Tag: British Columbia
Podcast: Canadian pipeline politics with Prof. Keith Brownsey
Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting the project. West Coast opposition has been noisy, well organized and funded, and is particularly strong in Metro Vancouver, where […]
Energy exports up 28% to lead BC trade in 2016
Report found value of wood product exports increased by 19.2% According to the BC Check-Up, an annual economic report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), B.C.’s exports to international markets increased by 8.6 per cent to reach $39.0 billion in 2016. The increase in export values was largely led by a […]
Companies, organizations call on BC municipalities for energy-efficient building codes
British Columbia boasts some of most energy-efficient buildings in North America A campaign by Three For All, an informal alliance of companies and organizations is calling for local government leadership on energy-efficient buildings via the BC Energy Step Code. The BC Energy Step Code is a provincial regulation that local governments can use to significantly improve the […]
British Columbia to raise carbon tax by $5 annually, will be $50 a tonne by 2021
Tax rate on electricity reduced to 3.5% from 7% The BC government announced effective April 1, 2018, the carbon tax rates are increased by $5 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions until April 1, 2021 and rates are $50 per tonne, according to a press release. Also announced was that the tax rate on […]
B.C. economy expected to slow in 2018
CPAs say recent wildfires will have long-term economic impact According to the BC Check-Up, an annual economic report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), provincial GDP is forecasted to 2.9 per cent in 2017, and 2.0 per cent in 2018. “B.C.’s strong economy continued to attract residents last year, and the […]
NEB announces Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline route change public meetings
Early 2018 hearing in Chilliwack, BC to review proposal by Trans Mountain Expansion to relocate 2 kms of pipeline The National Energy Board (NEB) will hold detailed route hearings in the coming months as part of its ongoing regulatory oversight of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, the NEB announced Thursday in a press release. Hearings […]
Tsleil-Waututh Nation demands marine shipping be included in Trans Mountain Expansion review
Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it raised marine shipping impacts from beginning of pipeline project review The environmental effects of marine shipping are being considered in the Energy East pipeline review but were not included in the Trans Mountain Expansion assessment, says the lawyer for the West Coast Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and that is “not honourable.” Scott Smith of […]
3 things to know about BC LNG in 2017 – Pembina Institute
British Columbia’s new government has shifted the province’s messaging on liquefied natural gas (LNG). No longer is LNG being unrealistically promoted as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for job creation, the source of billions of dollars for a Prosperity Fund, and more than $1 trillion in economic activity. Nevertheless, despite the cancellation of the controversial Petronas-backed Pacific […]
Judge unhappy with BC government over late, skimpy application for pipeline intervener status
BC caught between appeasing Trans Mountain Expansion opponents, avoiding Kinder Morgan lawsuit The BC government was granted intervener status Tuesday in the judicial review brought against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, but Federal Court of Appeal Justice JA Stratas wrote that the approval was a close call because of Attorney General […]
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