Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Fracking is the latest profit making bonanza for the already too rich and powerful oil and gas corporations and they seem to have our politicians by the throat. Kicking out the BC Liberals is the answer to many of our social and economic ills, but continuing with
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Left Over: So, Alberta, You Think BC’s Gonna Dance?
Oil companies going unpunished for thousands of North Sea spills I am including a link to this article in the Guardian online of Oct 25, 2012, because it is absolutely critical for anyone who is undecided re the true cost of that nasty pipeline across our beautiful Province, and linking to
Continue readingLeft Over: RIP Premier Lougheed….and Education in Alberta
Is it just me, or is Alberta getting more and more insane all the time? Must be all those bitumen fumes..where else would a teacher be fired for doing his job? Alberta is guilty of a whole bunch of disgusting things in regards to the environment and ignoring the health
Continue readingHarper Valley: Indigenous Pipeline (Twinned)
Indigenous Pipe Line (Twinned) Filed under: Political Humour Tagged: Aboriginal, bitumen, chanupa, First Nations, indian, indigenous, native, oil sands, peace pipe, peacepipe, pipe line, tar, twinned
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Bitumen, Bitumen Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger With a headline like that I decided to steal it along with the rest of Ian Reid’s latest post on his excellent and revealing blog, ‘The Real Story.” Ian tells of yet another bitumen proposal, that of an amazing new air borne pipeline project, valued at $100
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Is Alberta’s Dirty Dilbit Actually Black’s Gold Or Is It Just Fools Gold?
Cowichan Conversations contributor Kevin Logan wrote this piece to put Newspaper Mogul David Black’s bid to promote a bitumen refinery into perspective. Kevin Logan’s career has been diverse, ranging from small business to NGOs through finance and government. “I have a plan!.” David Black, an international Newspaper Magnate and BC
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP Energy Critic John Horgan Isn’t Buying Into David Black’s Refinery Scheme
John Horgan BC NDP Energy Critic The BC NDP have been opposed to the Enbridge Proposal from the get-go. Newspaper Mogul David Black’s proposal changes little as Horgan made clear to every media outlet around. Here is John Horgan’s position, succinctly put.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: David Black Media Tycoon Is Promoting A Bitumen Refinery in Kitimat
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Controversy surrounding the proposed Enbridge Northern Pipeline just got a goosing from Victoria based media tycoon David Black. The history of transporting bitumen has a very poor track record. The Alberta’s Tar Sands product presents a classic case of whatever you do next is wrong. Bitumen is a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Enbridge is a Loser No Matter how the Bitumen Travels!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Are the winds of change blowing? PM Harper says science will determine the outcome not politics. Uh huh, sure Steve. This after gutting the funding for research BC Point man James Moore PC MP is uttering sentiments of concern, the Conservatives are losing this on the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Enbridge Shut Out Again
Ottawa, Alberta and the rest of Canada want to ram Enbridge down British Columbia’s throat as operator of the environmental calamity they call the Northern Gateway pipeline but the Americans aren’t so indifferent. Following Enbridge’s latest pipeline failure, in Wisconsin, the U.S. transportation secretary has ruled Enbridge won’t be allowed
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The New York Times – America’s Tar Sands Complicity
An editorial in The New York Times, “Canada’s Oil, the World’s Carbon” stresses that the climate change impacts of Athabasca bitumen trafficking must not be ignored. “…the climate question must be addressed, if only to give a full accounting of the range of consequences of developing the tar sands, an effort
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Hey Canada, Do You Really Want to Talk?
Having a conversation with a bitumen booster is like talking to a climate change denier. It’s impossible to have a broad-reaching discussion, covering all the bases. That’s because the Tar Sanders have some bases they want to bypass. They want to narrow the conversation to play into their greatest strengths
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Everything You Need to Know About DilBit
Confused about diluted bitumen, the stuff Ottawa and Alberta are so determined to push through British Columbia? It’s not easy to find balanced information on dilbit so it was great to find a “Dilbit Primer” published by Inside Climate News. The primer doesn’t answer every question and is remarkably candid
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Does Red Leaf’s "EcoShale" Technology Greenwash Oil Shale Extraction?
Red Leaf EcoShale.png At the Clinton Global Initiative in 2008, former Vice President Al Gore called the possibility of fossil fuel corporations extracting oil shale "utter insanity." Insanity, though, doesn't serve as a hinderance for deeply entrenched and powerful fossil fuel interests. Oil shale, also known as kerogen, should not be confused with
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Enbridge Lobbyists Successfully Eliminated Fish Habitat Protections For Pipeline
Enbridge-Greenpeace.jpg Changes to the Fisheries Act limiting the protection of fish habitat did not, as it turns out, arise simply out of a series of complaints by disgruntled farmers hoping to fill in small patches of wetlands or municipalities seeking to repair bridges, as claimed by Minister Keith Ashfield. Briefing notes
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Interview With Environmental Artist Franke James (part the 2nd)
Here’s the second part of my freewheeling interview with environmental artist and activist Franke James. We discuss the pro-active philosophy that guides her visual essays, including her most recent essay ‘What’s Harper Afraid Of?’ Which has generated more that 5,300 letters to the PM, her workshops and the lack of
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Interview With Environmental Artist Franke James (part the 2nd)
Here’s the second part of my freewheeling interview with environmental artist and activist Franke James. We discuss the pro-active philosophy that guides her visual essays, including her most recent essay ‘What’s Harper Afraid Of?’ Which has generated more that 5,300 letters to the PM, her workshops and the lack of
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Interview With Environmental Artist Franke James (part the 2nd)
Here’s the second part of my freewheeling interview with environmental artist and activist Franke James. We discuss the pro-active philosophy that guides her visual essays, including her most recent essay ‘What’s Harper Afraid Of?’ Which has generated …
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Al Jazeera Reports On The Enbridge Pipeline
It would be great if we could get some in-depth reporting on the issues surrounding the Alberta tar/bitumen sands from the Canadian media (from some place other than the completely terrific Tyee that is). For now however, we have to rely on organizations like Al Jazeera to provide us with
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Al Jazeera Reports On The Enbridge Pipeline
It would be great if we could get some in-depth reporting on the issues surrounding the Alberta tar/bitumen sands from the Canadian media (from some place other than the completely terrific Tyee that is). For now however, we have to rely on organizations like Al Jazeera to provide us with
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