‘World Class’ May Not Mean Much When it Comes to Oil Spill Response
In July, a pipeline leak near Maidstone, Saskatchewan, spilled about 250,000 litres of diluted oil...
I’m Still Waiting for an Interview With a Government Scientist About the Diesel Spill Near Bella Bella
I’m irritated today. Maybe it’s a case of the Mondays. Maybe it’s because B.C.’s pipeline...
BC Hydro Repeating Painful History with First Nations
Fifty-five years ago, construction crews started one of the tallest earth dams in the world...
What Prince William and Kate Really Need to Know About B.C.
Dear Will and Kate, Welcome to beautiful British Columbia! You are getting a pretty epic...
Trudeau Can’t Have His Climate Plan and Build a Pipeline Too
So far, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a lot of the right moves when it...
Wild Pacific Salmon Face Upstream Battle for Survival
Salmon have been swimming in Pacific Northwest waters for at least seven million years, as...
Climate Refugees? We Don’t Have a Plan for That
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains relatively high popularity numbers here in Canada, they pale in comparison...
National Energy Board is a Captured Regulator in Urgent Need of Overhaul
This op-ed originally appeared on the National Observer. After more than a year I decided...
Feds Appoint Chair of B.C. Industry Group to Panel Reviewing Environmental Assessment Process
The federal government has appointed the founding chair of a vocal B.C.-based industry advocacy group...
