Monthly Archives: March 2021

On the proposed Canadian plastics bans – Part 1: How the Government created useful “facts” for its scary headlines

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Blair

This fall the Canadian government hopes to get a single-use plastics ban enacted with a plan to get to zero-plastic waste by 2030. To enact this ban, on October 10, 2020 the Canadian government recommended to the Governor in Council … Continue reading →

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Debunking common anti-nuclear talking points Part 1 – Nuclear takes too long to build

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Blair

In BC approximately 18% of our total energy is provided by clean electricity and 61% of our total energy is provided by fossil fuels (most of the rest is industrial energy supplied by burning biomass). The Pacific Institute for Climate … Continue reading →

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Why an environmental scientist is so often critical of environmental activists

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Blair

As an environmental scientist, I am regularly asked why I seem so critical of environmental activists and environmental NGOs. My answer is simple: because the people who should be speaking out when environmental activists and environmental NGOs make ridiculous claims … Continue reading →

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