Before Clark, after Clark
When Encana’s founding CEO Gwyn Morgan became Christy Clark’s transition team advisor, natural gas producers knew they’d bet on a good thing. After six years of Clark, we now see…
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When regulators don’t believe in regulation
When a new government takes office, there is often a significant change at senior levels of the civil service and among OIC political appointments. One person still employed by the…
BC’s natural gas revenues
This is a communication that I sent to the office of British Columbia’s Auditor General: I note that one of your works in progress is an examination of public revenues…
CVRD Must Stand Up For Lake Cowichan-Youbou-Honeymoon Bay Residents Facing BC Hydro Ripoff Rate Hikes
The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) is charged with independently examining issues connected with BC Hydro and making their views and rulings on behalf of the public interest. At least that…
Gas sales in new fiscal year begin on a sour note
Premier Clark and friends are organizing demonstrations, trying to keep the LNG fantasy alive with voters, at least for another year.BC Liberals won't admit economic reality but producers have already…
Gas sales in new fiscal year begin on a sour note
Stephen HumePremier Clark and friends are organizing demonstrations, trying to keep the LNG fantasy alive with voters, at least for another year.BC Liberals won't admit economic reality but producers have…
Gas sales in new fiscal year begin on a sour note
Stephen Hume Premier Clark and friends are organizing demonstrations, trying to keep the LNG fantasy alive with voters, at least for another year. BC Liberals won’t admit economic reality but…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE:I was saddened to witness the…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE:I was saddened to witness the…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE: I was saddened to witness…
BC’s intended major LNG partner
Petronas LNG Decision a 'Watershed Moment' for Trudeau Liberals, Say Critics, Mychaylo Prystupa, The Tyee, March 10, 2016...On Wednesday, a letter signed by 130 Canadian and international scientists urged the…
Late for the party
$40 Billion LNG Project In Australia Cancelled Amid Low Prices, Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com, Mar 24, 2016The crash in LNG prices has claimed a major victim. Woodside Petroleum and its partners,…
Industry as policy maker or welfare bum
Many people believe that BC Hydro's current job #1 is enabling the delivery of water and cheap power to northeast gas fields. If true, that serves as proof that government…
Favoured friends
After the Campbell Liberals were elected in 2001, influences of special business interests grew rapidly. Under Christina Clark's leadership, non-renewable resource companies wield great political power and they use it…
Andrew Nikiforuk on LNG
There is an important article by Andrew Nikiforuk at The Tyee. He recaps work from various sources, in ways that are so indisputable that even the BC Liberal "Social Media…
Chevron starts production at GORGON (Australia) #nlpoli
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(Chevron via BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2016-- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced it has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate at the Gorgon Project on Barrow…
An "accidental activist" on LNG
Dr. Eoin Finn, who has a residence on Bowyer Island in Howe Sound, is a retired partner of KPMG and holds Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) and MBA (International Business) degrees. BC's…
Truth found in numbers, lies found in words
I am reading budget documents and will soon be writing more about the provincial government's financial smoke and mirrors but I have initial comments.Natural GasBC Liberals, particularly Premier Clark, are…
Vanishing revenues
With land developers, the largest funders of the BC Liberal Party are natural resource companies. They've contributed millions of dollars to encourage government sympathetic to their needs. No administration in…
How "clean" is BC’s natural gas industry?
Methane: The other important greenhouse gas, Environmental Defense Fund:By emitting just a little bit of methane, mankind is greatly accelerating the rate of climatic change. - Steve Hamburg EDF Chief…