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Depleting natural gas reserves makes no sense for BC
British Columbia is no petro state. So why do our political leaders insist that we are a global energy power? At the University of Calgary…
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BC is giving away its natural gas
In September, when the BC government tabled its First Quarterly Report on the BC Budget the big story was on plummeting natural gas royalties, which means…
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Lax regulation of industry, underpricing jeopardize BC’s water and hydroelectricity resources: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study warns that BC’s water and hydroelectric resources are at risk of being depleted by industrial users,…
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From Stream to Steam
Emerging Challenges for BC’s Interlinked Water and Energy Resources Attachments From Stream to Steam: SUMMARY
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BC must get serious about its water supply
In 2010 BC’s South Peace Region, downstream from the massive W.A.C. Bennett Dam, was so arid that the province ordered natural gas companies to temporarily…
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England’s serious debate about living wages
I was in London for the last week and I was amazed to see what a big issue the idea of paying people a living…
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HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?
Vaughn Palmer had an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun yesterday. In a piece entitled “Dix agenda bows to post-HST reality,” Palmer writes that the…
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Imbalance in residential tenancy rights enforcement in BC
Yesterday some media outlets reported that the Residential Tenancy Branch has conditionally waived the first (and to my knowledge only) administrative penalty it has issued.…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy is bad economics and bad for the climate
BC’s quest to substantially boost natural gas development seems like a real winner at first glance: heaps of new jobs in the Liquified Natural Gas…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy nothing more than a fairy tale
I have an oped in Saturday’s Vancouver Sun. The editor wanted me to focus on the claims of economic gains for BC, so the piece…
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Plan for $10 a day child care striking a chord with British Columbians
More than thirty years ago, the women’s movement put child care on the public agenda. And while there have been important successes along the way,…
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BC government non-response to study on how Natural Gas Strategy breaks BC’s GHG law
Since my report on how BC’s legislated GHG targets are being compromised by the 2012 Natural Gas Strategy, I’ve been keenly interested to see how…
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