BC slashing royalties, taxes for LNG in closed-door negotiations
BC Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman (Damien Gillis) Read this Oct. 7 story from The Vancouver Sun on the BC Liberal government’s scheme to lower natural gas royalties and taxes…
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Global Greens React to Ongoing COP 19 Negotiations
We are on a collision course to global disaster with a dangerous disconnect between the political timetable and what science is warning us – Elizabeth May COP 19 – Global…
Site C Dam hearings designed to discourage public participation, critics say
Opponents of Site C Dam paddle the Peace River (Damien Gillis) Read this Nov. 21 story from The Vancouver Sun on criticism of the public hearings for the proposed Site…
The day I discovered the Harper Government spying on me
by Emma Gilchrist – cross-post from Desmog Canada Nov. 19th, 2013. A Tuesday. The day started out sunny, but hail fell out of the sky in the afternoon. It was…
LNG in a Nutshell
Damien Gillis stitches together the big picture of the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the fracking from which it would derive if the BC Liberal Government’s vision to…
Chinese company looks to fuel trucks with LNG plants in Vancouver, Edmonton
Read this Nov. 19 story from The Vancouver Sun on Chinese-owned company ENN Canada’s plan to build liquefied natural gas plants in Vancouver and Edmonton to provide fuel for the…
Harper Government, CSIS spying on Enbridge critics
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is one Enbridge critic whose activities are being followed by CSIS (Damien Gillis) Read this Nov. 19 story from The Vancouver Observer on the spying of…
Talisman frackwater pit leaked for months, kept from public
Four frackwater pits in Talisman’s Farrell Creek operations in northeast BC – photo taken in March. Pond A, on the far right, suffered a rupture, leaking contaminants into the soil…
Premier Christy Clark defends LNG industry’s carbon footprint
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this Nov. 13 story from CBC.ca on BC Premier Christy Clark’s response to mounting concerns over the massive carbon footprint associated with her…
Chinese state-owned oil company joint BC LNG hunt
State-owned CNOOC is making a play on BC LNG (Canadian Press) Read this Nov. 12 story from The Globe and Mail on the latest contestant in BC’s gas rush –…
Fort St. John landowner built rodeo on farmland, against Commission ruling
Controversial development of rodeo ground on farmland near Fort St. John (The Horse Park) Read this Nov. 13 story from CBC.ca revealing that northeast BC landowner Terry McLeod has built…
Athabasca River contaminated by Canada’s largest coal slurry spill
Read this Nov. 8 story from EcoWatch on what is quite possibly Canada’s largest coal slurry spill, which happened in late October near Hinton, Alberta. A scary thing happened on…
Solar power already beating coal on job creation, energy cost
Read this Nov. 5 story from the Huffington Post illustrating 5 reasons why solar power is already a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It’s frustrating to still hear dissenters say…
LNG & Fracking: Risky Business for BC – Nov 18, Vancouver
The BC Government is touting liquefied natural gas (LNG) extracted by fracking as so profitable it could eliminate the provincial debt. But fracking to export LNG has questionable economics, and…
World Energy Outlook 2013 – Executive Summary
Executive Summary from the World Energy Outlook 2013 The International Energy Agency’s authoritative World Energy Outlook provides an analysis of global energy markets highlighting the world’s energy and environmental challenges.…
Delta Council OK’s Southlands development – proposal now goes to Metro
Photo: Anne Murray Read this November 8 story from the Vancouver Sun on Delta Mayor Lois Jackson and Council’s 6-1 vote in favour of Century Group’s application to build 950…
Clark, Redford reach Alberta-BC oil pipeline deal
BC and Alberta Premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford (CP photo) Read this Nov. 5 story from The Globe and Mail on the deal reached today by BC Premier Christy…
Encana laying off 20% of workforce, slashing dividend
Encana’s Calgary headquarters – The Bow building Read this Nov. 5 story from CBC.ca on Canadian natural gas titan Encana’s series of cutbacks. Canadian natural gas giant Encana says it…
Port’s secret donation to coal conference raises questions of bias
Read this Oct. 31 story from 24 hrs revealing that Port Metro Vancouver donated $5,000 to a coal conference – then asked for its logo to be removed – while…
Scientists say fracking can’t fulfill America’s energy needs
A Pennsylvania fracking operation Read this Nov. 1 story from Energy Daily, featuring comments from two different energy experts who question claims that fracking can somehow make America energy self-sufficient.…