Monthly Archives: December 2018

Fact-checking the National Observer “Discount Frenzy” oil piece

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Blair

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 | 4 Comments

About that questionable IMF survey claiming $5.3 trillion in “subsidies” for fossil fuels

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Blair

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 →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Fossil Fuel Free Future, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 24 Comments

Let’s face it hypocrisy matters in the pipeline and climate change debates

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Blair

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 , , | 11 Comments

When political scientists do environmental science the results are not always pretty

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Blair

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 →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Uncategorized | 6 Comments