Science

Heating accounts for about 60% of the energy used in Canadian homes and buildings.  It’s expensive, and it can be a huge source of emissions too, especially if that energy comes from natural gas or coal-fired electricity.

Transportation is a huge slice of our carbon footprint – and most of it is from the fuel we burn in our personal vehicles.  These days, that fuel is pretty hard on our wallets too. 

I believe most people are basically good: kind, well-intentioned and guided by sound principles.  But there’s one group of people out there who I believe, when examined under the clear lens of morality, are outliers.  They are the leaders of the oil and gas industry, in this country and around the world.

Electric vehicles are the way of the future – they reduce emissions and save their owners money (and the savings get better the higher gas prices go); they’re peppy and fun to drive; and you don’t need to stop at a gas station because you can fill them up at home.

We work really hard in our household to reduce trash.  We try to avoid products with too much packaging; repurpose when possible and recycle meticulously.  Yet in spite of our best efforts, the trash we do end up producing is dominated by one category: packaging.