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How Alberta Eradicated Rats
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The irony that they figured out how to eliminate rats, but can’t diversify from oil and gas is pretty special.
It's unsurprising from a financial perspective, since both oil and gas (directly) and rat eradication (indirectly) make the province a ton of money.
Given the trajectory of the world’s on, it seems pretty obvious to me that diversifying from oil and gas is required for a long-term sustainable economy. I think the more interested in short term benefits than long-term success.
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#143So, even impossible things can be made possible if there's enough determination and political will.
Is it your position that private pest control could not achieve the same or better result for at most the same cost? Are you an economic calculation problem denier?
It's possible even the strongest believers in privatized-everything-is-better can change their minds given time & enough examples of effective public sector.
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#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's unsurprising from a financial perspective, since both oil and gas (directly) and rat eradication (indirectly) make the province a ton of money.
Given the trajectory of the world’s on, it seems pretty obvious to me that diversifying from oil and gas is required for a long-term sustainable economy. I think the more interested in short term benefits than long-term success.
> Given the trajectory of the world’s on, it seems pretty obvious to me that diversifying from oil and gas is required for a long-term sustainable economy.
I agree that that would be a good idea, but oil and gas are so deeply embedded in the local culture that it won't be very easy to convince everyone else that it's a good idea.
> I think the more interested in short term benefits than long-term success.
There is unfortunately a tendency to do that here [0] [1] :(
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Heritage_Savings_Trust...
[1]: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/alberta-governmen...
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it only the dose? I think I read somewhere that rodents are especially vulnerable to this substance for some genetic reason. To lazy to check again. Not to lazy to pronounce my ignorance in a comment. Oh my.
Metabolic rate. The canary doesnt die fast because it is genetically sensitive. It dies fast because a birds metabolic rate is like a firecracker compared to ours.
This may not be true...
Some birds have incredible metabolic rates --> take for example a humming bird.
However if I were to assume a canary has twice the human metabolic rate, it isn't a very good sensor. So, the canary dies half as soon? But the canary isn't even about poisonous gas. I believe it's about explosive methane gas, as their gas lanterns would need to be extinguished if the canary died, or else the gas leak that killed the canary could explode.
So, yeah, anyway. I think your information on this example is wrong, please feel free to correct me