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Old 05-07-2017, 09:44 PM   #155
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try, and it doesn't mean we should wait till its a major problem.

The wind/solar industry in Alberta could be much bigger. Hell, renewables could be much bigger across Canada as is. I know 66% of our electricity comes from renewable resources, but why can't we work to get it higher?

Sure, you might not retrain a 52 year old oil worker, but you can get people coming out of school into this industries right now.
An anecdotal story came from a cleantech workshop I was working at in Devon. There was a former oil patch equipment salesman who had pivoted to selling solar products. For him, the pivot was surprisingly easy.
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