A fossil fuel corporate giant, Petronas, plans to build new natural gas (LNG) terminals on BC’s west coast. And sure enough, our new Minister of Energy and Mines, Rich Coleman, was on CBC and elsewhere promoting the export of gas—he was saying that: gas is good, gas is clean, gas will create jobs. Sorry Mr. […]
Author Archives: Peter Nix
Carbon Tax
BC mayors are asking the government to spend money collected from the carbon tax on ‘green’ projects. A great idea, but I would go further by asking for even higher carbon taxes. Wow, you say, higher taxes, great. Ok, I do realize that most people think that taxes are bad—and higher taxes worse. If that […]
The case for civil disobedience
The case for civil disobedience: my personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster As I packed for my short journey to the seaside town of White Rock, I explained to my 15-year son why my picture might be in the next day’s newspaper or TV. And I burst into tears. I told him […]
At What Point Do We Stop?
The debate about the Northern Gateway Pipeline reminds me of a time when my white aluminum boat got hopelessly stuck in black floating gobs of bitumen doing research in on huge waste ponds in Alberta’s Tar Sands. After some nervous hours, I was rescued by a crew on an oil-stained barge. It took hours to […]
Cowichan Valley Solar Purchase
[This spring], 250 citizens of the Cowichan Valley met at the Heritage Hall in Duncan to learn about solar hot water during a “Solar Energy Workshop”. There was a real buzz in the room as citizens talked with genuine interest with solar contractors, listened to guest speakers and posed questions in a public forum session. […]