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Category Archives: Pipelines
On Wil Horter’s Gish Gallop about Alberta heavy oil and the Trans Mountain
On December 26th, 2018 the National Observer published an article Discount Frenzy: The dirt on discount oil by Wil Horter, the former Executive Director of the Dogwood Initiative. In December 28th, I prepared a reply called Fact-checking the National Observer … Continue reading
Posted in Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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Fact-checking the National Observer “Discount Frenzy” oil piece
On December 26th, 2018 the National Observer published an article Discount Frenzy: The dirt on discount oil by Wil Horter, the former Executive Director of the Dogwood Initiative. Given its subject matter, I read the piece and responded to Mr … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Politics, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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Let’s face it hypocrisy matters in the pipeline and climate change debates
As someone deeply interested in the pipeline and climate change debates I encounter the topic of hypocrisy every day. The discussion usually starts with a pipeline supporter pointing out that pipeline opponents who rely on fossil fuels are hypocrites. The … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Pipelines, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged Climate Change, hypocrisy, pipelines
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Once again a group of health professionals gets the science wrong on diluted bitumen and the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project
By now, my opinion of physicians and health care professionals wandering into the field of environmental policy are well known. As I have written previously: While I trust MDs on matters relating to my health and wellness, I will stick … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Sands, Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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More on the Southern Resident Killer Whales – this time on truthiness about acoustic threats and survivorship bias
Well it has been a busy week on the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) Project file with the NEB initiating their review of tanker traffic. In all the news surrounding the plan to update the marine assessment one topic that caught … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Oil Sands, Pipelines, Uncategorized
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On the environmental and social consequences if the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project fails
I have spent a lot of time in the last few years researching the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) project. Throughout I have always felt confident that good environmental and fiscal sense would prevail, and the pipeline would be built. … Continue reading
On Southern Resident Killer Whales and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
By now we all know about the Federal Court Decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project. The two grounds for quashing the Order in Council’s approval of the project were on First Nations consultation and on the assessment of … Continue reading
Posted in Pipelines, Trans Mountain, Uncategorized
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