Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.
For some time there has been speculation that large territorial jurisdictions such as the European Union, Russia and the United States could face internal, regional challenges due to climate change.…
2014
Groups ask court to enforce species at risk laws re: pipelines, tankers
Humpback whales are among the species on BC’s coast threatened by oil tanker plans VANCOUVER – Environmental groups are in a federal court in Vancouver today to try and force…
Mechanical failure spurred CN oil train derailment in New Brunswick
Emergency responders stayed back from the NB train derailment due to safety concerns (wagmtv.com) Read this Jan. 8 story from CBC.ca on the latest derailment of a train carrying petroleum…
Jan. 8: The column I never expected to see….
….but let’s start with the small stuff. The cheap shot of the year can be found among letters to the editor. “Mrs. Crocker, hang your head in shame” (headline written…
After Lac Megantic, After Plaster Rock, Just How Volatile is Athabasca DilBit Anyway?
It seems like we’re producing a lot of unusually volatile oil products these days. Massive explosions of derailed oil tankers wiped out a big chunk of Lac Megantic and took…
Vancouver port expansion plan to face independent review
VANCOUVER – Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says an independent panel will review plans to build a major shipping-container terminal at a port south of Vancouver. Port Metro Vancouver wants…
Rachel Parent and other lame anti-GMO arguments
Photo from CBC Last year, 14 year old Rachel Parent was in the unenviable situation of being in the same room as Kevin O’Leary (click here for video). Parent did…
The most shocking paragraph you will read today
. In the United States, newspaper advertising revenue – the main source of economic support by far – was $63.5 billion in 2000. By 2012 it had fallen to $19…
The War on Cars Starts Here – My Municipal Election Slogan
You don’t have to actually run for office to have an election slogan, do you. Although my wife did suggest I take on our car loving, parking worshipping incumbent whose…
The War on Cars Starts Here – My Municipal Election Slogan
You don't have to actually run for office to have an election slogan, do you. Although my wife did suggest I take on our car loving, parking worshipping incumbent whose…
Vortex Retreats, Was It Really a Fluke?
When Calgary was inundated last summer by its second “once a century” flood in eight years, Conservative federal and provincial politicians parroted the line about how ‘no one could have…
For What It’s Worth
There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware Paranoia strikes deep Into your life…
The War on Cars Starts Here – My Municipal Election Slogan
You don’t have to actually run for office to have an election slogan, do you. Although my wife did suggest I take on our car loving, parking worshipping incumbent whose…
Is the Smart Money Bailing on Northwest Coal Exports? Goldman Sachs Sells Stake in SSA Marine
This is a guest post by Eric de Place, originally published at Sightline Daily. The news is everywhere: finance titan Goldman Sachs is selling off its stake in SSA Marine,…
Ecuador’s proposed oil moratorium a worthy model
On August 15, the Ecuadorian government announced that it would not continue with the Yasuní-ITT project, an initiative which was launched at the United Nations general assembly in 2007 by…
Toronto needs a mayor: how can you tell when Rob Ford is lying?
His mouth is open, that’s how. This, from Mayor Crackhead, who regularly claims to fight taxes. You can safely assume that those who support Ford’s “fiscal agenda” – Stintz, Tory…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Your news links for today: Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction is a week away, here are the eleven companies deciding our wireless future (Mobile Syrup) Rogers charges customer for traffic…
Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Pension Income and Damages in Wrongful Dismissal
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling in IBM Canada Ltd. v. Waterman provides a great deal of clarity on the issue of collateral benefits such as pensions in a…
Why are Lac-Mégantic murderers at large?
Is Canada some third world country where people can break the law and nobody seems to notice? Can a business knowingly break the law and kill Canadian citizens? When a…