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- Debunking more misinformation about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Some simple facts about bitumen, heavy oil, and Asian Markets.
- New research puts a stake into the heart of the "Bridge to Nowhere" argument against BC LNG
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- Environmental Absolutists are going BANANAs and it will hurt, not help, the environment
- A non-specialist’s guide to how spilled hydrocarbons react in water
- Electrifying BC’s transportation system, debunking the myths: Part I that BC Hydro Load Estimate
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Why a rushed BCUC review of Site C will be bad for our pocketbooks and our fight against climate change
July 18th marks a big changeover in BC. Sixteen years of Liberal rule comes to an end and a new NDP government (supported in the Legislature by the Greens) comes to power. One of the commitments our new NDP Premier … Continue reading
On the Wilderness Committee’s sophomoric screed against the oil sands
Recently, I was directed to a sophomoric screed prepared by a climate campaigner at the Wilderness Committee. The paper (or possibly fundraising pamphlet?) “Time’s Up for the Tar Sands” represents some of the worst writing I have recently encountered on the … Continue reading
