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- On poor science communication in the media: a case study on the flu vaccine
- On forest fires climate activist aren't just insensitive, they are also wrong
- Understanding the difference between a "hazard" and a "risk" or why scare stories about glyphosate and pesticides in your food shouldn't frighten you
- Debunking more misinformation about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Some simple facts about bitumen, heavy oil, and Asian Markets.
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Category Archives: LNG
A pragmatic environmentalist’s view on climate change, BC LNG and the Trans Mountain Pipeline project – not either or but all of the above
In the last months, I have taken a lot of flak about my stances on topics like BC LNG and the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX). In the last week alone I have been called a “denier” and an … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, LNG, Pipelines, Uncategorized
15 Comments
Winding Down BC’s Fossil Fuel Industries – another CCPA report that just doesn’t cut it
This morning I was directed to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). As I have written previously, every time I get a notification about one of their reports, I hope that it will present an evidence-based analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, LNG, Uncategorized
6 Comments
I debunk yet another misleading CAPE article about fracking and BC LNG
As someone who specializes in evidence-based environmental decision-making, I am regularly disappointed by the dismal level of discourse in the environmental field. Organizations and individuals you would expect to provide useful insight end up doing exactly the opposite. No group … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Chemistry and Toxicology, LNG, Uncategorized
8 Comments
BC’s Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation – Another example of BC making the right decisions in regulating our oil and gas industry
I have written a lot about the BC natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. I have pointed out how BC produces some of the lowest greenhouse gas LNG on the planet; how we regulate flaring and venting better … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, LNG, Uncategorized
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Is shale gas a major driver of recent increase in global atmospheric methane? Not according to the most recent observational and satellite studies
Ah, the scientific method. We all remember it from our school days. Observations are made. Observations lead scientists to develop hypotheses intended to explain the observed phenomenon. Those hypotheses are subsequently tested against experimental data. A hypothesis that is found … Continue reading
Posted in LNG, Uncategorized
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The New Gas Boom – A Bust for anyone interested in an informed discussion about Canadian LNG
Anyone who follows news about the Canadian Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) industry (and many who haven’t) will have heard about the new report prepared by the folks at Global Energy Monitor (GEM) called The New Gas Boom: Tracking Global LNG … Continue reading
Posted in LNG, Uncategorized
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A Chemist in Langley 