B.C. changes provincial park boundary for Kinder Morgan
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B.C. Changes Boundary of Provincial Park to Make Way for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
The B.C. government passed legislation that changes the boundaries of Finn Creek Provincial Park last Thursday, to make way for the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even though the province has yet to give its approval to the controversial project.
In its pipeline expansion allocation Kinder Morgan requested the province redraw the boundaries of four provincial parks to facilitate pipeline construction.
Last week B.C. changed the boundaries of Finn Creek Provincial Park to make way for the pipeline that has yet to receive federal approval. Read more.
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Taxpayers are being put at serious financial risk by gaping holes in B.C.’s mining regulations that allow companies to underfund mine remediation or disaster costs, says a new report by economist Robyn Allan.
The report, funded by the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, describes financial assurance policies for mine site reclamation as “woefully inadequate” and estimates there is more than $1.5-billion in unfunded liability — meaning taxpayers are on the hook both for mine site reclamation, when a company leaves a contaminated site, and for catastrophic events when a company is unable to pay. Read more.
Saskatchewan Government Dubs Climate Change ‘Misguided Dogma’ in Throne Speech
It might not have packed quite the same visual punch as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s behaviour in the House of Commons on Wednesday, but the Saskatchewan government’s throne speech — delivered just the day prior — may be remembered for being equally as bizarre.
Specifically, because of the implicit rejection of climate change science, which was described as “some misguided dogma that has no basis in reality.”
The throne speech, delivered by Lieutenant General Vaughn Solomon Schofield, pointed to “oil and gas, coal and uranium, livestock and grains” as allegedly victimized sectors. Read more.
Think Facts Matter? Try Attending a Friends of Science Event Headlined by Ezra Levant
We’re only a minute into watching a brief low-budget video — one that begins by alleging U.S. President Barack Obama is a bully because he suggests that climate change deniers should be “called out” — when Ezra Levant sits down in the chair next to me.
The Rebel Commander himself.
According to organizers, he’s the reason attendance of tonight’s $45-per-head fundraiser in Calgary — casually titled “Climate Leadership Catastrophe: Carbon Taxes, Job Loss, Freedoms Denied” and organized by the so-called “Friends of Science” — spiked from 200 to 445 people after he was announced as its keynote speaker. Read more.
Hey Vancouverites - don't miss this!
Filmmaker Josh Fox will attend a film benefit screening of How to Let Go of the World in Vancouver on May 23 at the Rio Theatre. The event is hosted by DeSmog Canada, Gen Why Media and the Rio Theatre. All filmmaker proceeds will go to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Fort McMurray Fire Relief Fund.r0
