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Monthly Archives: April 2019
How the CCPA completely misses the target on the root cause of our elevated gasoline prices in the Lower Mainland
This morning while getting ready for work, I heard Marc Lee from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on the radio with Stephen Quinn talking about the price of gas in the BC Lower Mainland. I understand he also spoke … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain
22 Comments
An Ecomodernist-based approach to fighting climate change while protecting our shared global ecosystem
I am a pragmatic environmentalist and an Ecomodernist and in celebration of the fourth anniversary of An Ecomodernist Manifesto I have prepared this post to present an Ecomodernist-based approach to fighting climate change while simultaneously protecting our shared global ecosystem. … Continue reading
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
In the last couple weeks I have read a lot about gas prices and the threat by Jason Kenney to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline. Since a lot of what I have read is incomplete and/or incorrect, I figure … Continue reading
Posted in Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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More bad epidemiology about BC LNG from the MDs at CAPE
I have written a lot about the BC liquid natural gas (LNG) export industry. I have done so because my examination of the climate math says BC LNG will help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and will help in the … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
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