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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
- How new puritans, petty bureaucrats and irresponsible activists risk eroding the public will necessary to fight Coronavirus
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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: October 2019
The Extinction Rebellion are the homeopaths of the climate change community
We have had another week of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) “raising awareness” by blocking roadways, gluing themselves to bridges and airplanes and generally behaving in a manner intended to get lots of publicity. Having watched and listened to XR leadership, … Continue reading
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Taking a serious look at the unserious demands of the Extinction Rebellion
As anyone who watches the news knows, the good folks at the Extinction Rebellion (XR) have been increasing the intensity of their protests in the last few weeks. An organization that started in the UK has now exported its message, … Continue reading
