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False advertising by the Alberta government and oil lobby
As an Alberta-born and -raised earth scientist who has made a career studying fossil fuels and energy issues, I am dismayed at the bombardment of…
Through the front door, then the back: How government methodically killed environmental oversight of major gas industry projects
Few regulations in British Columbia have died as quick and ignoble a death as a 2014 Order in Council exempting proposed natural gas plants from…
Pro rep leads to better public policy
Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This post is part of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from the…
Shielding fossil fuel corporations from public scrutiny: The new “neutral”?
British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office bills itself as a “neutral” provincial agency. But there is evidence that this is not the case, and that BC…
Dangerous precedent: Petronas subsidiary gets free pass after building unlicensed fracking dams
In a decision without precedent in its 25 years of existence, British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has told Progress Energy that two massive unauthorized…
Pro rep will indeed mean more minority governments — bring it on!
Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This post is part of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from the…
The Petro State Lackey: How BC’s zest for natural gas fuels Alberta’s oil sands
In the past year, an energy dispute for the ages has played out in Canada, culminating in the federal government announcing that it will buy…
Damming the information flow: BC government officials button lipped on potentially dangerous dams
Early last spring, provincial civil servants cut off virtually all communication about what the government knew about a sprawling network of potentially dangerous and unregulated…
Do you want a more transparent, accountable government? Tell them so!
The story goes that Franklin Delano Roosevelt once met with a group of activists who wanted bold action. He listened and then said, “You’ve convinced…
As UK Auditor disparages P3s, BC continues to use them
The public private partnership (P3) model to provide public infrastructure and services is an expensive mess, and new international evidence confirms this. The question now…
Numerous unlicensed dams found structurally unsound; remediation orders issued
More than half of nearly 50 dams that fossil fuel companies built in recent years without first obtaining the proper permits had serious structural problems…
The University of Victoria seeks to profit from climate change deniers and policy obstructionists: The Exxon connection
The school year is now well under way. For many new students starting at the University of Victoria, the university’s stated commitments to sustainability were…