Massive power bill increases due to Liberals’ failed IPP scheme
Rafe Mair: “Minister Bennett is trying to act as if he and his government had nothing to do with the mess Hydro is in.”
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BC will pay high price for Liquefied Natural Gas
BC’s premier, oblivious to climate science, has created a new ministry tasked to develop up to six liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants.
Enbridge Won’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer, Despite 96% Opposition
Despite over 9,500 public submissions to the Joint Review Panel for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline – with a resounding96% opposed – John Carruthers, the company president in charge of the project, remains confident it will proceed. Carruthers told reporters outside the final round of hearings in Terrace, BC this week, “I think the chances of it going … Continue reading Enbridge Won’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer, Despite 96% Opposition
Rafe: Site C Dam, LNG a Bad Deal for British Columbians
I want to clarify my position on the proposed Site C Dam: I AM AGAINST IT. One of the troubles in this business is that one comments on many aspects of the environment and can have a word or two or a line taken out of context – as happened with a column of mine last … Continue reading Rafe: Site C Dam, LNG a Bad Deal for British Columbians
Rafe: What the Heck are John Horgan and the NDP Thinking?!
Ok, John Horgan (BC NDP Energy critic), now I’m pissed off. You were quoted in the Vancouver Sun this week as saying you’re unhappy that the NDP lost, etc, weep, sob. Here it is in plain, unadorned English: I TOLD YOU SO! In fact, my advice to you and your party has been constant and goes back to Bob … Continue reading Rafe: What the Heck are John Horgan and the NDP Thinking?!
Dix Fails to Call Clark on ‘Debt Free BC’ Whopper
On the side of the Christy Clark bus are the words “Debt Free BC”. This could mean one of two things – we are now debt free or we will be. Either way, this statement stands as the all-time whopper in BC history and that covers a hell of a lot of territory. I do … Continue reading Dix Fails to Call Clark on ‘Debt Free BC’ Whopper
LNG ‘Prosperity’ Will Always be Just Around the Corner for BC
In assessing Premier Christy Clark’s political sins, add one other: irresponsibility…big time. In the Sun of February 26, on the business page, is an excellent article by Scott Simpson on natural gas prices and their uncertainty. In it you will see that exports of natural gas, in liquefied form (LNG), to Asian markets are scarcely … Continue reading LNG ‘Prosperity’ Will Always be Just Around the Corner for BC