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Canada to cut off electricity to US states: "Need to feel the pain" (www.newsweek.com)

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that Canada could cut electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, citing border security concerns. Ford emphasized that U.S. states like New York and Michigan rely on Canadian energy and should “feel the pain.”

Canadian officials also announced $155 billion in counter-tariffs.

If enacted, energy restrictions would likely raise prices in the U.S., escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Everywhere else in the country they still have to rely on ICE transport out of practicality.

Just like the people using this as reason US can’t electrify transportation, the real answer is this is irrelevant.

US has 80% of its population in urban, so whatever the people in rural areas use for transportation is just a small piece. They’re fine.
While I have no idea whether China has a similar population pattern, I can look at a picture of their high speed rail map and see it cover most of the country. I can also feel confident that a vast majority of their economic activity is in cities. Whatever people in rural areas do for transportation is just a small piece. They’re fine

their renewable initiatives (outside of EVs) are giant shams.

Feel free to look up what country most of the world’s solar panels are produced in. Feel free to look up what country has the most high speed rail miles. Feel free to look up what country created the world’s biggest hydroelectric project. Feel free to look up which countries are leveling off carbon emissions ahead of commitments

It’s a shit country with no human rights, but their leadership does seem to understand the need for renewable energy and reduced carbon, much more than my country’s leadership does

[–] [email protected] 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Feel free to look up what country most of the world’s solar panels are produced in.

Irrelevant. The fact that they are manufactured there does not equate to them being used there.

Feel free to look up what country has the most high speed rail miles.

Also irrelevant. Most of Europe uses electrified rail.

Feel free to look up what country created the world’s biggest hydroelectric project.

Not a good argument. The ecological damage caused by monolithic damn projects is massive. While they are "renewable" once brought online, they aren't a good overall option. Smaller damns that do not disrupt the natural flow of a body of water is the modern preferred method.

Feel free to look up which countries are leveling off carbon emissions ahead of commitments

It sure isn't China. That was literally the topic of one of the links I shared. They've been lying about their carbon credits. And they've been building TWO COAL POWER PLANTS PER WEEK FOR YEARS!

I've said that a few times to the point I'm getting suspicious...

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That was literally the topic of one of the links

One on faking a facade to look greener than they are and one on scamming a foreign country on that country’s carbon market. I see nothing like you claim.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

You need to look further back than one comment

https://youtu.be/JEN2LQoN-hE