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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Fact-checking the National Observer “Discount Frenzy” oil piece
On December 26th, 2018 the National Observer published an article Discount Frenzy: The dirt on discount oil by Wil Horter, the former Executive Director of the Dogwood Initiative. Given its subject matter, I read the piece and responded to Mr … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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About that questionable IMF survey claiming $5.3 trillion in “subsidies” for fossil fuels
During the break I thought it would be nice to catch up on some blogging. The first topic I want to cover is that questionable International Monetary Fund (IMF) “subsidy” survey we constantly see quoted by anti-pipeline and climate change … Continue reading
Let’s face it hypocrisy matters in the pipeline and climate change debates
As someone deeply interested in the pipeline and climate change debates I encounter the topic of hypocrisy every day. The discussion usually starts with a pipeline supporter pointing out that pipeline opponents who rely on fossil fuels are hypocrites. The … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Pipelines, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged Climate Change, hypocrisy, pipelines
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When political scientists do environmental science the results are not always pretty
Anyone who has followed my social media feed knows I am regularly tagged by activists hoping I will amplify a post they have prepared. Sometimes I re-tweet those posts and sometimes I critique them. This week I had one that … Continue reading