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 […]
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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 […]