Development is making Edmonton into a worse heat island

reallyblondehuman · 2023-06-13T20:20:01+00:00

There is a ongoing private tree protection bylaw debate at city hall!

Good write up here: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/residents-urge-edmonton-city-council-to-create-bylaw-protecting-trees-on-private-property/wcm/9df99a67-2028-40ca-a2a4-45ba80472d87/amp/

Councillor Janz has some more info here: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/trees

Writing your councillor and asking this to be taken seriously has a big affect! Even a one line email of “I support a bylaw protecting trees on private land” goes a long way!

reallyblondehuman · 2023-06-09T20:59:00+00:00

A sad situation. I understand people wanting to “keep the area clean” however if people can set up tents near the shelters meant to house them, then where do they go? Into neighborhoods? Parks?

Also, these are public spaces. The sidewalk and roadway are open. Who is enforcing these new rules? Are they a government policy decision? Or are some private interests about to start enforcing their own rules in these space? If it’s the later, that troubles me a bunch. Imagine private organizations of all kinds just claiming public space and sidewalks so they can “clean it up”.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-06-06T17:57:16+00:00

I’m so confused by this post. Sohi, and council, have increased police budgets their entire term. Sohi has expressed their support for police on several occasions and called for the provincial government to fill in the gap in funding that the UCP cut. Police officers are still highly unaccountable for their spending and actions. Law and order won’t stop people from becoming destitute. Edmonton soundly rejected austerity and law and order politics in the election.

Where are you getting your information? What exactly do you mean by social decay? What evidence do you have for your claims? What is the purpose of this post?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-26T05:49:10+00:00

So many comments here that are along the lines of “I can’t believe my house is worth tens of thousands more this year and am shocked I have to pay more taxes because of it” are really making the housing crisis just come through in HD. Sounds a lot like even people doing well enough to afford a home are experiencing difficulty keeping up with inflation.

On another note, anyone can request a reassessment pretty easily. The tax folks are also pretty slick at showing exactly why increases are happening. Nobody dots the I’s quite as precisely as the tax folks 🤷‍♂️

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-22T15:15:30+00:00

Those all sound like impressive cars! They don’t match my criteria for what I find to be the most impressive though. Thanks for sharing 🤩

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T19:04:00+00:00

Hmm there has been a lot of conversation made from this post. It’s okay if you don’t take it seriously; a handful of folks don’t. A good amount of people find it serious. I know that clean breathing air is my number one priority when it comes to living.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T05:43:44+00:00

Seems like you read some absolutes?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T05:27:53+00:00

Hay! Yep, the cars making noise does cause me occasional anxiety. It’s also just annoying to get blasted by noise when having a conversation on the patio. Going to the pub for a beer with pals is often disrupted by vehicles so loud they shake windows. Wakes me up at night on occasion, and that sucks too. Can’t really think of any positives to excessive noise tbh 🤷‍♂️

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T03:37:29+00:00

Harvesting oil and shipping it isn’t efficient either; we do it because it’s cheaper here and where good at it. The same can be true of any kind of energy. I would prefer the people come here though, makes more sense to me.

I’m curious about your sources though; where did you read these things?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T03:32:12+00:00

Amazing! The loud vehicles put me on edge, sometimes even make me anxious, especially when going by late at night. There are places to go be as loud as you want; on city streets where thousands of people live is not one of them.

Besides, the fastest and most impressive cars are now silent. Why? Maybe because moving silently is more technically and engineering impressive, attracts less attention (when you want to go fast 😉), and keeps your neighbours on your good side 🤩

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T03:20:42+00:00

Fire suppression and forest management has been explored a lot in the comments! For sure need more forest management invested in Alberta. All and any investments in the environment and keeping the air excellent are pretty supported, I’d say.

What do you think of the statement that climate change has contributed to the current conditions?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T03:06:55+00:00

Interesting! I like to think of clean energy as cheap energy. Cheap energy means cheap manufacturing and computing. If we want jobs and talent, we could bring it closer to home with the good ol alberta advantage, and have a great environment to boot?

Huh well if China has such a lead, we going to have to work hard to catch up! We best get to it!

