Canada's new fighter jets could be deployed in Arctic resour
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:42 amCanada's new fighter jets could be deployed in Arctic resource war
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by Brent Patterson July 27, 2021
The argument has been made that Canada spending $76.8 billion on new fighter jets both worsens the climate crisis (because of the carbon pollution emitted by these warplanes) and diverts needed money from being invested in a sustainable energy future. This is certainly true. But new Canadian warplanes may also be about exercising control over the oil, gas and rare earth minerals becoming available because of climate change. . . . .
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by Brent Patterson July 27, 2021
The argument has been made that Canada spending $76.8 billion on new fighter jets both worsens the climate crisis (because of the carbon pollution emitted by these warplanes) and diverts needed money from being invested in a sustainable energy future. This is certainly true. But new Canadian warplanes may also be about exercising control over the oil, gas and rare earth minerals becoming available because of climate change. . . . .
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