Dutch Disease – Enbridge
What is Dutch Disease and how does it apply to the Northern Gateway Pipeline? In the previous post I outlined some of the economic issues associated with the Northern Gateway Pipeline. This pipeline increases the dollar value of oil in North America. A benefit for big oil and without the increased value there is simply [...]
The Price of our Energy Needs – Northern Gateway Pipeline
This article is in response to the news report today as Redford, Alberta’s Premier today rebuffed BC’s demands for a bigger return on oil revenues if BC is going to take the risk of an environmental disaster. This got me thinking about what is the price we as BC residents are willing to accept if [...]
Should we be worried?
I have not posted much over the past 6 months simply because of the workload on Pacific Rim BioEnergy (http://www.pacificrimbioenergy.com), but it seems that our political leaders here in Canada and around the globe have come to that critical junction with our climate and it would seem that they are electing to maintain business as [...]
Shame on Canada – Kyoto
I suspected this moment would arrive, but it still does not lesson my disappointment. Our government talks about the fact that jobs would have been lost and we would loose several billion dollars in the form of carbon transfer payments. All this might be true at this point in time, but the exercise in implementing [...]
Update on BC Mandates
I have been meaning to write this retraction on the BC Biodiesel mandates, but I have been way too busy. I must say that following that initial blog post I wrote, I got a wide variety of emails and phone calls. It was quite inspiring to chat with individuals out there who are trying to [...]
Algae – An Economic and Environmental Model
I though I would share with you part of my presentation in my keynote address to Squamish Climate Action Network just before Earth Hour 2011. It was so nice to see that many people coming out to an earth hour event. A special thanks to Ana Santos for putting the event together. When I do [...]
Fermentation or Photosynthesis – Continuation
This is a follow up on a previous post regarding the environmental benefits of Heterotrophic vs. Photoautotrophic Cultures. Before moving ahead with an algae solution, you need to make a determination as to what would be the best process to culture algae. This determination not only requires an understanding for its environmental consequences, but more [...]
Heterotrophic vs. Photoautotrophic Algae Cultures
In a follow-up to my last post it is my belief that the Canadian government will be much more responsive in assisting the alternative fuels industry based on a climate change approach as opposed to that of energy security. That being said what is the greenest approach to cultivating algae in British Columbia? I put [...]
Climate Change could spark an alternative revolution in Canada
Canada has the second largest oil reserves in the world, which begs the question, “What is going to persuade our government to support the alternative fuels industry?” This is where our views on climate change become a powerful political motivator. According to the Montreal Gazette today “80 per cent of Canadians polled said there is [...]
Pending Doom for Canada?
How passionate are Canadians regarding Climate Change? A lack of passion could doom our economy. We are at a critical junction for the future of Canada’s economy, and if we are to save it, our passion for the environment has to be as strong as our US neighbours desire for economic security. A tall order [...]
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