By Roy L Hales
At least 127 people crossed the line and were arrested on Burnaby Mountain. All charges have been dropped against those at borehole #2, because the wrong GPS co-ordinates were used. It is not yet certain if the correct co-ordinates were given for borehole #1. Judge Austin Cullen refused to grant the pipeline company an extension to December 14. Trans Mountain’s injunction ends Monday.
Continue reading Trans Mountain’s Injunction Ends Monday
Broadcast on Cortes Community Radio (CKTZ, 89.5 FM), & Powell River Community Radio (CJMP, 90.1 FM) “The NEB responds to my Questions” is an interview with Sarah Kiley of the National Energy Board.
By Roy L Hales
The arrests began on Burnaby Mountain. Police pushed the protestors back to the “legal protest” zone on Thursday. Twenty-six were arrested. David Suzuki’s grandson, Tamo Campos, and at least two members of the Squamish Nation were among them.
Continue reading The Arrests Began on Burnaby MountainWorld GHG Emissions are 61% over 1990 levels; Germany’s are 23% below
Originally Published on Clean Technica
By Roy L Hales
Maybe you remember the headlines about 2013. “Merkel’s Green shift backfires as German pollution jumps“; “Germany now EU’s worst polluter as CO2 emissions rise.” It was the third year in a row CO2 levels rose. The critics howled that Energiewende was failing, but is that true? It’s time to get the record about Germany’s emissions straight
Continue reading Time to get the Record about Germany’s Emissions StraightFormer BC Hyrdo CEO Marc Elieson claims the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand its pipeline calls the review a farce whose outcome was decided before the hearings began. In the interview that follows, he explains why he withdrew from the hearings. I combined it with clips from interviews with Greg McDade, lawyer for the City of Burnaby, and Andrew Weaver, MLA for Gordon Head in Victoria, for “Three Intervenors Speak Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Hearings.”
