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…
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Rafe: Elizabeth May and the Greens should double down on BC
Rafe Mair has a little fun with a wild idea: If Elizabeth May took over the BC Green Party, she'd have an outside shot of beating the Liberals and NDP…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pipelines to Nowhere: Energy East, Kinder Morgan make no sense amid global green energy boom, tanking oil market
With the longterm decline of fossil fuel markets, Canada should abandon old-economy pipeline projects like Energy East and Kinder Morgan and focus on the booming green economy, argues Will Dubitsky.The…
“In defence of oil industry”: Sun editorial shows Postmedia’s colours
A recent Vancouver Sun editorial titled "In defence of oil industry" shows parent company and partner of the oil and gas sector Postmedia's true colours, says Rafe Mair.The post “In…
Rafe: MP’s Woodfibre LNG meetings to focus on climate…what about fish, tanker and health risks?
Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones is holding a series of public meetings into Woodfibre LNG's climate impacts - but what about local fish, tanker and health risks, asks Rafe Mair.The post…
Ex-Hydro CEO: Injunction vs. Site C campers “Fundamentally flawed”
Former BC Hydro CEO Marc Eliesen has slammed the organization's push to evict farmers and First Nations from Site C protest camp in a court affidavit. Rather than costing Hydro,…
Trudeau promises climate test for LNG…now will he stick to his word?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised a climate test for LNG plants like Petronas's controversial one on Lelu Island. Now, the question is will he follow through?The post Trudeau promises…
Battery breakthroughs jump start renewable energy
Major advances in batteries and other storage technologies are jump-starting renewable energy - making it competitive with fossil fuels and closer to being able to replace them.The post Battery breakthroughs…
Rafe: Tuesday is BC’s Annual “Deception Day” (a.k.a. Budget Day)
Get ready for BC's Annual "Deception Day", says Rafe Mair - when the government's budget, with its fictitious surpluses and billions in hidden Hydro debts, becomes a game of Three-card…
LNG plants do kill salmon, Russian scientists warn BC
Russian scientists who studied the severe decline of salmon run, attributed to an LNG plant, warn BC could face a similar disaster with Petronas' proposed Lelu Island LNG plant.The post…
Rafe: Old “Left” vs. “Right” divide no longer applies to environment
The old divide between "left" and "right" no longer applies to the environment, says Rafe Mair, as even traditionally conservative voters are now paying attention to things like climate and…
Rafe: Shame on Premier Clark for playing Site C politics at Bill Bennett’s funeral
Rafe Mair calls out BC Premier Christy Clark for shameless politicking over Site C Dam at Bill Bennett's funeral and for dismissing LNG opponents as "the forces of 'No'"The post…
So long Ed Murrow and hard-hitting mainstream journalism
Rafe Mair on the death of hard-hitting mainstream journalism: "The world will get by without Woodward and Bernstein and Edward R. Murrow - but it won't be as good a…
Reductio ad absurdum: Why we environmentalists are missing the boat with sham hearings, technical arguments
Technical arguments and sham hearings on the merits and risks of pipelines and tankers miss the point, argues Rafe Mair.The post Reductio ad absurdum: Why we environmentalists are missing the…
Prince Rupert at Risk: LNG tanker danger is the elephant on the water
Plans for LNG terminals near Prince Rupert break all the big international safety rules, putting lives at risk. But you wouldn't know it listening to the government or industry, says…
How the BC Liberals killed WAC Bennett’s dream of affordable public power, ferries, rail
Longtime BC Premier WAC Bennett's dream of affordable public power, ferries and rail is dead. Rafe Mair describes how a need generation of right wingers - the BC Liberals -…