristine viewscape, but are A-OK with logging, oil and gas, and open-pit coal mining right in the middle of all that beauty.

The rain has stopped. The smoke has moved in.

For now, as I'm recording this, the rain has stopped. But the smoke has moved in.

Here in Alberta, we're all about freedom of choice.

You can choose to be waterboarded or burned alive.

But you will not put up a wind turbine and block these pristine views.