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From the Ground Up Ep. 323: SK govt failures, oil-fuelled inflation, Saskatoon transit & housing, and addressing ecostress| 2024.07.24
Ep. 323
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Mark and Sherry talk through of some recent developments:
- a press release from the Saskatchewan Environmental Society outlining the threat of climate chaos to Saskatchewan and the irresponsibility of government policy
- a recent report from IISD showing the major contribution of fossil fuel dependence to inflation and the cost of living crisis
- Progress in the city of Saskatoon towards rapid bus transit (now called Link) and in plans for the housing accelerator which we discussed in episode 320.
Then part 2 of a repeat of episode 308 on dealing with ecostress.
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