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- No Rising Carbon Dioxide Concentrations will not make us Stupider – Confusing Acute versus Chronic effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentrations on Human Cognition
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- Fact-checking the Wilderness Committee narrative about the recent oil spill at the Trans Mountain Sumas Pump Station
- Why public health officials advise against masks to protect from the Coronavirus - my thoughts using lessons learned from asbestos exposure
- Debunking more misinformation about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Some simple facts about bitumen, heavy oil, and Asian Markets.
- On Carbon Dioxide Toxicity
- On "the nocebo effect" and spraying for gypsy moths
- A primer on the BC refined fuel market, lower mainland gasoline prices and how they can be affected by a change in mix in the Trans Mountain Pipeline
- On the "shocking" revelations in the BC Hydro IPP review and the reality that the fight against climate change is not going to be cheap
- On the environmental and social consequences if the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project fails
- Reviewing the demand estimates used by the opponents of Site C
- On dilbit, oil spill response and political gamesmanship
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
On the ridiculous claims that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will increase Vancouver’s gas prices
Last night they had another of the now regular stories on the local news about the rising gasoline prices in the Lower Mainland. On my walk to work today I passed the local Shell station and looked up to see … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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Why a Pragmatic Environmentalist supports the Trans Mountain Pipeline
I am a pragmatic environmentalist. I have worked in the environmental field for over twenty-five years. My area of professional expertise is the investigation and remediation of former industrial and commercial sites with a specialty in the assessment of petroleum … Continue reading
The question anti-Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion activists refuse to answer
This weekend both pro- and anti-Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX) rallies were held. Sadly I couldn’t attend either. I did take advantage of the interest to try to figure out what was going on in the heads of the people … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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On Jason Kenney’s threat to shut off Vancouver’s gasoline supply
In the last week Jason Kenney was on a West Coast swing as part of his continued attempt to replace Rachel Notley as Premier of Alberta. During the trip Mr. Kenney repeatedly threatened to stop the flow of oil to … Continue reading
