LNG rules! Read our new LNG 101 story (and LNG 1, 2, 3)
LNG 1 (and 101) To begin, a little LNG 101: What is LNG, and where does it come from? LNG is made from the same natural gas that we use to heat our homes, cook our food, and fuel many Canadian businesses. When natural gas is cooled to -162°C it liquefies and becomes much more…
Blog: LNG really is cleaner than coal
We’ve had a few guest posts and comments on our social media channels lately trying to argue that LNG is “dirtier” than coal when it comes to burning these fuels to generate electricity. Most give no authority for their belief, but some cite a US university study whose author insists that “LNG has a larger…
Blog: Fast track or fast Indigenous challenges for resource projects?
Prime Minister Mark Carney will start meeting Indigenous representatives on July 17 as he and his cabinet work to decide which major national resource projects get fast-tracked. “I will be meeting with First Nations rights holders on July 17, here in Ottawa, Inuit leadership in late July, and Métis leadership soon thereafter,” Carney announced. “I’ll…
Blog: Anti-greenwashing law a red-tape nightmare
Last September, when we first looked at Ottawa’s anti-greenwashing law, we noted: “It’s clear the law (Bill C-59, amendments to the Competition Act) would apply to companies claiming, for example, that their production processes or new technologies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “However, the Competition Bureau conveniently will not have to prove that the claims…
Blog: First Nations LNG = benefits shared
There’s been good news for two key Indigenous LNG developments, the Haisla Nation’s Cedar LNG and the Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG, and thus for the benefits to come to their Indigenous stakeholders. But news media have yet to pick up on this aspect: Benefits from those projects for the Haisla and the Nisga’a will…