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Higher-risk ‘Shallow Fracking’ More Common than Suspected: Study
Higher-risk ‘Shallow Fracking’ More Common than Suspected: Study Lessons for BC, Alberta in new Stanford report. The fracking of oil and gas less than a mile from aquifers or the Earth’s surface now takes place across North America with few restrictions, posing increased risk for drinking water supplies, says a new Stanford study. The study examined […]
Senators Walloped with ‘Intense’ Amount of Anti-C-51 Email
Senators Walloped with ‘Intense’ Amount of Anti-C-51 Email Words like ‘horrified’ and ‘terrified’ came up frequently, they report. Many senators say they’ve been stunned by the overwhelming flood of email they’ve received over C-51, the highly controversial Harper government security bill that passed a Senate vote earlier in the month. The vast majority of the […]
As Harper Stalls on Climate, Canada Moves Without Him
As Harper Stalls on Climate, Canada Moves Without Him Students, provinces, investors and unions are taking action. How long can he ignore it? One of the first things Stephen Harper did after winning a majority in 2011 was to build a system of levees around the Prime Minister’s Office. They weren’t physical levees, of course, […]
More Industry Linked Earthquakes Recorded in Alberta
More Industry Linked Earthquakes Recorded in Alberta New seismic reporting system ‘a good start’ but ‘not foolproof,’ says hazard expert. More industry-linked earthquakes have shaken up Alberta’s oil and gas fields in recent weeks from Fox Creek to Peace River, say experts and regulators. In Fox Creek, Alberta, where industry triggered a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, a company fracking […]
US Federal Report Confirms Water Pollution by Fracking
US Federal Report Confirms Water Pollution by Fracking Based on limited data, EPA study finds no ‘widespread’ impacts. Despite being limited by data gaps, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that hydraulic fracturing technology has polluted ground and surface water in cases ranging from Alberta to Pennsylvania. The 500-page draft report reverses the […]
Libertarian? You Belong on the Left
Libertarian? You Belong on the Left Watch out, freedom lovers! Conservatives will build the biggest police state they can. A few dozen freedom-loving libertarians expressed their ”principled” opposition to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Anti-Terrorism Act this week. As the Senate’s final vote on Bill C-51 is delayed to Tuesday, many are sounding off on Harper’s fractured right-wing […]
If Food Is a Right, Who Should Provide It?
If Food Is a Right, Who Should Provide It? Nearly 850,000 Canadians visited food banks in one month last year. At a recent public forum in Victoria, B.C. about the right to food, the first audience question was about federal politics and the October election, which put the panelists in an awkward position. “We all […]
How Canada Is Endangering Its Natural Wealth
How Canada Is Endangering Its Natural Wealth Impaired ecosystems leave Canada at an economic disadvantage. A Tyee Solutions excerpt. It’s an old economic truism that scarcity creates value. In an era when natural capital is disappearing around the globe, it’s also increasingly highly valued. Beyond degrading biological, intrinsic and cultural values, Canada’s ineffective stewardshipof our ecosystems […]
Missing from Canada’s Political Debate: Natural Security
Missing from Canada’s Political Debate: Natural Security 25-year review of Canada’s eco-stewardship reveals neglect across party stripes. Canada’s prime minister is pre-campaigning with a strong-on-security message. His government is taking measures designed, among other goals, to protect energy infrastructure from what the RCMP has called “violent environmental extremists.” As I write, enormous forest fires burning out of control across […]
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 […]
How Canada Can End Mass Surveillance
How Canada Can End Mass Surveillance Third chapter in OpenMedia’s crowd-sourced privacy plan. Just two short years ago, if you asked strangers on the street about mass surveillance, you’d likely encounter many blank stares. Some may remember East Germany’s Stasi spy agency, or reference China’s extensive Internet censorship. But few would express fear that western democratic governments […]
Latest Privacy Revelations Show It’s Up to Canadians to Protect Themselves
Latest Privacy Revelations Show It’s Up to Canadians to Protect Themselves The most important self-help step? Get into encryption Another week, another revelation originating from the seemingly unlimited trove of Edward Snowden documents. Last week, the CBC reported that Canada was among several countries whose surveillance agencies actively exploited security vulnerabilities in a popular mobile web browser […]
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 […]
