Rob Miller
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About Rob Miller
Rob Miller is a retired systems engineer, formerly with General Dynamics Canada, who now volunteers with the Calgary Climate Hub and writes on behalf of Eco-Elders for Climate Action, but any opinions expressed in his work are his own.
The changing world of automotive recycling
More than 230 million litres of oil were collected across nine provinces in 2022. Fortunately, much of that dirty engine oil is recycled by organizations such as British Columbia’s Interchange Recycling.
Electric trucks are here. How will we fuel them?
It may come as a surprise that electrification of the transport trucking industry is well underway.
Big Oil has biodiversity in its crosshairs
The greatest value of the McClelland wetland complex is its paleoecological record, which scientists can study to unlock the secrets of its resilience to climate change over the last 10,000 years.
Fossil fuel industry in full spin mode
A majority of Canadians are rightfully concerned about affordability. Conservative media, politicians and advertisers amplify these economic concerns and use them to turn us against taxes and government spending.
A utopian vision for a climate-friendly world
Perhaps some relief for climate anxiety can be found by imagining what the world would look like if we embraced these climate-friendly measures — in 2029.
Game-changing revolution going on in the EV battery world
As we transition to an electricity-based energy system, the demand for batteries will grow exponentially, but we will also reach a point where recycled battery minerals are the preferred choice of battery manufacturers.
Electric vehicles expose the myth of ethical oil
Many people are unaware of the ongoing manipulation that keeps them buying gas-guzzling vehicles.
EV battery industry runs circles around the rest
As we transition to an electricity-based energy system, the demand for batteries will grow exponentially, but we will also reach a point where recycled battery minerals are the preferred choice of battery manufacturers.
The weighty debate about electric vehicles
The timing has more to do with a widespread media campaign aimed at resisting the inevitable transition to cleaner and more efficient transportation technology.
Reactionary rhetoric stokes EV range anxiety
Zero-emission vehicles are a promising climate solution held back by persistent storytelling with an intentional focus on the concepts of jeopardy, perversity and futility.