Petronas CEO Shamsul Abbas addressing BC LNG conference (Damien Gillis) News this morning that Malaysian energy giant Petronas is considering pulling out of the nascent BC LNG industry over the taxes the province wishes to collect from its gas resources called to mind a legendary story about Tommy Douglas when he was premier
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The Common Sense Canadian: First Nations to Ottawa: Scrap Site C Dam or LNG is a no-go
BC Chiefs Roland Wilson, Liz Logan and Stewart Phillip taking their anti-Site C message to Ottawa (Twitter) Read this Sept. 24 Globe and Mail story by Dene Moore on the trip taken by several BC First Nations chiefs to Ottawa, calling on the federal Cabinet to reject the proposed Site C
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: Christy Clark should try being more leader, less cheerleader
BC Premier Christy Clark dons Canucks jersey during 2013 election campaign (Andy Clark / Reuters) Nowhere in the appalling record of the Liberal government in Victoria has its shortcomings been more obvious than at the very top. Premier Christy Clark has been a terrible leader whose pronouncements get more and more
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: West Van councillor doesn’t buy economic promises of Woodfibre LNG
Watch this video of West Vancouver Councillor Mary-Anne Booth standing by her vote to ban LNG tankers in Howe Sound – taken by a grassroots group critical of the proposed Woodfibre LNG project. After hearing from representatives of the Squamish-based proposal on Monday, Booth reaffirmed her earlier vote calling for a ban on LNG tankers in Howe Sound.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG tankers pose safety risk to Howe Sound: Chemistry PhD, resident
Retired KMPG partner, chemistry PhD and My Sea to Sky member Eoin Finn on the safety risks posed by the planned Woodfibre LNG plant in Howe Sound. He and The Common Sense Canadian’s Damien Gillis discuss the battle over social licence for the industry now playing out amongst various Howe
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Gitxsan clan closes territory to LNG, blockades Petronas pipeline
In an August 26 video, several hereditary chiefs and members of the Luutkudziiwus clan from the Gitxsan First Nation territory in northwest BC declared that they are constructing a camp “to stop LNG from developing their pipe through our land.” The camp lies in the path on the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline, which
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Corporate welfare: Petronas seeks billions in Canadian federal tax handouts
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Wed, Aug 13, 2014 2012 PowerShift protest in Ottawa. (Photo: OBERT MADONDO/The Canadian Progressive) In 2012, I complained that Prime Minister Stephen Harper was turning Canada into a fully-fledged petro-state whose vast tar sands operations were owned by energy companies controlled by foreign governments. That was after
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: MP wrong to attack West Van council over Woodbibre LNG vote
Conservative MP John Weston By Laura Anderson On August 6, 2014, John Weston took space in The Local to append his name to an op-ed criticizing West Vancouver council’s motion against an LNG plant and tanker traffic in Howe Sound. He “disagree[s] with the motion, the way it has been passed
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: SFU Prof Mark Jaccard: BC LNG a race to the bottom
BC Premier Christy Clark addresses a conference on LNG (Damien Gillis) This is a guest post by Mark Jaccard, professor of sustainable energy at Simon Fraser University and a convening lead author in the Global Energy Assessment – republished with permission from desmog.ca During B.C.’s 2013 election campaign, at a conference of
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Petronas seeks billions in federal tax handouts for BC LNG
Malaysian PM Najib Razak and Stephen Harper in Kuala Lumpur (AP/Lai Seng Sin) Read this July 24 story by Jeff Lee in the Financial Post on the federal tax concessions Malaysian energy giant Petronas is seeking for its bid to build a major pipeline and LNG near Prince Rupert. The Common Sense
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC, China sign deal for foreign temporary workers to build LNG facilities
Read this July 25 story from the Vancouver Sun, which undermines the BC Liberal government’s promises of jobs for British Columbians from their proposed LNG industry. The federal government’s foreign temporary worker program – which the BC Liberal government has actively encouraged – has become an increasing source of controversy over
Continue readingNorthern Insight: This week’s Liberal direction: lower LNG expectations
Friday, The Common Sense Canadian — a site that usually provides worthwhile journalism — posted an article written by Keith Baldrey for Glacier Media, publisher of numerous community recyclables. Not surprisingly, anyone reading the Global News reporter’s account needs the rest of the story. Here is part of Baldrey’s item,
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Before taxpayers spend billions on LNG…
Since Paul Taylor’s keys to the public sector were taken away, again, I’ve been waiting for news of his latest landing ground. The Report of the Joint Review Panel (JRP) for BC Hydro’s Site C Project offers an idea suited for Taylor. It arises from these JRP words, “There are
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Keith Baldrey: Clark’s BC LNG vision nothing but a fairytale
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this July 29 editorial by renowned BC political commentator Keith Baldrey in the Burnaby Now on the fairytale that is Christy Clark’s LNG vision. Not a week goes by, it seems, that Premier Christy Clark doesn’t talk, yet again, about the vast riches that lay
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Apache bails on Kitimat LNG as investors get cold feet
Artist’s rendering of proposed Kitimat LNG project By The Canadian Press U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. says it’s exiting the Kitimat, B.C., LNG project, which it had been developing with Chevron Corp. Houston-based Apache also plans to get rid of its interest in another major liquefied natural gas project in
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: “The Fight is on!” West Van, Lions Bay councils oppose Howe Sound LNG
Citizens line the Sea to Sky Highway to protest Woodfibre LNG (My Sea to Sky) Two city councils in Howe Sound now officially oppose plans for liquefied natural gas terminals and tankers in their backyard. This week, West Vancouver joined Lions Bay in voting against LNG for the region – including
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Study links extractive industries to rise in domestic abuse
A fracking drill near Dawson Creek in northeast BC (courtesy of Two Island Films) Read this July 24 Globe and Mail story by Andrea Woo on a new study which exposes one of the trade-offs associated with expanded resource development, namely an increase in violence against women. An increase in domestic and
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Socialized losses, privatized gains
Every megaproject conceived and executed by BC Liberals in recent years has ended with massive cost overruns, despite the predictable “on-time and on-budget” claims. Most involved contractors with foreign domiciles. Check out the Port Mann bridge project, South Fraser Perimeter Road, BC Place renovation, Vancouver Convention Centre, Sea to Sky
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Where the vision and the visionaries?
Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. government’s EPA Journal stated, “Quite simply, Love Canal is one of the most appalling environmental tragedies in American history. “But that’s not the most disturbing fact. “What is worse is that it cannot be regarded as an isolated event. It could happen again–anywhere in this
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe asks: Is ‘lying’ too strong a word for Clark Libs’ LNG fibs?
Rafe Mair has struggled with our Premier’s lack of ‘truthiness’ when it comes to the straight goods on LNG. If it were not so serious it would be downright hilarious. Most are not prepared, especially on big issues, to face fabricated stories from the make believe ‘Christy Clark World
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