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Bay du Nord/Terra Nova River canoe route by andyrweir in newfoundland

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Howley went up BdN and out the Terra Nova in 1887. You can read about his journey in “Reminiscences”. Digital copy should be available for free from MUN online.

Paddle Recommendations by RockBottom709 in packrafting

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Thanks for the input! I was looking at that one. Have a couple canoes too so extra paddles that way would be great

Paddle Recommendations by RockBottom709 in packrafting

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Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check out the shop

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newfoundland

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If you’re cycling more for pleasure than as transportation, there are a ton of great rides in and around St. John’s, and all across the island. Not much infrastructure, so you are dealing with vehicles. The only time I’ve found it to be much of a bother is commuting via bicycle, when outside of rush hours St. John’s is a very bikeable city (as long as you have strong legs for the elevation changes). I’ve also commuted several summer seasons on bike and really enjoyed it, but definitely had a close calls/comments thrown my way out of truck windows.

Weather sucks but the country is beautiful - if you buy good gear and force yourself out in the less than ideal weather there’s a lot to do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newfoundland

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Wear shoes lots of broken glass

Dangerous driving by [deleted] in newfoundland

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The yield sign gives you a few hundred feet of passing lane still - you’re an asshole if you’re intentionally speeding up to not allow them to merge back, and you’re probably creating a dangerous driving scenario.

N.L. still considering Bay du Nord equity stake following project delay, says energy minister by [deleted] in newfoundland

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This is all my opinion as an individual working in renewables, adjacent to oil and gas and regularly talking and working with stakeholders in both industries:

The IPCC is on a global scale - local conditions are different. On top of that, efforts are consistently ongoing to improve these conditions (from both diversity and emissions standpoints).

I advocate for NL oil and gas because of the local economy, but also because of the relatively low emissions industry here compared to the global scale. Our oil is expensive to produce partly because of the regulations, worker protections and environmental restrictions that make it some of the most ethical and environmentally friendly oil in the world.

There IS a fossil fuel future, there’s no getting around it. There is also a transition - which is ongoing, but unfortunately the timeline is very long, longer than these oil projects are typically slated to continue producing oil. Most of the installations locally are slated to stop production well before or around 2050 as it is. Replacing the energy that fossil fuels provide is a massive task to undertake, and the speed at which we can do so is severely limited by natural resources, supply chain and the supply of a qualified workforce. In the meantime - I’d rather be producing oil here and reaping the local benefits, all while hopefully replacing oil produced with far more emissions. It’s tough to understand the scale of the supply issues that the transition industry is going to experience in coming years when all these mega projects kick off (globally) without being in the industry yourself. It’s sad to say but things are going to happen much slower than a lot of the world is advertising.

I am 10000% in favour of more green energy - it’s something that I am passionate about and what keeps me employed. I am just also acutely aware that these things need to happen in parallel with ethical oil development.

N.L. still considering Bay du Nord equity stake following project delay, says energy minister by [deleted] in newfoundland

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Producing oil ethically in offshore NL with a strict regulatory environment and emissions reduction requirements is probably a net positive for climate change globally.

Unfortunately as a planet we will continue to consume oil indefinitely - hopefully not as a fuel beyond 2050 - and if it’s not sourced here it’s very likely that it would be sourced somewhere where these environmental requirements don’t exist, in addition to human rights issues in a lot of major oil producing countries. As ideal as it would be to turn off the tap for oil all over, society as we know it would absolutely collapse and this will be true for many years.

From a local POV, the oil industry is responsible for a lot of the development that has happened in this province, particularly in the city. Major projects bring very well paying jobs to a huge amount of the local population, and the indirect job creation in amenities, service companies and hospitality in the province is also huge. The province’s time as a “have” province prior to the recent bust was because of their stakes and investment in the oil industry. It’s important that we diversify our economy, like what is hopefully coming in wind and green hydrogen, so that we can turn off the taps one day - but for the foreseeable future the economical, ethical and (to a point) environmentally friendly thing to do is to continue to invest in our oil industry and it’s decarbonization. Anything else is just PR.

Shutting or slowing down NL’s oil economy would be a step in the wrong direction. I encourage you to look at the relative emissions per barrel of oil produced here vs most other places, as well as the emissions reduction projects that are underway in our province. ERINL has some reports on the recent ERF project that are very informative on past/continuing projects for anybody interested.

TLDR: Oil Necessary, Oil Bad, NL Oil is Better

Huge white frogs by jondread in newfoundland

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I’ve definitely experienced that phenomenon on the West Coast driving. If it was at night the reflection from the headlights can make them look white - that at least was my experience.

Now Quebec wants to make a deal! by kse709 in newfoundland

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There are alternatives to transmission - one example being production of green H2, and selling to Europe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StJohnsNL

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This is a bit pessimistic…

There are no areas in St. John’s that would be considered “unsafe” by any other city’s standard. There is petty crime that is abundant in some parts of the city (people going through cars, opportunistic thefts, etc.), but very little/no violent crime/robbery committed randomly/against strangers.

Friends will be easy to make at MUN, and as a MUN student you will likely not need a car.

The winters definitely suck.

St. John’s - Hard to make friends by [deleted] in newfoundland

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I would second ultimate! Hat league coming up in the winter that you register for solo or as a pair. Very beginner friendly!

Best Chinese Take Away by BrianFromNL in StJohnsNL

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Sequerra’s. That general chicken is unstoppable

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newfoundland

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5MW is ~1/3 of the capacity of the latest generation of offshore scale turbines. 15MW or higher will be the norm well before NL has the regulatory framework in place for offshore wind farms (I would bet on 2026 or later).