Spills in BC: Will we be ready? Have your say
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Would BC be ready for a major spill? Now is your chance to have your say. ...
energy
Canadian Government Think Tank: Renewables Win Over Fossil Fuels
When the Conservatives were in charge of Canada they didn’t conserve at all, instead they rallied behind fossil fuels to power Canada’s economy. That foolish gamble contributed to a lame…
The Kinder Morgan roller coaster continues
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 It has been yet another whirlwind month on the Kinder Morgan file. Staff Cou...
Ten things to know about the 2016-17 Alberta budget
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I have a blog post titled: “Ten things to know about the 2016-17 Alberta budget.” The link to the post…
Crime (still) in progress (a 2010 article repeated)
News item:British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency.Definition:Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs without outside help.News…
Crime (still) in progress (a 2010 article repeated)
News item: British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency. Definition: Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs…
Dilbit Dogma: On Pipelines to Tidewater
Friday, April 15, 2016 According to pipeline supporters and cheerleaders, one of the primary ratio...
Emission Omission: Canadian government plans to assess only some pipeline greenhouse gases
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 The Canadian government wants to know what you think about its plans to co...
Ontario Converting Coal Plant to Solar Farm
A few years ago Ontario stopped all of its coal powered plants because, you know, climate change and all that. Other jurisdictions around the world are similarly halting the use…
BC Hydro’s primary construction – fabricating falsehoods
Derrick Penner of the Vancouver Sun reported words from the Chief of BC Hydro's nomenklatura :In December, McDonald heralded Site C as “essential to keeping the lights on..."Fundamentally, (independent power…
India’s Solar Energy Plan a Shining Success
India consumes a lot energy and consumption keeps growing as their economy expands. They also rely heavily on coal. The government knows that their current form of energy production causes…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Carol Goar writes about the need for Canada's federal government to rethink how we view taxes. And Simon Wren-Lewis tries to explain the resilience…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Katie Hyslop contrasts Canada's longstanding recognition that housing is a human right against the gross lack of policy action to ensure its availability:Canada has…
Political Reality and Climate Policy: A Response to Mark Jaccard
Mark Jaccard’s article in Policy Options has generated a lot of interest. It is a provocative article that challenges the economic orthodoxy that prioritizes carbon pricing above all else. Jaccard…
France Installing 100km of Solar Roads
France has announced that they are going to try a mass installation of solar-panelled roads to provide electricity. It’s an attempt to see if they technology can be scalable and…
Sanders’ Iowa “Win” and Clinton’s Entitlement
Clinton breathed a sigh of relief and spun the result: thanks for the “win.” This was no win. Despite the massive corporate media campaign to ignore Sanders, he did exceptionally…
Sanders’ Iowa “Win” and Clinton’s Entitlement
Clinton breathed a sigh of relief and spun the result: thanks for the “win.” This was no win. Despite the massive corporate media campaign to ignore Sanders, he did exceptionally…
The Unstoppable Renewable Revolution
For years naysayers have been arguing that renewable energy isn’t a good idea because the electrical input fluctuates too much on the grid. Now we have more evidence that those…
TransCanada’s NAFTA claims are based on the old normal
Thursday, January 28, 2016 Earlier this month TransCanada announced that it would be claiming comp...
Province Can’t Pass the Buck on Oil Pipelines: BC Supreme Court
Thursday, January 14, 2016 West Coast has previously suggested that, in spite of the Province of B...