Peter MacDougall
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Husband, father, son, scientist, illustrator, writer, educator, DIYer, book hoarder, jack of all trades, Star Trek fan, and Canadian.
What I was searching to describe is encapsulated well by the term "Predatory Delay" by Alex Steffen
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Predatory Delay and the Rights of Future Generations
We owe the future.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What I was searching to describe is encapsulated well by the term "Predatory Delay" by Alex Steffen
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medium.com/@AlexSteffen...
But if a vehicle is necessary, an EV is the better option.
Fossil fuel powered vehicles are the horse and buggy of our time. They represent a past that is best left behind.
We will all be better off when they are a fun novelty rather than the norm.
Fossil fuel powered vehicles are the horse and buggy of our time. They represent a past that is best left behind.
We will all be better off when they are a fun novelty rather than the norm.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
But if a vehicle is necessary, an EV is the better option.
Fossil fuel powered vehicles are the horse and buggy of our time. They represent a past that is best left behind.
We will all be better off when they are a fun novelty rather than the norm.
Fossil fuel powered vehicles are the horse and buggy of our time. They represent a past that is best left behind.
We will all be better off when they are a fun novelty rather than the norm.
Communities that can be lived in without needing a car are ideal.
Communities made of clustered shops/services/living spaces, pedestrian spaces, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and public transport are much better.
It's liberating to not need a car and to have a small work-home-community daily triangle.
Communities made of clustered shops/services/living spaces, pedestrian spaces, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and public transport are much better.
It's liberating to not need a car and to have a small work-home-community daily triangle.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Communities that can be lived in without needing a car are ideal.
Communities made of clustered shops/services/living spaces, pedestrian spaces, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and public transport are much better.
It's liberating to not need a car and to have a small work-home-community daily triangle.
Communities made of clustered shops/services/living spaces, pedestrian spaces, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and public transport are much better.
It's liberating to not need a car and to have a small work-home-community daily triangle.
Finding one is not hard either as all the charging companies have apps for their chargers. There are websites and apps to find chargers: A Better Route Planner abetterrouteplanner.com, PlugShare www.plugshare.com, and Google Maps. EVs have chargers listed in their navigation systems.
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A Better Routeplanner is the world's most popular consumer EV routeplanner - both for beginner and experienced EV drivers. And of course for anyone curious about EVs.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Finding one is not hard either as all the charging companies have apps for their chargers. There are websites and apps to find chargers: A Better Route Planner abetterrouteplanner.com, PlugShare www.plugshare.com, and Google Maps. EVs have chargers listed in their navigation systems.
There are more EV charging stations than gas stations these days probably because they are easy to build. They don’t need fuel tanks or pumps and can go anywhere a wire can go.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There are more EV charging stations than gas stations these days probably because they are easy to build. They don’t need fuel tanks or pumps and can go anywhere a wire can go.
We can expect an EV to retain most of its range over a decade due to good battery management.
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EV batteries are becoming better and cheaper over time. And EV batteries are recyclable.
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EV batteries are becoming better and cheaper over time. And EV batteries are recyclable.
EV Battery Health Insights: Data From 10,000 Cars | Geotab
Geotab research reveals how EV batteries can last 20+ years with proper care. Learn key insights and best practices to maximize EV battery life and performance.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We can expect an EV to retain most of its range over a decade due to good battery management.
www.geotab.com/blog/ev-batt...
EV batteries are becoming better and cheaper over time. And EV batteries are recyclable.
www.geotab.com/blog/ev-batt...
EV batteries are becoming better and cheaper over time. And EV batteries are recyclable.
They are much cheaper to own than gas cars due to lower maintenance costs and lower energy costs due to renewable electricity.
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Electric vs. Gas Vehicles: A Cost Comparison in Canada
We analyzed the ownership costs of an electric vehicle in comparison to gasoline-powered vehicles to see where drivers can save money.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They are much cheaper to own than gas cars due to lower maintenance costs and lower energy costs due to renewable electricity.
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But EVs have a lower carbon footprint over their lifetime.
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When do electric vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars?
You glide silently out of the Tesla (TSLA.O) showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you're looking great and doing your bit for the planet.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
But EVs have a lower carbon footprint over their lifetime.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
And concerns about car company practices regarding the protecting people and the environment for all (EV and Gas) car manufacturers to address.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-tr...
www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-tr...
Ethical Cars and Electric Cars | Ethical Consumer
Finding an ethical and environmental car. Ratings for 39 brands of cars, including electric cars and hybrids. With recommended buys and what to avoid.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
And concerns about car company practices regarding the protecting people and the environment for all (EV and Gas) car manufacturers to address.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-tr...
www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-tr...
EVs are not perfect, but they are an improvement over current technology and will be improved further.
