We Need Climate Churchills, Not Chamberlains
Future generations may look back upon the Trudeau era as the peak of LNG and oil sands development. We need climate Churchills, not Chamberlains.
Future generations may look back upon the Trudeau era as the peak of LNG and oil sands development. We need climate Churchills, not Chamberlains.
Originally published on the ECOreport. What do the people of Canada think? The oil rich provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan want to build more pipelines to carry diluted bitumen from the oil sands. The Liberal government of British Columbia dreams of developing a “trillion dollar” LNG opportunity. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Anyone trying to understand the “why?” of some (seemingly stupid) political actions should read David Mason’s recent column in the Globe and Mail. His explanation of the Canadian Government’s approval of the $36 billion (CAN) Pacific NorthWest LNG project, on Lelu Island in British Columbia, … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Even Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC, was critical of the government’s approval of Lelu Island. Environment reporter Margo McDermid called the Pacific Northwest LNG project the “first real test of the Liberal’s approach to the environment and energy.” Her colleague, Chris Hall, added that approving this project … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Future generations may look back on the agreement that Canada, the United States, and Mexico just signed as a significant milestone, or maybe not. What did they really accomplish? President Obama told reporters,”We have an integrated economy already, the question is under what terms are … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport They come from the West Coast, as far south as California, as north as Alaska, and as east as the Atlantic coast. Their joint letter refers to “Misrepresentation,” “lack of information,” and “Disregard for science that was not funded by the proponent.” Scientists condemn the flawed review process for … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport The message applies to every nation, though the specifics would need to change. While it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s crusade for a pan-Canadian framework for clean growth and climate change, there can be no doubt that he has brought these issues … [continued]