Category Archives: Canadian Politics

How reliant are we on fossil fuels in British Columbia?

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Blair

A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog post that included a thought experiment of a world where fossil fuels had magically disappeared. As many of you know, I write a blog for the Huffington Post Canada and I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Fossil Fuel Free Future, Pipelines, Uncategorized | 24 Comments

A layman’s guide to the behaviour of diluted bitumen in a marine spill

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Blair

Having listened to the arguments for and against the Energy East and the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) projects one of the things that really struck me was the low quality of the scientific knowledge used in the debates. In particular, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Chemistry and Toxicology, Energy East, Oil Sands, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

On pipelines, oil-by-rail, and the relative risk of catastrophic spills in the aquatic environment

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Blair

As my regular readers know besides this blog I also write a blog at the Huffington Post. It typically consists of shorter versions on my pieces here. Well my most recent post on the Trans-Mountain Expansion project has received a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Energy East, Oil Sands, Pipelines, Risk, Risk Assessment Methodologies, Risk Communication, Trans Mountain | 16 Comments

My proposed presentation to the Trans Mountain Expansion Ministerial Panel

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Blair

As I wrote in my previous post, on July 27th I will be attending the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX) Ministerial Panel Public Open House in Langley. If I get a chance this is what I intend to say. My name is Blair … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

My latest thoughts on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Blair

I have a strong interest in pipelines. I have written a lot about pipelines with a section dedicated to them at this blog and numerous pieces at my blog at the Huffington Post. Most of my blog pipeline pieces address … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain | 3 Comments

Debunking the Leap Manifesto’s 100% Wind, Water and Sunlight Annual Energy, Health, and Climate Cost Savings

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Blair

As regular readers of this blog know, I have spent a lot of time debunking components of the still-draft paper prepared by Dr. Jacobson 100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water, and Sunlight (WWS) All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for 139 Countries of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Fossil Fuel Free Future, Leap Manifesto, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Debunking the Leap Manifesto’s 100% Wind, Water and Sunlight Health Cost Savings for Canada

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Blair

As anyone interested in the topic of renewable energy knows Premier Brad Wall made the news the other night. He did so by giving a speech where he discussed a number of the figures provided in the “100% clean economy by 2050” … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Fossil Fuel Free Future, Leap Manifesto, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

On the global climate change math supporting BC LNG

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Blair

Nov 4, 2016 I am re-posting this blog with the news that Woodfibre LNG has just been approved. The post below refers to the PNG LNG project which was only proposed to use electricity to compress its gas. Woodfibre LNG … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Uncategorized | 13 Comments

On forest fires climate activist aren’t just insensitive, they are also wrong

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Blair

As anyone with any awareness of Canadian events knows, the City of Fort McMurray has undergone a complete evacuation because of an out-of-control wildfire. The news has kept me with one eye locked on my media feed as I have marveled … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, General Politics, Uncategorized | 68 Comments

Debunking the Leap Manifesto 100% Renewables by 2050 demand

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Blair

My vocal challenges to the viability of “The Leap Manifesto” have earned me some negative feedback and as such I figure it is necessary to back up my opinions with a few numbers. In doing this I will differentiate myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Environmentalism and Ecomodernism, Fossil Fuel Free Future, Leap Manifesto, Uncategorized | 52 Comments