There are ethical concerns about battery mineral supply chains to address. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
There are ethical concerns about battery mineral supply chains to address. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
New human rights ranking of electric vehicle industry
Electric vehicle giants BYD, Mitsubishi and Hyundai have scored the worst.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
EVs are not perfect, but they are an improvement over current technology and will be improved further.
There are ethical concerns about battery mineral supply chains to address. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
There are ethical concerns about battery mineral supply chains to address. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
I hate exhaust. I love exhaust-free vehicles as a pedestrian, cyclist, passenger, driver, and voter.
Someday the norm will be be exhaust-free zones just like most places are smoke-free zones.
Someday the norm will be be exhaust-free zones just like most places are smoke-free zones.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I hate exhaust. I love exhaust-free vehicles as a pedestrian, cyclist, passenger, driver, and voter.
Someday the norm will be be exhaust-free zones just like most places are smoke-free zones.
Someday the norm will be be exhaust-free zones just like most places are smoke-free zones.
Petroleum products are toxic compounds all along the chain from collection to refinement to delivery and then as fuel. Being near a vehicle powered by those products means breathing fumes and exhaust.
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What are the Health Effects of Exhaust Emissions?
Exhaust emissions which result from internal combustion engines have become increasingly regarded as a potential health risk.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Petroleum products are toxic compounds all along the chain from collection to refinement to delivery and then as fuel. Being near a vehicle powered by those products means breathing fumes and exhaust.
www.news-medical.net/health/What-...
www.news-medical.net/health/What-...
Internal combustion engine vehicles stink. Those machines spend so much time exhaling and inhaling exhaust and fumes that they carry their own toxic cloud.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Internal combustion engine vehicles stink. Those machines spend so much time exhaling and inhaling exhaust and fumes that they carry their own toxic cloud.
I'm being a bit dramatic here but "Plants like shit" when discussing climate change is bad politics done in bad faith.
We need good policy about dealing with the shit we produce. We don't need deliberate neglect.
We need good policy about dealing with the shit we produce. We don't need deliberate neglect.
July 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm being a bit dramatic here but "Plants like shit" when discussing climate change is bad politics done in bad faith.
We need good policy about dealing with the shit we produce. We don't need deliberate neglect.
We need good policy about dealing with the shit we produce. We don't need deliberate neglect.
We have to “goldilocks” our environment. And that means regulate. Regulation is natural, it is called homeostasis (literally “keep things in range” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeost...). If we fail to build homeostasis into our industrial processes and other human activities, big and small, we will die.
Homeostasis - Wikipedia
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July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We have to “goldilocks” our environment. And that means regulate. Regulation is natural, it is called homeostasis (literally “keep things in range” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeost...). If we fail to build homeostasis into our industrial processes and other human activities, big and small, we will die.
We need the same, not too much or too little of CO2, Methane, heat, water, and a whole lot of other necessities for life. We need regular weather not extreme weather. We need less CO2 and Methane in our air.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We need the same, not too much or too little of CO2, Methane, heat, water, and a whole lot of other necessities for life. We need regular weather not extreme weather. We need less CO2 and Methane in our air.
Plants need the right environment to thrive and be useful. They need a sweet spot to live in. More CO2 and Methane is wrecking that environmental sweet spot.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Plants need the right environment to thrive and be useful. They need a sweet spot to live in. More CO2 and Methane is wrecking that environmental sweet spot.
But CO2 and Methane are also greenhouse gases (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenho...). The more we have of both, the more our Earth traps energy and the more extreme our weather gets—droughts, flooding, heat domes, cold snaps, fires. Those changes wipe out crops and people.
Greenhouse gas - Wikipedia
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July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
But CO2 and Methane are also greenhouse gases (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenho...). The more we have of both, the more our Earth traps energy and the more extreme our weather gets—droughts, flooding, heat domes, cold snaps, fires. Those changes wipe out crops and people.
Plants use CO2 to grow but more CO2 is not necessarily good for plants. If we pump up the CO2, they will grow more but are less nutritious. And this is only if you don’t change anything else, like how hot or cold they get or how much water or light they get.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Plants use CO2 to grow but more CO2 is not necessarily good for plants. If we pump up the CO2, they will grow more but are less nutritious. And this is only if you don’t change anything else, like how hot or cold they get or how much water or light they get.
If anyone is telling you “CO2 is good for plants”, they are telling you “eat shit and die”.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If anyone is telling you “CO2 is good for plants”, they are telling you “eat shit and die”.
We expel Carbon Dioxide (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_...) from our bodies because it is a waste byproduct that is harmful to us.
Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia
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July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We expel Carbon Dioxide (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_...) from our bodies because it is a waste byproduct that is harmful to us.