So says the man who wrote the book on LNG tanker safety, Michael Hightower from Sandia National Laboratories. Today we bring you an extended version of the Hightower interview we …
HG 33 | Refinery Rules — Stockwell Day share’s how Pacific Future Energy plans to break them
Oil refinery and environmentally conscious could not be more diametrically opposed. Unless you are on team Pacific Future Energy, a new $10-billion state-of-the-art refinery proposed for Northwest B.C. PFE promises …
HG 32 | March 16, 2015 | What the Frack Update!
Contaminated drinking water, water that lights on fire and induced earthquakes—these are just some of worries commonly attributed to hydraulic fracturing. You know it as ‘fracking’. But what is it? …
HG 31 | Naked without resources, Barinder Rasode explains why
Do you take for granted all that BC’s resource economy provides from jobs to consumer products and quality of life? According to Barinder Rasode, Resource Works’ new director of social …
HG 30 | Moral Case for Renewables — Responsibility to reduce not a zero sum game
Society has a moral obligation to explore and support renewable energy technology says BC-based environmental activist Ben West. As the executive director of Tanker Free BC, he’s leading the charge …
HG 29 | Moral Case for Fossil Fuels — Do benefits outweigh the impact?
Seriously, there’s a moral case for fossil fuels? Yes there is. According to Californian author Alex Epstein the fossil fuel industry has not only improved quality of life for billions …
HG 28 | Saying Yes to Gas Pipelines – First Nations choose empowerment over poverty
The choice for the Wet’suwet’en First Nation was clear—say yes to a deal for the Coastal GasLInk Pipeline to run through its territory or opt out and choose to “administer …
HG 27 | Teck Talks – How used AA batteries can save lives
It’s true! Your used double AA batteries can actually save lives, when delivered into the capable hands of Canada’s largest diversified mining company, Teck Resources. J oin us for an …