Season 3, Episode 10 Conversation with Professors William Happer and William van Wijngaarden In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. William Happer, professor emeritus of physics at Princeton University, and his colleague Dr. William van Wijngaarden, professor of physics at York University, to discuss the role of methane on Earth’s temperature. The conversation was centred around the paper, “Dependence of Earth’s Thermal Radiation on Five Most Abundant Greenhouse Gases” and the “Methane and Climate” paper written by Professors Happer and van Wijngaarden. Here is a link to the five g ..read more

Season 3, Episode 9 -- Energy Literacy and Net-Zero Conversation with Ronald Stein In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Ronald Stein, engineer, energy realist writer, and Pulitzer nominated author to discuss energy literacy and the pursuit of net-zero. You can find some of Ronald Stein's books, articles, op-eds, and other conversations at: https://expertfile.com/experts/ronald.stein and here at America Out Loud News: https://www.americaoutloud.news/author/ronald-stein-p-e/ You can also sign up to his energy literacy newsletter at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/SSijW3N?source ..read more

Season 3, Episode 8 – Breaking Down the Science and Net-Zero Conversation with Dr. Joseph Fournier In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Joseph Fournier, electrochemistry scientist and executive. Our topic of conversation is some of the science (or lack of it) behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition, a discussion on Canada’s net-zero commitments, and what is the best way forward. One of the items we discussed was Dr. Simon Michaux’s opus on the mineral requirements for a global transition. Here is a link to that 900+ page study: https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/42_2021.pdf ..read more

Season 3, Episode 7 – A Reality Check on Climate and Net-Zero Conversation with Dr. Ian Clark, Emeritus Professor Geology In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Ian Clark, Professor Emeritus of Geology.  Our topic of conversation is a reality check on some of the science ostensibly behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition and a discussion of whether or not Canada can reach its net-zero commitments. Dr. Ian Clark is professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa and former director, G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories, one of ..read more

Season 3, Episode 6 – Hitting the Wall? Net-Zero Canada Conversation with Bob Lyman, Consultant/Economist In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Bob Lyman,  Our topic of conversation is Canada’s forced net-zero transition: the costs, the implications, the growing public reluctance to pay the price, and the likelihood of a U-turn. Bob Lyman has spent over forty years as an economist, manager and consultant working on a broad range of energy and environment public policy issues, mainly for the Canadian federal government. Bob began his career as a member of Canada’s foreign service ..read more

Season 3, Episode 5 – Climate Emergency? Net-Zero and Canada’s Energy Transition Conversation with Tom Harris, Executive Director ICSC In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Tom Harris, the Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition. Our topic of conversation is the “climate emergency”, the science of climate change, and the forced net-zero energy transition in Canada. Since 2008, Tom Harris has been the Executive Director of the science-based, non-partisan group, the International Climate Science Coalition. Tom now also leads the International Climate Science Co ..read more

Season 3, Episode 4 – Net-Zero, ESG, and Canada’s Energy Industry Conversation with Terry Etam In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by energy writer and author Terry Etam. Our topic of conversation is the net-zero forced energy transition in Canada and some of the challenges and maybe opportunities for Canadian businesses. Terry is a contributor to the BOE report and has written an excellent book, End the Fossil Fuel Insanity which I highly recommend and you can find here: https://www.amazon.com/End-Fossil-Fuel-Insanity-Clearing/dp/1525540254/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid ..read more

Season 3, Episode 3 – Net-Zero in the Sask Patch  Conversation with Brian Crossman, Partner Independent Well Services Company. In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Brian Crossman, Partner, Independent Well Services Company of Estevan, Saskatchewan. Our topic of conversation is the net-zero energy transition in Canada and its effects, challenges, and opportunities on independent operators in the Canadian energy industry. https://www.independentwellservicing.com/ https://pipelineonline.ca/brian-crossman-trudeau-is-squandering-canada ..read more

Season 3, Episode 2 – Say No to Divestment! Invest Now, Net-Zero, and ESG Conversation with Gina Pappano In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Gina Pappano, the Executive Director of Invest Now, an organization dedicated to pushing back on divestment from Canadian resource companies. Our topic of conversation is the divestment movement and the challenges and opportunities confronting resource companies in the net-zero energy transition in Canada. Gina was the Head of the Market Intelligence department at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for fiftee ..read more

Season 3, Episode 1 – Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada   Conversation with Catherine Swift, President Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) to discuss the Canadian net-zero energy transition and the challenges and opportunities confronting small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) sustainability and climate ..read more