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A green economists view

David Robinson has taught and published economic analysis focussing on Northern Ontario and on policy issues for over 30 years. Retired from Laurentian University, he currently teaches Sustainable Northern Ontario Economic Development through the Northern Policy Insitute.
He has helped the Green Party of Ontario develop a genuinely effective climate policy for Ontario and a talent-based strategy for dynamic economic development in Sudbury.

Dear City Counci

I think you got it wrong Let’s talk about the Forestdale Trail Another piece of Sudbury is about to go under the bulldozer. Dalron has had the right to develop this property for many years. Our city Council OK’d revisions to Dalron’s subdivision plan. The question for Sudbury’s Council: “Is that plan the best you…

Big Green Ideas for Sudbury!!

Big Green Ideas for Sudbury!!(This is based on Chris Hatch’s Zero Carbon newsletter  at the National Observer. ) Air source heat pumps are great, but ground-source systems are much better. But expensive. So what do we do? We can use the public utility model that works for water, electricity, sewers, telephones and communications. We connect home…

Can you explain the carbon tax?

It is hard to find a better political IQ test than support for the carbon fee and dividend. If you care about humanity and understand how serious the climate crisis really is, you want action. If you understand economics, you know that a high carbon price is absolutely necessary and you support Canada’s carbon Fee.…

Pay for your own darned road!

We are facing a financial time bomb I am not really telling you what to do, just raising an issue about the most exciting problem in the world: municipal financing. Actually, it isn’t all that exciting. Important maybe. Mysterious for sure. Fun if you like understanding things nobody else does. And easy if you can…

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