HUGHES: Rainy Day Wisdom
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:44 pmRainy Day Wisdom
Sent to Regina Leader Post for publishing on December 5, 2008
Dear Editor
So, Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister is looking to take money out of his ‘rainy day fund’?
The best thing he could possibly do with that money is to immediately invest it in the truly sustainable industry of developing solar, wind and geothermal power…this is inevitable – why not do it now?!
Just think of the benefits!
Being free of the oil industry’s puppet show, doing something sensible about decreasing carbon emissions, and removing, once and for all, the threat of lethal uranium contamination of our world for the next million years…a progressive, sustainable industry using modern technology and modern thinking.
Quickly creating thousands of safe, reliable jobs for young people from northern Saskatchewan and for those folks soon to be returning home from the nightmare in the tarsands.
Wisely moving forward into something positive - instead of waiting 10 years for a $15 billion dollar nuclear power plant, using outdated technology, to hold all of us hostage with unspeakable health and environmental risks, to say nothing of Saskatchewan residents being left holding the bag to pay for the thing – all for future generations to deal with?
…Just think!
Elaine Hughes
Archerwill, SK
Sent to Regina Leader Post for publishing on December 5, 2008
Dear Editor
So, Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister is looking to take money out of his ‘rainy day fund’?
The best thing he could possibly do with that money is to immediately invest it in the truly sustainable industry of developing solar, wind and geothermal power…this is inevitable – why not do it now?!
Just think of the benefits!
Being free of the oil industry’s puppet show, doing something sensible about decreasing carbon emissions, and removing, once and for all, the threat of lethal uranium contamination of our world for the next million years…a progressive, sustainable industry using modern technology and modern thinking.
Quickly creating thousands of safe, reliable jobs for young people from northern Saskatchewan and for those folks soon to be returning home from the nightmare in the tarsands.
Wisely moving forward into something positive - instead of waiting 10 years for a $15 billion dollar nuclear power plant, using outdated technology, to hold all of us hostage with unspeakable health and environmental risks, to say nothing of Saskatchewan residents being left holding the bag to pay for the thing – all for future generations to deal with?
…Just think!
Elaine Hughes
Archerwill, SK