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What good is environmental idealism anyways?
As I see it, writes Margareta Dovgal, the greatest challenge in facilitating a constructive dialogue across Canada on the role of natural resources is in bridging knowledge and perspective gaps.
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Resources: the source of BC's prosperity
Margareta Dovgal shares her thoughts on a weekend roadtrip from Vancouver to Smithers, and back again.
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May 26 is rally day for a strong Canada
Residents of several British Columbia communities will rally on Saturday, May 26 in defence of a strong Canada. Details here.
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Why you should be concerned about Canada's economic path
A record trade deficit shows Canada is not keeping up. Can we get our crude oil to new markets in time to reverse this growing trend? Maybe, but it will take a pipeline.
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Salmon farming has a key role to play in protecting wild fish
Although you might not know it from coverage in some media of late, salmon farming is one of the greenest and most sustainable rural industries that British Columbia has going for it. Stewart Muir looks at the situation.
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Federal government has no choice but to hold its nose and invest in Trans Mountain expansion
There are rare moments when Canada’s federal government must step outside its normal way of doing business for the good of the nation. Now is such a moment.
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Not too late for Trudeau to spare First Nations unwanted impacts of Bill C-69
Improve Canada's energy project process as needed, argue these experts, but be cautious with federal legislation that puts energy security at risk.
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In search of policy coherence in Canadian carbon taxation
Stewart Muir, Resource Works executive director, delivered this talk at Mining Week 2018 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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Putting a face to the pipeline – one company's story
Resource Works met the founder of a B.C. family business, Surerus Pipeline, that is tooled up and ready to proceed with twinning a section of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
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Citizen's Guide to Tanker Safety & Spill Response: Second edition now available
An authoritative and comprehensive source of relevant information about oil tanker safety and spill response on the south coast of British Columbia.
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The progressive case for supporting Kinder Morgan
In a nutshell, taking care of the environment and ensuring that we have a strong Canadian economy are not contradictory – in fact, they can go hand in hand. Being a progressive that wants our society to deliver on social commitments, like poverty eradication, requires also understanding that without economic growth – growth that hinges on market access for Canada’s most valuable commodity – we cannot provide jobs and a social safety net for Canadians.
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5 reasons why KM is the safe way to get Canadian oil to market
The twinning of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, has generated considered discussion and debate. You’ve probably seen your fair share of handwringing, whether about the project or the delays it has encountered. Much of it has, unfortunately, been premised on a poor understanding of the risks as they stand. All-too-frequently, opponents of the TMEP fan fear by pointing to concerns about oil tanker safety that are at odds with what the experts say or misrepresent the probability of risk. Now’s the time to clear some facts up.
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Scientific studies are ongoing to ensure dilbit behaviour understood
Extensive research shows that diluted bitumen behaves much the same way as other heavy oils. Here is an excerpt from the Citizen's Guide to Tanker Safety and Spill Response on BC's South Coast, published earlier this month.
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Resource denial: Watching the BC Greens denigrate resource people with worrisome implications
The BC Greens, who hold the balance of power in the province's Legislature, have revealed just how contemptuously they view resource people, and how little they understand the basis of Canadian prosperity.
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Counting the risks of Canada of losing yet another pipeline project
Environmental, social and economic questions abound when considering major energy infrastructure investments that have aided humanity's recent gains. We should take care not to thwart the innovation that can be the defining thread of humanity’s progress over the next century.
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Cheap attack on responsible Canadian resources a black eye for Greenpeace UK
Greenpeace UK is known for its outrageous stunts to capture media attention, but by lying about the Canadian oil sands it is not only misleading Britons – the group is harming global climate progress.
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Key First Nation open to pipeline, and seeks "a reasonable solution"
It's another sign that indigenous leaders have recognized the need to stand up and be counted when it comes to projects that can help them break free of the poverty trap.
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Should Canada refine its crude oil instead of, or before, exporting it?
It seems like a common sense argument to state that a raw resource becomes more valuable if it is manufactured into a refined product. Yet this assumption remains a controversial one in 2018, especially when it comes to crude oil and pipeline politics. Stewart Muir shares his research.
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Debunking six myths about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
DYK? The pipeline's expansion is legally in the national interest, and the approval process heard from 1,650 intervenors and commenters.
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