Why is BC Hydro blocking a renewable revolution? WRITTEN BY DAVE MILLS JANUARY 30, 2020 Local communities could generate affordable, clean power – and free themselves from fossil fuels. To an energy monopoly, that’s a threat. In the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, groundbreaking research by one of the best scientific teams ever assembled concluded that…
Wildly Underestimated Oilsands Emissions Latest Blow to Alberta’s Dubious Climate Claims As disaster looms, petro province lets industry call the shots. By Mitchell Anderson 3 May 2019 | TheTyee.ca (Mitchell Anderson is a freelance writer based in Vancouver and a frequent contributor to The Tyee.) ‘Whether or not the rest of the oil patch has…
Nine Uncomfortable Canadian Energy Facts We’re not cutting emissions as much as we should, and we’re dependent on an increasingly expensive source of oil. By Andrew Nikiforuk | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor to The Tyee. Find his previous stories here.…
After coming home from the gym and cleaning house there is not enough time today to compose my own message. So I am wanting to reprint the Althia Raj presentation on Huffington Post regarding climate change and the report from the United Nations. However, the video could not be copied below. So here is the…
Kinder Morgan’s Blackmail Notley and Trudeau hint at propping up uneconomic pipeline with taxpayers’ money. CANADIANS SHOULD BE ALARMED! By Andrew Nikiforuk | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor to The Tyee. On April 7, he protested at the gates…
How Kinder Morgan Could Make Trudeau a One-Term PM British Columbians need to let Liberals know their petro-passion will cost them critical seats in next year’s election. By Mitchell Anderson 13 Mar 2018 | TheTyee.ca Mitchell Anderson is a freelance writer based in Vancouver and a frequent contributor to The Tyee. Anti-pipeline protests should make Justin Trudeau think about…
Trudeau’s Smoke and Mirrors on Carbon Tax and Pipeline Claims that increasing oilsands production will lead to lower emissions simply false. By Mitchell Anderson TheTyee.ca Mitchell Anderson is a freelance writer based in Vancouver and a frequent contributor to The Tyee. Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau claim ‘that carbon pricing — a laudable policy goal — will…
BC Government Withheld Information on Dangers of Unregulated Fracking Dams Despite risks, managers refused to provide information as election loomed. By Ben Parfitt TheTyee.ca Ben Parfitt is a resource policy analyst with the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His recent research for the CCPA is published here. Despite criticism for failing to warn about…
Unauthorized Fracking Dam Problem Growing At least 92 dams built without approval; safety risks feared. Part 1 of a series. By Ben Parfitt 29 Mar 2018 | TheTyee.ca Ben Parfitt is a resource policy analyst with the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His recent research for the CCPA is published here. Swamp Donkey dam was…
A Dam(n) Big Fracking Problem Regulators left behind as industry built dozens of unauthorized dams — many at risk of failure. By Ben Parfitt 18 Dec 2017 | TheTyee.ca Ben Parfitt is a resource policy analyst with the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His recent research for the CCPA is published here. The province’s Environmental Assessment…
