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The Toxic Issue of Solar Panels
By Roy L Hales
Last year Robert Lundahl and I co-wrote an article about a California PV solar factory that is not disposing of their solar panels once their lifespan expires. We could not name the company, as our source still works there, but they use a known carcinogenic called gallium arsenide. This is not believed to be a problem as long as the panels are intact. However if they end up in a landfill the panels will be broken and the toxins can leech into the soil. Environment California recently directed me to a study that puts the toxic Issue of solar panels in context and suggests areas where the industry can improve.
Amy Galland’s “Clean and Green” was inspired by companies that are not complying with environmental health and safety codes, but she found some PV manufacturers actually do more than what is required.
There will not be a real Kinder Morgan Pipeline Hearing
By Roy L Hales
According to the City of Burnaby’s lawyer, Greg McDade, there will not be a real hearing on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline project. Despite the many public statements by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Christy Clark and Kinder Morgan, people opposing the project will not get an opportunity to properly present their case or to cross examine Kinder Morgan. They will submit written statements to the National Energy Board, with no assurance the panel will even read them.
McDade says that Burnaby has preparing for a public hearing since December, when Kinder Morgan filed it 55,000 page application.
Kitimat Votes NO! to the Northern Gateway Pipeline
By Roy L Hales
As only British Columbian town held a plebiscite, there is a sense in which they spoke for all of us. I hope the message goes straight to the Premier’s office. Kitimat Votes NO! to the Northern Gateway Pipeline
The question, as phrased on the ballot:
Legality of Pipeline Research in BC’s Parks Being Questioned
By Roy L Hales
When they were granted a license last November, the regulations stated Trans Mountain “must contribute to the scientific knowledge of the protected area(s).” They were conducting a feasibility study that was the preliminary step to building a pipeline. Now the legality of pipeline research in BC’s parks is being questioned .
Four months passed before the BC Government passed legislation, Bill 4: The Park Amendment Act, that made industrial research in public parks legal. It was rushed through the legislature with no public consultation.