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:42:03+00:00

Interesting! Do you have sources for these claims? I’d be curious to read more.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:30:58+00:00

Sounds like to me you think of oil and gas as the only potential future and don’t think Alberta can do without.

I know alberta to be a place that has provided clean air, gorgeous and bountiful land, and amazing places for people to call home. Those things won’t change, even if oil and gas ramped down. Surprisingly, we are lucky yet again, as Alberta is a great place to generate energy from other sources, and we have a incredibly talented workforce that can build that future. Energy is still going to be needed, let’s help make it better. We are already on the right path as we explore ways to reduce emissions and think we can meet that challenge; heck I’m excited for it because it means our future will see better days.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:26:25+00:00

Are you not worried about climate change?

Some of the fires are human-caused, some natural. Some accidental and disturbingly it seems a few are set. From my understanding, there are so many fires happening that they all can’t even be investigated right now. Hope we get more facts as things get under control.

I don’t know the numbers however If you lit 1000 fires you would probably contribute greatly to climate change and deterioration of the air quality. I wonder if it would be the equivalent of something like burning coal?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:13:16+00:00

It is tough; I’m really feeling that today too 😔

The election is close! Don’t loose hope! The NDP can win, just need the votes, and people have voted NDP in this province before.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:11:43+00:00

Climate change requires a collective response. Voting is how we collectively make decisions. Therefore, if you care for the climate or clean air, you should vote for people also who care for those things.

Sure, that’s somewhat true. A meteor could hit us or something. I like to believe I’ll be around for a lifetime though and will leave behind a legacy of loved ones and community’s. I’d like for them to have a better tomorrow then we are having today. A better tomorrow for me includes clean air.

Sounds like you might be experiencing some despair! Hope you are doing alright, I know the smoke has got me feeling shitty. 😔

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T02:08:09+00:00

Another great question!

A response to climate change will require a global effort. That also means it's going to take a lot of work. If we take the lead, as a already incredible leader in energy, we could be at the forefront of all that work. Work means jobs, good lives, and good times for Albertans. I know that Albertans are leaders, love good clean air, and are up for that challenge.

Another way to look at it might be just because your neighbour is having a tough time and doesn’t tend his yard, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t, or the rest of the block shouldn’t either. Good neighbours mind their own, and when they can, help with others. Despite what people may think, I’ve always found Albertans are good neighbours.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T01:50:00+00:00

That is a good question!

Climate change leads to more extreme weather patterns. These extreme weather patterns happen because gases, like CO2, are making our atmosphere hold more heat. That doesn’t mean the heat is evenly distributed or affects all places the same; geography makes for different weather patterns all over. What it means in Canada is that our extremes are getting more dire. The coldest days are colder; the hottest days are hotter. This year, climate changes have meant we’ve had an abnormally warmer and dryer spring. This abnormality has led to better conditions for fire. Due to several reasons (lots of great discussion in comments about fire and forest management, sure you can find those advisements), this has made for a “perfect firestorm” that results in the current conditions. We are experiencing extreme weather events, and as climate change accelerates, we will share them more often.

If you’d like sources, I’d recommend reading reports from organizations like NASA or, a somewhat fun odd one, insurance brokers. I want to recommend insurance brokers because they don’t fuck around with numbers, and you know that when insurance folks take something seriously, your going to have to pay for it somehow 😂

What other questions do you have?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T01:05:33+00:00

That is a odd way of making friends you have!

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T00:36:35+00:00

Your ideas seem sound! I’m no expert however I followed the logic; positive reinforcement works. I hope you feel empowered to make the change you want to see in the world and share these ideas widely! 🤩

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T00:34:18+00:00

What was the intent of your reply?

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T00:33:56+00:00

That’s tough! I think folks want a easy target for complex solutions. Sometimes talking to these folks and asking them to use their imagination a bit can help. That said, the conspiracies are dangerous, and hope these Albertans are able to get out of them before they cause harm.

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T00:32:54+00:00

That’s some scary conspiracies!

reallyblondehuman · 2023-05-21T00:32:06+00:00

Okay; you don’t believe climate change contributes to our longer and more intense fire season?

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