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Trudeau’s Choice
Sunny ways vs. the laws of physics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proven to be one of the savviest political operators in recent Canadian memory. Having ridden a wave ...
Merely a flesh wound, or is Enbridge finally dead?
How many death blows can one pipeline company take? I’m Irish, so I love a good wake, but the slow death of Enbridge’s oil tanker pipeline proposal to Kitimat ...
Why No Climate Action? Follow The Money
Big polluters donate big bucks to B.C. politicians Here’s a puzzle: Why is Enbridge, a Calgary-based pipeline operator, still donating money to politicians in B.C.? The company has given ...
What do they have that we don’t?
A thorough environmental assessment process on coal projects, for a start. I took a little trip to Longview, Washington, the proposed location for the Millennium Bulk Terminal (MBT) coal ...
Our weapon to stop oil tankers: the fax machine
Should the NEB let Enbridge’s permits expire? It’s your call…I mean…fax Have you sent anyone a fax lately? Me neither, but we’re all going to learn how. That’s because ...
CBC pretends Trans Mountain’s 69 oil spills never happened
Truth is the first casualty of the pipeline wars The next time Canada’s public broadcaster publishes a column by Calgary pundit Duane Bratt, it should come with a disclaimer: ...
BC Liberals take coal cash, too
The dirtiest form of finance and fossil fuels: coal BC Liberals take cash so wealthy stakeholders can secure a private audience with the Premier. Sleazy offshore investments are revealed ...
Surprise! B.C.’s deadbeat mining companies are huge political donors
Taxpayers liable for $1.2 billion in cleanup costs as corporations cry poor I really should not have read the newspaper before breakfast this morning. Nothing curdles the milk in ...
Tanker decision too important to leave to politicians
VANCOUVER – Teams of Dogwood canvassers will hit the streets Saturday morning, gathering signatures in support of an eventual province-wide vote on oil tanker projects. The renewed organizing effort ...
