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Category Archives: General Politics
On Jason Kenney’s threat to shut off Vancouver’s gasoline supply
In the last week Jason Kenney was on a West Coast swing as part of his continued attempt to replace Rachel Notley as Premier of Alberta. During the trip Mr. Kenney repeatedly threatened to stop the flow of oil to … Continue reading
Are we getting a balanced story from the media on Site C
This morning I turned on my radio to listen to Jon McComb do a piece on the Site C dam with his special guest “international energy expert” Robert McCullough, the Peace Valley Landowner Association’s hired gun from Oregon. Now from … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, General Politics, Site C
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On the Wilderness Committee’s sophomoric screed against the oil sands
Recently, I was directed to a sophomoric screed prepared by a climate campaigner at the Wilderness Committee. The paper (or possibly fundraising pamphlet?) “Time’s Up for the Tar Sands” represents some of the worst writing I have recently encountered on the … Continue reading
On the costs of fighting climate change and the Site C dam
The other day I was invited to present some information about the Site C Dam for a local news broadcast on Global BC. After a telephone pre-interview, I met a reporter for an interview on tape. After asking all the … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, General Politics, Site C, Uncategorized
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On those proposed Northwest refineries, neatbit and the Trans Mountain expansion project
As everyone interested in Canadian oil production knows, the new NDP/Green coalition (or not-coalition as the case may be) in BC has made one of the core planks of their agreement a promise to block the construction of the Kinder … Continue reading
The climate crew: alienating allies and fighting the wrong fights
As readers of this blog know, I am a pragmatic environmentalist. I believe in the dangers of climate change and unlike most of my critics, I live a low-carbon lifestyle and have actually helped achieve policies that reduced my province’s … Continue reading
No, the area to be flooded by the Site C Dam could not feed 1 million people
One of the reasons I started this blog is to advance the idea of evidence-based environmental decision-making. As such I have spent a lot of time dealing with topics like the Site C Dam project where so much ridiculous information … Continue reading
