Nova Scotia LNG plant wins conditional approval
HALIFAX – An environmental panel has given conditional approval to a proposed liquefied natural gas plant on Nova Scotia’s east coast. The panel says the plant planned for Goldboro by…
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BC’s LNG exports drain water resources
BC Premier, Christy Clark, announcing the agreement to build an LNG facility at Grassy Point (Photo: BC Gov Photos | Flickr). Read this Feb 24th article in The Province by…
Canada’s LNG exports threaten energy security: Geologist
Graph depicts National Energy Board’s projection of BC Government’s gas production compared to other LNG export levels. (Photo: David Hughes, Global Sustainability Research Inc) Read this Feb 18th article from…
LNG Pipedreams: Global investors getting cold feet?
by Anna C. Novacek The projections supporting the BC Liberals’ prosperity fund rest on the assumption that there will be indefinite demand to buy into BC’s fledgling LNG market. However,…
Selling prosperity in a time of austerity: Budget days in BC and Quebec
Two very different provincial governments tabled their budgets this week. The freshly-elected BC Liberals and the seemingly election-ready Parti Quebecois both delivered what they termed “responsible” budgets. While the two…
Exploding BC LNG Myths – Part 2
BC Minister of Natural Gas Development, Rich Coleman (BC Govt photo) “The opposition wouldn’t know LNG if it came up and bit them, they’re totally uninformed.” – Rich Coleman, BC…
Will Christie Clark Infect British Columbia with the Alberta Disease?
When a government mired in debt and deficits allows itself to become dependent on royalties from a non-renewable resource to make up 30% of its general revenues it might just…
Exploding BC LNG Myths – Part 1
The BC Government recently published an online quiz to “test the knowledge” of British Columbians on the coming LNG revolution. It amounted to a propaganda exercise with the sole purpose…
Exploding BC LNG Myths – Part One
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor In this post Kevin zones in on BC Liberal Government claims of prosperity ahead. Recently the BC Government published an online quiz to “test the knowledge”…
BC’s LNG Tax Structure Delayed Again-All Pain-No Gain
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected for an explanation of the financial terms that will deliver the much-vaunted 100…
BC LNG: All pain no gain as Liberals fail to deliver on tax regime…again
The Clark Govt has once again delayed the announcing its LNG royalty regime (Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons) British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected…
Shale gas, LNG exports and the elephant in the room
I listened intermittently to the Public Proceedings of the Yukon Legislature’s “Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing” held in Whitehorse on January 31 and February 1.…
Vancouver Island vs Texas Frackers
Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor The frackers are moving closer. We may have a front row seat to learning what the Peace River farmers and Alberta ranchers have been living…
The BC Liberals Energy Fiasco Continues As Site ‘C’ Now Slated To Supply Energy To California
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Do we have anybody in the Christy Clark BC Liberal Government who has any idea of what they are doing when it comes to energy issues in…
Manitoba government floats northern oil, LNG port for Churchill
The port of Churchill (John Woods) Read this Jan. 18 story from The Winnipeg Free Press on a new government report envisioning the transformation of the northern port of Churchill,…
Christy Clark’s Flatulent Gas Projections Leave Bad Odour
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cruising through my daily blog watch I came across this interesting piece from the Common Sense Canadian. Damien Gilles featured Mark Hume’s story from the Globe and…
Geoscientist’s report undermines BC Government’s LNG figures
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this Jan. 22 story from The Globe and Mail’s Mark Hume on a new report from esteemed geoscientist David Hughes which suggests the…
Shale gas expert drills 50,000 holes in BC LNG plans
Fracking operations in BC’s Horn River Basin (Two Island Films) A new report from geoscientist and shale gas expert David Hughes offers a big reality check for BC’s proposed liquefied…
Clark rushes Woodfibre LNG approval, risking backlash
Artist’s rendering of proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Howe Sound, BC Read this Jan. 6 Globe and Mail story by Mark Hume on BC Premier Christy Clark’s push to get…
Canadians get lots of coal, oil and gas in holiday trash dump
The Friday night trash dump is a well-known trick of governments looking to dispense with bad news as quietly as possible. Controversial announcements are made in the last hour of…