The BC Carbon Tax – Environmental and Economic Success
The British Columbia Carbon Tax has been hailed as an environmental and economic success by the Pembina Institute. The material in this blog post has been sourced...
Carbon Fee and Dividend. Its Time Has Come
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. According to Joseph...
Fossil Fuel MegaProjects Falling Like Dominos in Canada
Fossil fuel megaprojects -- pipelines, terminals, plants -- are quickly disappearing from Canada's energy landscape. Less than a year ago (November of 2016), the federal...
Where Does Tar Sands Carbon Pollution Go?
While it’s very easy to get caught up in the dynamics of the Kinder Morgan controversy, what about the real question, the truly critical...
Climate Irony is Inescapable in Fort McMurray
The climate irony is inescapable as the Fort McMurray wildfire drama unfolds day by day. It has been termed the perfect fire storm leading to...
It’s Closing Time: Stranded Liabilities Are The Flipside of Stranded Assets
The flipside of stranded assets is stranded liabilities. On the one hand, investors are increasingly asking whether oil demand is or will soon be...
Sorry Mr Trudeau, Kinder Morgan Is Just An Economic Pipe Dream
While Trudeau and the Liberal government offer up slogans to justify why the Kinder Morgan pipeline “must be built”, a chorus of thoughtful commentators...
Top Five Climate Messages of Pope Francis
The central message of Pope Francis' latest encyclical letter on Climate and the Environment is "Care for our Common Home". The letter is the foundation of...
Carbon Fee and Dividend – Best for Lower and Middle Income
There are two very important election campaigns going on in North America at this time. Canadians will go to the polls on October 19...
The Managed Decline Of Fossil Fuels
Countries like Canada which claim to be climate leaders cannot avoid planning for a managed decline of fossil fuels. But Canada is doing just...