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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
September 2017 Download 2.79 MB12 pages In this issue: New political terrain, new possibilities, and new challenges CCPA-BC’s 20th Anniversary Gala with Senator Murray Sinclair…
The Monitor, September/October 2017
Sanctuary Cities Download 8.28 MB The Trudeau government has shone internationally on a progressive message of tolerance, openness, diversity and inclusive, sustainable economic growth. It…
Petronas LNG Cancellation a Blessing for BC
Australia an example of LNG Catastrophe Vancouver–Rather than worry about lost jobs and economic opportunities, British Columbians should celebrate Petronas’ decision to cancel its Pacific…
Paying for progressive policy in Canada’s ‘oil rich’ provinces
To end homelessness, provincial and territorial governments need to adequately finance social spending—especially spending on affordable housing, social assistance, child benefits, and homelessness services. And…
How badly does the world need oil? Introducing the Fossil Fuel Dependence Index
The production and consumption of oil, gas and coal has been one of the primary drivers of global growth and development for more than a…
Faulty assumptions, including tidewater price premiums, basis for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline approval
Once the political reality of British Columbia is determined, next steps on energy projects like Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the Site C…
Betting on Bitumen
Alberta’s Energy Policies from Lougheed to Klein Download 1.35 MB48 pages When Alberta’s first New Democratic Party (NDP) government swept to power in 2015, it…
Will the Trans Mountain Pipeline and tidewater access boost prices and save Canada’s oil industry?
Download 2.93 MB42 pages One of the primary rationales for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMEP) is to maximize the price for Alberta…
Greenhouse gas emissions and the Energy East Pipeline
I submitted the following to the National Energy Board, which is seeking comments on what should be included as part of the upcoming hearings on…
Next Nova Scotia government must prioritize transition to green economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—With the looming federal government deadline for provinces to institute their own carbon pricing scheme or have it…
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