Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition presents: An Evening of Conversation on LNG with Damien Gillis DAMIEN GILLIS is a journalist and documentary film maker who has extensive knowledge of the economics behind the Liquid Natural Gas Industry and controversial fracking – which would need to be dramatically increased in order to
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The Common Sense Canadian: LNG: What Does it Mean for Me? (Terrace – Oct.2)
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition presents: An Evening of Conversation on LNG with Damien Gillis DAMIEN GILLIS is a journalist and documentary film maker who has extensive knowledge of the economics behind the Liquid Natural Gas Industry and controversial fracking – which would need to be dramatically increased in order to
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Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition presents: An Evening of Conversation on LNG with Damien Gillis DAMIEN GILLIS is a journalist and documentary film maker who has extensive knowledge of the economics behind the Liquid Natural Gas Industry and controversial fracking – which would need to be dramatically increased in order to
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG: What Does it Mean for Me? (Moricetown – Oct.1)
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition presents: An Afternoon of Conversation on LNG with Damien Gillis DAMIEN GILLIS is a journalist and documentary film maker who has extensive knowledge of the economics behind the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Industry and controversial fracking – which would need to be dramatically increased in order
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Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition presents: An Evening of Conversation on LNG with Damien Gillis DAMIEN GILLIS is a journalist and documentary film maker who has extensive knowledge of the economics behind the Liquid Natural Gas Industry and controversial fracking – which would need to be dramatically increased in order to
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC LNG will be powered by massive taxpayer giveaways
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons As we all know Christy Clark and the BC Liberals were elected on “prosperity” from BC LNG (liquefied natural gas) that will erase debt, lower taxes and deliver the services we rely on. Of course, there is no existing BC LNG tax or royalty regime
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC LNG a gateway to carbon pollution, says new report
Australia’s Colongra gas-powered electrical plant – similar technology would be needed to power BC’s LNG VICTORIA – British Columbia’s pledge to develop the world’s cleanest liquefied natural gas plants looks hazy to an environmental organization that says the province appears to be prepared to allow oil and gas companies to
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Whales thriving on coast, threatened by oil tankers: study
VANCOUVER – The number of humpback whales on the northern coast of British Columbia nearly doubled in eight years, but possible oil spills could seriously hamper recovery efforts involving the threatened mammals, a new study suggests. The acoustic animals known for their songs on breeding and feeding grounds were photographed
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: Union bosses fall for Clark’s LNG pipe dream
BC Premier Christy Clark and BC Fed President Jim Sinclair (photos: CP, Glen Baglo/PNG) When I read that BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and Tom Sigurdson, head of the BC-Yukon Building Trades Council, had arrived at a deal with Premier Clark on training workers for the liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Union leaders support BC Liberal LNG program
Read this Sept. 9 story fromt he Canadian Press on the decision made by several prominent BC union leaders to work with the BC Liberal Government on developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The Common Sense Canadian has written a great deal about the flawed economics of LNG. VICTORIA – Some
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Proposed gas pipeline threatens vital Khutzeymateen Grizzly sanctuary
photo: Ian McAllister/Pacific Wild Read this Sept. 7 Vancouver Sun story on the risks to critical bear habitat from a proposed gas pipeline to future LNG terminals in Prince Rupert. The company proposing to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline through a grizzly bear sanctuary near Prince Rupert has already
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It is Time for the BC NDP to Clean House. No More Reviews are Needed.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have been a member of the BC NDP since the early 70′s. Like so many others I have been on a full tour of duty including a ‘Mission Impossible’ run to be the Malahat Juan de Fuca MLA back in 2001. Today we face yet another
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair & Damien Gillis Hit The Road-It’s All About Water And Power
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Politicians tend to avoid issues as much as possible during elections or any other time. Rafe Mair knows this full well as he served his time in the ‘Pointy Buildings’ at the foot of Douglas Street. I am not sure why he was sentenced and had to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Fracked Gas Won’t Solve Energy Crunch: Report
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Tyee series on energy continues, several from the series appear ‘On the Left Side.’ This episode features highly respected geologist David Hughes analysis. It is markedly different than the spin that we are getting from politicians of all flavours. Our politicians behaviour reminds of the classic
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal’s Election Budget Won’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger The BC Liberals Election Budget is exactly that, an election budget. The release was met with wide eyed disbelief from many observers and straight out rejection by others. Yes there are a few plums and illusions of benefits for young families but then those gains are countered
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Tens of Thousands Rally to Urge Obama to Move “Forward on Climate”
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Lately it seems that the politics of ‘Climate Change’ is like the classic children’s story ‘Alice in Wonderland. The roles have changed as if we are guests at the ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.’ Instead of the Americans dragging their feet it is in fact right here in
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Prosperity Fund ignores coal, oil and climate change
Monday, February 18, 2013 In its Throne Speech (on Monday, February 12th, 2013), the BC government unveiled its promise for a Prosperity Fund – a fund that promises to channel revenues from natural gas exports to a designated fund to benefit future British Columbians. It’s an idea that the environmental
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Is Christy Clark Lying to Us About the LNG Tax Windfall?
I don’t know. Do you? No. And, it seems, we won’t be permitted to determine if the BC Liberal government is lying to us about their future vision of rolling in billions in fresh new LNG tax money because the supporting reports won’t be released. So much for accountability and open
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: EOG Resources: The Gas Corporation That Does It All From Cradle to Grave
EOG Resources.jpg DeSmogBlog, on multiple occasions, has reported that the damage caused by hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" in the unconventional oil and gas industry goes far beyond water contamination, put in the spotlight by the documentary film "Gasland." The multi-pronged harms were tackled in a comprehensive manner in our report, "Fracking the
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Sand Land: Frac Sand Mining in Western Wisconsin – Video Report by DeSmogBlog
Sand mine.jpg The rush to drill for unconventional gas, enabled by a process popularly known as "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing, has brought with it much collateral damage. Close observers know about contaminated water, earthquakes, and climate change impacts of the shale gas boom, but few look at the entire life
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