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- On the environmental and social consequences if the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project fails
- On Southern Resident Killer Whales and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
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- An Open Letter to Fraser Health about a miserable visit to your ER made worse by a lack of communication, price-gouging, and lousy amenities
- On politicians shading the truth about diluted bitumen
- On the bizarre narrative about bitumen being an "inferior" form of crude oil that can't be sold
- On Southern Resident Killer Whales and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
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- On questionable science about fugitive emissions in the BC natural gas industry
- Let's be clear, the actions of the self-styled "water protectors" will place the Pacific Northwest at greater risk of a major oil spill
- More on the Southern Resident Killer Whales - this time on truthiness about acoustic threats and survivorship bias
- Debunking some activist myths about the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
- On the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' bad science about BC LNG emissions
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Debunking the Leap Manifesto 100% Renewables by 2050 demand
My vocal challenges to the viability of “The Leap Manifesto” have earned me some negative feedback and as such I figure it is necessary to back up my opinions with a few numbers. In doing this I will differentiate myself … Continue reading
The Leap Manifesto: Good Intentions Mixed with Bad Science
As regular readers of this blog know, I first encountered the Leap Manifesto when it was released in September of 2015. At the time I wrote a couple pieces. The first: A Chemist looks at the Leap Manifesto and finds … Continue reading
On Carbon Dioxide Toxicity
The other evening I became engaged in a fascinating discussion (for me) with a climate skeptic on the topic of carbon dioxide, specifically whether it was “toxic” or not. I’m not sure what is happening to this blog; I started … Continue reading
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