Here is a profile of Alberta's energy production and consumption. Details of Alberta power plants are here . In spite of brave "renewable" projects, Alberta depends on fossil fuels for electricity production. For the model, we can assume that Alberta will decarbonize its own economy at a rate that other regions and nations actually do (as opposed to what the politicians promise). Here is a profile of agricultural production in Alberta. Our scenario involves solid growth in this sector, an expression of confidence in the industry to turn climate change into an advantage. An important point to make is that "decarbonization" applies only to a carbon reduction in the percentage of energy used in the province. Exports of fossil fuels appear on somebody else's budget . Not everyone is floating on a sea of oil. Many nations will need to import fossil fuels for the foreseeable future. This is a point of confusion among climate alarmists, who, for instance, want ...

SAMSARA = "World" - Not the Linden Lab project  Ideas Disastrous regimes of the South Simplicity Totalitarians seized control of resources A few short months Jury-style, issue-based government The problem of integrating policies Education Mass timber and rammed earth dwellings No money "Gift economy" City design (unclear) High-speed rail Solar panels Hydropower Wind turbines Translation earbuds Learning at your own pace (old idea) Tiny scope-village Faith-based ideas Especially about death Recycling bodies Commentary This is a version of running off into the forest to escape the evil world. Nothing much new here. The timescale is unclear. The physical scale makes no sense. The mixture of the amazing high-speed rail and hand-waving energy sources is counterfactual and a mixture of scales. Who built the hydro dam and the high-speed rail. Or, for that matter, where does the tech for the translation earbuds come from. As a skeptic, I see embracing "spiritual practi...

Ideas Focus on privacy and ownership of data education government prioritizes the life of citizens - how? health care agriculture climate change - agriculture waste  burial Left out Path to achievement, time line Climate change denial - we can recycle our way out of climate change Pretend that the rest of the world doesn't matter Narrow idea of government - basically just vanilla socialism No vision of society, control, multi-level government or citizenship "the" government "finally gets it" No mention of scale Hand waving about climate change  Agricultural plans inefficient without automation, and fertilizer, so how do you feed the population Hand waving at information issues - just privacy, no AGI Data questions are not just computer issues. Ownership of information a bigger issue