The Nathan E. Stewart fuel barge and part-sunken tug the morning of the incident (Jordan Wilson/Pacific Wild) Judging by official statements in the aftermath of the ongoing Central Coast diesel fuel spill, the response to the disaster was relatively effective and damage minimized – a PR line largely soaked up by the mainstream
Continue readingTag: Oil&Gas
The Common Sense Canadian: Heiltsuk call for tanker ban to include fuel barges amid ongoing leak in Great Bear Sea
Sunken tug towing Nathan E. Stewart (Image submitted) A 10,000 tonne US-owned fuel barge, the Nathan E. Stewart, ran aground in Seaforth Channel on BC’s central coast early this morning and the tug that was towing it is now leaking fuel into the highly sensitive marine environment of the Great Bear
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Pipelines being driven by private equity firms through ratings agency they now own
Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, whose recent work with a major private equity firm has him acting as a strong advocate for multiple pipelines. (Canada2020/Flickr) By Joyce Nelson You may have caught the Sept. 12 headline in the Globe and Mail, the Edmonton Journal, etc: “Canada
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: With LNG approval, Trudeau govt shows true colours…but we shouldn’t be suprised
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna with Industry Minister Jim Carr (left) and BC Premier Christy Clark (right) announcing the federal government’s approval of PNWLNG (Province of BC/Flickr) Developing a climate plan to meet Canada’s Paris Agreement commitments is a challenging but achievable task for the federal government. Doing so
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Opinion: Environment & Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna gets failing report card
Environment & Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Mike Gifford/Flickr cc licence) The following is an op-ed by Dr. Eoin Finn – B.Sc., Ph.D., MBA In October 2015, SFU Energy and Materials Research Group Professor Mark Jaccard published a report titled “Canadian Climate Policy Report Card: 2015”. In part, it is a
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Electric Vehicles are set to take off…so why is Trudeau still pushing pipelines?
Tesla Model 3 at March 2016 unveiling (Steve Jurvetson/Flickr) In my previous March 2016 article “Pipelines to Nowhere“, I made the point that the proposed Canadian pipelines are about increasing the international supply of petroleum when all the signs are that demand fossil fuels are levelling off over the longer
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Longtime Lions Bay Mayor: LNG is plain dirty, violates Canada’s climate commitments
LNG is dirty, plain and simple, charges former longtime Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton. She slams both the Trudeau and Clark governments for jeopardizing Canada’s climate commitments by ignoring or cherry-picking the science, and maintains the industry won’t benefit taxpayers at all.
The post Longtime Lions Bay Mayor: LNG is plain dirty, violates Canada’s climate commitments appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Trudeau abandons green election promises, lacks real climate plan
Many of the Justin Trudeau’s green election promises are quickly falling by the wayside, with pipelines moving forward, unsolved regulatory problems, cuts to clean tech funding, and a lack of vision for addressing climate change and building a green economy.
The post Trudeau abandons green election promises, lacks real climate plan appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe to Justin: Kinder Morgan approval makes mockery of democracy
Rafe Mair calls out Justin Trudeau on Kinder Morgan and the mockery its approval makes of our democracy. “What right does parliament have to expose our lands, parks and waters to the certain destruction that will come from toxic tankers from the Kinder Morgan pipeline?”
The post Rafe to Justin: Kinder Morgan approval makes mockery of democracy appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: New video shows serious dangers posed by LNG tankers
A new, short video illustrates in vivid detail the dangers posed by plans to run LNG tankers through narrow, densely populated coastal waterways in places like Howe Sound, Saanich Inlet, Prince Rupert and Kitimat.
The post New video shows serious dangers posed by LNG tankers appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: NDP’s Horgan too quick to dismiss Leap Manifesto
BCNDP leader John Horgan has been too quick to dismiss the Leap Manifesto, says Rafe Mair. Instead of showing real vision and distinguishing himself from Premier Christy Clark, Horgan has chosen a losing path to the 2017 election.
The post Rafe: NDP’s Horgan too quick to dismiss Leap Manifesto appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: 90% of world’s new electricity coming from renewables: Welcome to the end of the fossil fuel era
90% the world’s new electricity now comes from renewables. China is shuttering 1,000 coal plants and global emissions are on the decline. The end is nigh for the fossil fuel era…so why hasn’t Canada gotten the memo?
The post 90% of world’s new electricity coming from renewables: Welcome to the end of the fossil fuel era appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: Gutless Horgan caves to union, apologies for opposing LNG project
Rafe Mair calls out BC NDP Leader John Horgan for caving to a powerful union and apologizing for opposing Petronas’ Lelu Island LNG project.
The post Rafe: Gutless Horgan caves to union, apologies for opposing LNG project appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: NDP’s LNG reversal is a game-changer for BC election
BC NDP Leader John Horgan’s decision to oppose Petronas’ Lelu Island LNG project is a game-changer for the upcoming provincial election, says Rafe Mair.
The post Rafe: NDP’s LNG reversal is a game-changer for BC election appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: From ‘Clean Coal’ to ‘Ethical Oil’: How propaganda (actually) works
From “clean coal” to “ethical oil”, a new book by Yale Professor Jason Stanley shows that propaganda is far more complex and problematic than simply lying about the facts.
The post From ‘Clean Coal’ to ‘Ethical Oil’: How propaganda (actually) works appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: The NDP’s only shot at winning in BC: Embrace the NEW ECONOMY
The NDP has one slim chance of winning the next BC election: Embracing the “New Economy” – creating healthy, sustainable jobs vs. the Liberals’ old, bankrupt ideas of LNG and big dams.
The post The NDP’s only shot at winning in BC: Embrace the NEW ECONOMY appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: With Site C, LNG Trudeau govt already breaking promises to First Nations, environment
By approving Woodfibre LNG and refusing to cancel federal permits for Site C, the Trudeau government is showing that, when it really matters, its promises to First Nations and the environment are meaningless.
The post With Site C, LNG Trudeau govt already breaking promises to First Nations, environment appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: 130 scientists slam Lelu Island LNG report; last chance for public comment
Over 130 scientists are slamming the draft environmental report into a proposed LNG terminal on Lelu Island over salmon issues. Meanwhile, the public has until end of day Friday to comment on the report.
The post 130 scientists slam Lelu Island LNG report; last chance for public comment appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Politicians shouldn’t be cowed into keeping mum on Saanich LNG project, says eminent lawyer
Should elected regional directors be allowed to voice their opinion on an LNG project before the company formally applies? That’s the question at the centre of a bizarre, heated legal and political controversy in Saanich Inlet – which promises to be the next big LNG battleground.
The post Politicians shouldn’t be cowed into keeping mum on Saanich LNG project, says eminent lawyer appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: By backing LNG, the Horgan NDP lost election before it began
In backing the Liberals’ LNG vision, John Horgan and the BCNDP made a fatal mistake, argues Rafe Mair. Had they done their job in opposition, they would now be poised to take down the government over its failed policies – instead, they face another crushing loss.
The post Rafe: By backing LNG, the Horgan NDP lost election before it began appeared first on The Common Sense Canadian.
Continue reading