Saving the Planet:

Apparently, there are 15 coal-fired electrical utilities still functioning here in Canada. 

These are power generating plants that have so far escaped being bombed by Save the Planet green energy warriors. Ontario's Dalton McGinty made a production of destroying Lakeview Hydro back when he led the recently de-activated Ontario Liberals. 

It is uncertain if this is why he was awarded Ottawa's Key to the City by its admiring mayor recently, but it would be unsafe to bet otherwise.

How does Canada's situation stack up against the on-going efforts of the Global Warming and Climate Change arm of the United Nations? Well, here is a sample of the concern of the international community according to stats. 

Statistics show that the European Union has 468 coal fired electric utilities and has slated for production 27 more.

Turkey has 56 coal-fired plants and is planning to launch 93 more.

South Africa has 79 and is building an additional 24.

India has 589 such plants in operation and is committed to add another 446.

The Philippines have 19 coal-fired plants and are building 60 more.

South Korea has 58 such plants and is building an additional 26.

Japan has 90 such plants and is building 45 more.

China has 2,363 coal-fired plants and is building 1,171 more.

So, in total, there are 5,615 coal fired hydro utilities in operation and scheduled to be built around the planet according to the survey. And our heroes on Parliament Hill think they can save the planet by destroying the 15 surviving plants we have in Canada, probably the coldest and most needy of electricity of the lot listed above.

It should also be pointed out that the remaining coal-fired utilities in Canada are mostly located in the flat lands of the Prairie provinces where mountainous terrain suitable for water power is almost non-existent and coal is plentiful.

Is it fair for us to expect the United Nations to pressure the Nobel Committee to hand our gang on Parliament Hill in Ottawa a Save our Earth award?

Note: Numbers posted above do not include existing and projected coal fired plants in the US and Russia, which should be significant.