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BC LNG Deal Lets Petronas off Hook for Two Kinds of Emissions
BC LNG Deal Lets Petronas off Hook for Two Kinds of Emissions Carbon ‘free pass’ imperils BC’s climate targets, say critics. The B.C. government plans to subsidize Malaysian gas giant Petronas to the tune of $16 million, in part due to a promise to exclude a significant chunk of the greenhouse gas emissions from the Pacific NorthWest LNG […]
TPP Deal Puts BC’s Privacy Laws in the Crosshairs
TPP Deal Puts BC’s Privacy Laws in the Crosshairs If negotiators get their way, data could more freely flow across borders. British Columbia’s privacy laws are in the crosshairs of the nearly completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. If you’re wondering what the heck data privacy protections have to do with trade, you’re not alone. Public […]
BCers to Province: Stop the Senseless Water Giveaway
BCers to Province: Stop the Senseless Water Giveaway Surrey residents pay $1,630 per million litres; why not Nestle or frackers? “The province is not seeking to make a profit from water.” — BC Environment Minister Mary Polak No kidding — not at $2.25 per million litres of cold, clean B.C. water! But seriously minister, do you think […]
Metro Vancouver air quality comparable to Beijing
Metro Vancouver air quality comparable to Beijing Health authorities advise caution due to smoke from hundreds of wildfires across B.C. Smoke from wildfires in the Interior of British Columbia blankets the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. Health officials in the province have issued air quality warnings as a result of the fires. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) […]
Why B.C. may be in for a long, hot summer
Why B.C. may be in for a long, hot summer A dry spring, a warmer than usual Pacific Ocean, and an El Niño means the hot weather could be here to stay Whenever temperatures approach 30 C in Metro Vancouver, it’s a talker. While the thermostat does get close once or twice each summer, this particular heat […]
Logging Plans Could Rekindle BC’s War in the Woods
Logging Plans Could Rekindle BC’s War in the Woods Teal Jones marked our ‘no-go zone’ for clear-cut. Here’s what happens next. Eight months ago, a hiker and friend of our organization found new surveying tape in the central Walbran Valley. There, centred around the iconic Castle Grove, stands one of the largest intact tracts of […]
Nine Months After Polley Breach, Alaskans Seek Compensation Guarantee from BC
Nine Months After Polley Breach, Alaskans Seek Compensation Guarantee from BC Proposed northern BC mines ‘source of great angst in Juneau.’ Earlier this month, Heather Hardcastle, a commercial fisherwoman from Juneau, Alaska met in Williams Lake, B.C. with members of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation. They shared a meal of wild Alaskan salmon that Hardcastle brought […]
BC Natural Gas Reserves Inflated, Revenues Overstated, Report Finds
BC Natural Gas Reserves Inflated, Revenues Overstated, Report Finds Analyst David Hughes offers another challenge to the province’s nascent industry. A new report on liquefied natural gas prospects for British Columbia challenges government claims that gas exports will lower greenhouse gas emissions, or generate $100 billion in profits for the province. The report published today by David […]
BC LNG Lost Its Window of Opportunity, Study Finds
BC LNG Lost Its Window of Opportunity, Study Finds Projects unlikely to be economic for another decade: Oxford Institute energy report. The window of opportunity to capture Asian gas markets has eluded proposed liquefied natural gas projects in British Columbia, and as a consequence it is unlikely that any LNG projects will likely be commissioned […]
Who Is BC’s Big LNG Partner? A Petronas Primer
Who Is BC’s Big LNG Partner? A Petronas Primer Group led by Malaysia’s national oil company aims to build terminal near Prince Rupert. Just one week after the Lax Kw’alaams band rejected a $1-billion offer by Petronas to build a liquefied natural gas terminal at the mouth of the Skeena River in British Columbia, Premier […]
Petronas Hoping To Buy First Nations Tribes’ Support For $1 Billion
Petronas Hoping To Buy First Nations Tribes’ Support For $1 Billion Petronas is willing to pony up nearly $1 billion to secure the support of First Nations tribes in western Canada for its natural gas export project. The Malaysian state-owned oil company is offering C$1.15 billion (USD$950 million) to the Lax Kw’alaams tribe in order to build […]
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say ‘We know we need to do more,’ says environment minister. Lately, Premier Christy Clark has been bragging about British Columbia’s record fighting climate change, but observers say that pride is misplaced. “They’re talking a lot about being a world leader in climate action,” said Jens Wieting, a campaigner […]
No Wealth, No Justice in $1 Billion LNG Offer to First Nation Band
No Wealth, No Justice in $1 Billion LNG Offer to First Nation Band Here’s why Lax Kw’alaams still side with the salmon. Leonardo Boff, a Brazilian theologian and writer known for his work among the poor and the excluded, is credited with coining a phrase that is as true as any you’ll ever hear: ”The […]
Squamish Mayor Says No to LNG Plant, with Strings Attached
Squamish Mayor Says No to LNG Plant, with Strings Attached Terminal pumped by premier would process up to 2.1 million tonnes of gas a year. The mayor of Squamish and her council will not support the proposed Eagle Mountain pipeline and Woodfibre LNG plant in the region unless 18 conditions are met, according to an […]
Fukushima radiation measured on B.C. shore for 1st time
Fukushima radiation measured on B.C. shore for 1st time Trace cesium detected, but levels far below limit for safe drinking water Trace amounts of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan have been detected on North American shores for the first time, but researchers say the amount of radiation is not a concern. Radioactive forms […]
