BC Premier Christy Clark addresses a conference on LNG (Damien Gillis) I really need your help. What the devil does one call premier Christy Clark, considering that she seems utterly incapable of telling the truth? Hers is an interesting case because her gross economy with the truth seems designed to get
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Cowichan Conversations: Rafe: With fracking, tankers “world-class safety” is a weasel word
It is great to read more from Rafe Mair once again. He is still on the mend but has come a long way and is reading and writing once again. I had believed every word from our Premier but Rafe has set me straight! I feel so much better now.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: With fracking, tankers “world-class safety” is a weasel word
BC Premier Christy Clark touts “world-class” safety for fossil fuel projects (Canadian Press) Many times I have referred to Premier Clark’s demand that Enbridge and others have “world-class” cleanup processes in place. To repeat myself, these are “weasel words” and mean absolutely nothing. “World-class” firefighting procedures doesn’t mean the building
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Vaughan Palmer: BC LNG looks dicey as Asian LNG prices plunge
BC Premier Clark has made big promises about LNG which now look hard to fulfill (Photo: Flickr) Read this July 15 Vancouver Sun column from Vaughan Palmer on the sharply declining Asian price for LNG and how that undermines the BC Liberal Government’s big plans to build an LNG industry. The break
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Kispiox Valley citizens band together against LNG pipelines
Some of the Kispiox Valley citizens opposed to LNG (Photo: NoMorePipelines.ca) A group of citizens from the Kispiox Valley – northwest of Smithers, BC – has signed a declaration “against the LNG projects proposed to pass through their community.” The approximately 160 signatures from local landowners and residents represents a
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: “BC LNG: Cold Gas, Hot Air” – video of Squamish presentation
Watch this video from last week’s “BC LNG: Cold Gas, Hot Air” presentation and discussion in Squamish – where the proposed Woodfibre project is currently in a public comment period. Featuring The Common Sense Canadian’s Damien Gillis on the 3 top myths surrounding BC LNG – that it’s a “clean” fossil fuel, that
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG bad for climate: US Dept of Energy report
Despite all the assurances by BC Premier Christy Clark that LNG is “the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet”, the evidence paints a very different picture. Check out this June 4 Climate Progress story by Joe Romm on a new report from the US Department of Energy confirming that emissions
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG: Cold Gas, Hot Air – June 27 event in Sqamish
Artist’s rendering of proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Howe Sound, BC In the midst of the public comment period for the proposed Woodfibre LNG project, My Sea to Sky is pleased to offer another opportunity to learn more about the natural gas industry – and dig deeper into the B.C.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Woodfibre LNG: Public comment period begins for Squamish project
Citizens recently lined the highway outside Squamish to oppose Woodfibre LNG (My Sea to Sky) The BC Environmental Assessment Office is now open for public comment on the proposed Woodfibre LNG project near Squamish, BC. The comment period, which includes an open house session in Squamish on June 18, will run for
Continue readingNorthern Insight: $80M annual power subsidy, one LNG proposal
Regular readers know that I focus attention on natural resource revenues earned – more often, not earned – by the citizens of British Columbia. Click here to read many articles on the subject. Information I use is usually from Finance Ministry documents such as Public Accounts, including audited financial statements,
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Haida stand with Fort Nelson First Nation on LNG, fracking concerns
The Council of the Haida Nation (CHN) is vowing to support The Fort Nelson First Nation’s tough stand on proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) development and the 600% increase in controversial shale gas fracking it would represent for their northeast BC territory. According to The Northern View, a recent visit to Haida
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Russia-China gas deal: The elephant in the room at BC LNG conference
BC Minister of Natural Gas Rich Coleman open his government’s LNG conference (BC govt flickr photo) Last week week, the BC Government held its second annual LNG In BC Conference, with over 1,400 delegates representing some of the world’s top players in the natural gas industry. The province’s Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Christy Clark: BC LNG “The Cleanest Fossil Fuel on the Planet”…Really?
In the keynote address kicking of her government’s second major conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG), BC Premier Christy Clark billed the resource as nothing short of “the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet.” Clark touted LNG as a “generational opportunity” for the province’s economy, before a sold-out crowd at the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG Pipedreams: Feat. Liz Logan, Damien Gillis – May 21
Are you concerned about the impacts of fracking and liquified fracked gas (also know as liquefied natural gas or LNG) export? Join us for a night of powerful speakers from the frontlines of the communities facing the true impacts of LNG development.From May 21-23rd, the BC government and big oil will
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Woodfibre LNG to be powered by hydroelectricity
Artist’s rendering of proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Howe Sound, BC Read this May 13 story by the Squamish Chief on today’s announcement by the proponents of the local Woodfibre LNG plant in Howe Sound that the project intends to use hydroelectricity to power the enormously energy-intensive gas cooling process, rather than
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe Mair: Howe Sound under siege
Boaters raise the alarm over plans to re-industrialize Howe Sound (Future of Howe Sound Society) Howe Sound is Canada’s southernmost fjord. It is a natural beauty which should be declared a world-class heritage site. I grew up as a child on Howe Sound and well remember the men with the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC gas regulator ignoring public’s LNG concerns
BC Oil and Gas Commission Chief Operating Officer Ken Paulson (Damien Gillis) The BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) is not obligated to address stakeholder concerns with LNG facilities, despite its responsibility to oversee oil and gas operations in the province. According to its 2014 Service Plan, the OGC is
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Damien Gillis talks fracking, LNG on J-Fest Panel tonight
Documentary filmmaker and Common Sense Canadian Publisher Damien Gillis Listen to Fractured Land filmmaker and Common Sense Canadian Publisher Damien Gillis talk about the costs and conflicted benefits of natural gas development in British Columbia at J-Fest, a special event for the public organized by the Canadian Association of Journalists. Other speakers
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hang on to your Hats-Here comes Horgan!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Look for a rejuvenated BC NDP under Horgan’s leadership. He will engage and entertain voters so tired of seeing a dull plodding uncertain opposition. Yes, politics in BC is about to become interesting again. The Damien Gillis piece above focuses on the foibles of the ‘Christy Clark Choir’
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC LNG economics don’t add up: New report
Christy Clark announces agreement to build an LNG facility at Grassy Point ( BC govt photo) The Clark government’s rosy projections of a $100 Billion “Prosperity Fund” from its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry will never materialize, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The
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