Blog: Things B.C. election candidates need to know, on LNG and more
With the B.C. election coming up October 19, here are some things that candidates need to know about First Nations, LNG development, and natural resource extraction: First, forget the myth that Indigenous Peoples largely oppose resource development. That myth should have died with a national survey in 2022 that found 65 percent of Indigenous respondents…
Newsletter: LNG Canada eyes expansion, our lost LNG opportunities, and more . . .
Our newsletter: 26 September 2024 LNG Canada eyes Phase 2 expansion As LNG Canada stepped up testing at its Kitimat plant, there was more talk of the firm’s partners looking at expansion — doubling its initial planned output of 14 million tonnes of LNG a year. “The kind of prerequisites are there,” CEO Jason Klein…
Federal anti-greenwashing law: You’re guilty until you prove your innocence
For our latest blog, our thanks for the following article to Resource Works, the B.C.-based not-for-profit supporter of responsible natural-resource development and a supporter of our Alliance: In its latest display of environmental correctness, the federal government passed a new anti-greenwashing law that requires individuals or organizations making claims or promises about the climate benefits…
Newsletter: First gas at LNG Canada. Ksi Lisims LNG under review. And more LNG news . . .
Our newsletter: 12 September 2024 LNG Canada takes in first gas To start working on its first testing of the Kitimat plant, LNG Canada has begun receiving gas from the Coastal GasLink pipeline and low-level flaring has commenced. LNG Canada advises that more visible flaring will begin in the coming weeks. “Flaring is a critical…
Blog: The energy transition, where are we really?
For a change of pace, as the Alliance keeps an eye on the energy transition, this blog is taken from a remarkable analysis by McKinsey and Co., a U.S. multinational strategy and management consulting firm. (Only footnotes have been removed) Scaling up deployment of decarbonization technologies is crucial to achieve net zero, but there is…
