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- 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
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Category Archives: Canadian Politics
Why environmental professionals and policy specialists are often frustrated with the climate strikers
What parent hasn’t experienced this situation? Due to circumstances outside your control you are going to be late for a family commitment. You got out of the house late, or an accident on the highway has you stuck in traffic. … Continue reading
Why political demands we radically speed up decarbonization represent wishful thinking
This blog post started as a potential Twitter thread that got out of hand. It grew out of recent demands by major political organizations that Canada increase its pace of decarbonization. First it was the Canadian pact for a Green … Continue reading
Why Confounding Variables Matter – On that UVic study attributing the 2017 Extreme Fire Season to Climate Change
One of the downsides of my investigation of evidence-based environmental decision-making being a hobby, is my real life often gets in the way. This means I am not always able to comment on every interesting paper when it comes out. … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Risk, Uncategorized
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Another look at the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project from the lens of a pragmatic environmentalist
This week the Federal cabinet will decide whether to proceed with the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX). In response, opponents of the TMX have been out in force making ridiculous claims about the project. This has caused me to … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain
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On the Energy Innumeracy of the supporters of Canada’s Green New Deal
In the last week a group of Canadian activists have decided to mimic their American cousins by trying to advance a Canadian pact for a Green New Deal (GND Can hereafter). This is not the American Green New Deal you … Continue reading
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
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On the Achilles Heel of these Climate Damages Lawsuits: Municipal Zoning Bylaws
By now everyone has heard about West Coast Environmental Law’s (WCEL’s) Climate Accountability Letters campaign. This is the campaign where a group of enterprising lawyers are: asking your municipality (or regional district) to send “Climate Accountability Letters” to 20 of … Continue reading
