“It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them.” ~ Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm

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In following the discussion and commentary on social media in the hours leading up to an announcement from the federal government on Northern Gateway, one thing is clear: there is an elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. I stand in opposition to the Enbridge pipeline for many reasons, the biggestContinue reading “It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them.” ~ Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm

This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Pipeline puts B.C.’s lucrative green tourism industry at risk

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The last column of 2013… where did the year go? It’s been nearly a year since I started my weekly column with 24Hrs Vancouver and it’s been an honour to have access to an audience of over two hundred thousand readers every Monday! While the number of readers to my site has been growing exponentially overContinue reading This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Pipeline puts B.C.’s lucrative green tourism industry at risk

“Big Bucks get the nods…” aka “The Oliver and Lebel line of propaganda” ~ Dave Tyre

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Recently I posted a link to this blog by Ben West in the Huffington Post BC, on Harper’s  new and improved, ‘tanker safety plan.’ One of my readers, who has become a valued friend (Dave Tyre),  posted a couple of cutting comments – appropriately so, I think – yet others countered with a bit of an attack andContinue reading “Big Bucks get the nods…” aka “The Oliver and Lebel line of propaganda” ~ Dave Tyre

Dan Murphy rocked it out again, this time, on Enbridge – until the video was removed, that is.

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Who doesn’t love Dan Murphy’s animations and cartoons? What’s that, you say? No one? Right on, everyone does. That’s why we were all applauding the latest animation that targeted the sickly sweet, feel good, bitumen pipelines are good for families animation Dan cooked up. That is,  we were applauding and cheering until the video linkContinue reading Dan Murphy rocked it out again, this time, on Enbridge – until the video was removed, that is.