A group of concerned atmospheric scientists have issued a position statement, calling on the provincial government to reverse its decision on extending the life of coal-fired power plants beyond the federal government’s mandated date of December 31, 2029. The provincial government’s stance also counters a draft plan from SaskPower that was developed after public consultations to comply with the CER by switching to solar and wind power generation, developing natural gas-fired power generation, and importing power from other jurisdictions.

Meteorologist Ron Hopkinson spent 35 years with Environment and Climate Change Canada, and had a private consulting firm for 20 years before recently retiring. He is one of the leading voices in the group of scientists.

Hopkinson pointed out that the eco

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