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BC’s Carbon Emissions on the Rise
It was a good story while it lasted. Over the past few years, the BC government and many in the policy community have spun a…
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A BC framework for LNG, part two: the LNG income tax
Well, we saw this coming but it’s still sobering to see it in black and white. The BC government’s decision to cut its proposed LNG Income…
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A BC framework for LNG, part one: the carbon benchmark
The BC government’s proposed carbon pollution benchmarks for LNG plants leave much to be desired. The package is an impressive display of cognitive dissonance: thanks…
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Competitiveness vs public benefits: the LNG tax and regulatory regime
This Fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment…
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Will offsets be the “indulgences” for our LNG sins?
In June 2014, the BC government reported on its progress towards the 2007 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, which calls for a one-third reduction by…
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Don’t believe the (LNG) hype
Today we released a new report, Path to Prosperity? A Closer Look at British Columbia’s Natural Gas Royalties and Proposed LNG Income Tax, about liquefied…
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LNG’s threat to water sustainability
By Ben Parfitt and David Hughes One glaring problem with the provincial government’s strategy to turn British Columbia into a liquefied natural gas exporting juggernaut…
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About that LNG Prosperity Fund
Budget 2014 contains some new information about how the province intends to pay for all of the ponies BC children have been promised from LNG…
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BC’s Big Favour?
The hype on LNG has grown to staggering proportions. I have not had much time to debunk all of the government’s grotesque exaggerations and outright…
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Annotated Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy
BC recently signed on to a new Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which includes California, Oregon and Washington states. On the surface…
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“Burning a little gas” to fire up our natural gas indusry? Let’s give our heads a shake.
With each passing month and no firm commitments by company shareholders to commit the billions of dollars required to build a natural gas pipeline to…
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The Great Natural Gas Footrace: Where Have We Seen This Before?
Several weeks ago, some running buddies of mine – two fine chaps working in the provincial civil service – invited me to speak on a…
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