Reposted by Cynthia Thomson
Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math.
The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually.
Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.
nowtoronto.com
Ontario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW Toronto
A new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent.
