Deceit as government policy
Writing in The Tyee, Damien Gillis provides the best analysis I've seen of Christy Clark's LNG fantasies. Read it and share it. Three Fibs Premier Clark Uses to Sell LNG…
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Tsawwassen becomes latest First Nation to reject LNG
Tsawwassen has become the latest First Nation to reject the promises of LNG prosperity, voting 74-65 yesterday against plans for a 5 million tonne/year terminal on their reserve.The post Tsawwassen…
Gas production ↑ 85%, public revenue ↓ 90%
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. – Douglas AdamsDays ago, Premier Clark averred that…
Asian LNG prices set to tumble further to $4-5/unit – far below break-even point for BC gas
Asian LNG prices are set to continue their slide to well below the break-even point for BC exports. Leading analysts see them dropping to the $4-5/unit range over 2016-2017, chilling…
Tsawwassen LNG plant would harm Treaty 8 First Nations, northeast
A vote by Tsawwassen First Nations for a local LNG plant would not only pollute their own community, argues Keving Washbrook, but it would mean more fracking in Northeast BC…
Distortions and half-truths but mostly outright lies
February 13, 2013, Premier Christy Clark announced:...the new British Columbia Prosperity Fund to ensure communities, First Nations and all British Columbians benefit from the development of a new liquefied natural…
John’s still aghast
Almost one year ago, this piece was submitted as a comment to another article. It still makes as much sense as it did last December so I feature it at…
What gas industry?
What BC gets from natural gas industry in 2015 does not even pay half the cost of Gas Development Ministry. #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/1wDCkQsbC7— Norm Farrell (@Norm_Farrell) December 11, 2015Note: Numbers from…
Fed up with LNG, Kispiox residents band together to stop Petronas pipeline
A diverse group of Kispiox Valley residents - doctors, farmers, loggers, business owners, guide outfitters - have banded together to stop a pipeline for Petronas' proposed LNG project, as construction…
LNG: a decade of oversupply
Toil ahead for oil, but expect double trouble for LNG, Angela Macdonald-Smith, Energy Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald, December 7, 2014The crude oil market is seen as being in dire straits,…
When industry buys a government…
Who knew that Christy Clark would make Gordon Campbell look like an effective, if somewhat dishonest, Premier. #bcpoli— Norm Farrell (@Norm_Farrell) December 4, 2015Did gas industry get a good deal…
All you need to know about LNG: Wade Davis, Eoin Finn, Damien Gillis panel discussion
Learn all you need to know about LNG, fracking and our economy from this panel discussion following a screening of the award-winning film Fractured Land. Featuring Wade Davis, Damien Gillis…
Thinking of you Christy
Bloomberg Business says, "Spare a thought for anyone who bet on a recovery in liquefied natural gas prices after last year’s 45 percent plunge."Bloomberg also says:LNG to northeast Asia, home…
Mr. Prime Minister, start pushing British Columbia
Trudeau says Indigenous people can teach the world how to care for the planet, APTN National News, November 30, 2015:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a speech in Paris that…
Rafe: How does oil-boosting Postmedia boss get into News Hall of Fame?
After selling his papers' journalistic integrity for oil and gas money, how does Postmedia boss Paul Godfrey wind up in the Canadian News Hall of Fame, asks Rafe Mair.The post…
Ahem, indeed
A while back, I complained on Twitter that corporate media types were failing to report on the near complete disappearance of revenues from this year's monthly sales of petroleum and…
BC’s climate change hypocrisy
Today, Christy Clark's government provided talking points to favoured media about the province's financial report to September 30, the second fiscal quarter. According to Global's Keith Baldrey, natural gas royalties…
Fractured Land hits theatres
After five years in production, the award-winning Fractured Land is hitting theatres around BC. Common Sense Canadian publisher and the film's co-director Damien Gillis discusses the process and screenings.The post…
Rafe: BCNDP convention shows they still don’t get it on LNG
BCNDP Leader John Horgan at the party’s recent convention (NDP/facebook) Political pundits are busy analyzing the recent NDP convention and I can tell you it’s easier to interpret the entrails…
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Letter to PM Trudeau re Lelu Island