In our high-speed digital world, there is no excuse for regulators failing to post and update information that is readily available to them and of evident public interest. This is especially true when the fate of vitally important, publicly owned assets such as water hangs in the balance. To have faith that water resources are [...]
Entries Tagged as 'BC Oil and Gas Commission'
Lack of water data a cause for public concern
August 19th, 2010 · Ben Parfitt · Comments Off · Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability
Tags: accountability·BC Oil and Gas Commission·oil and gas·water
Mischief making by oil and gas industry
May 8th, 2009 · Seth Klein · 1 Comment · BC Election 2009, Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability
Ben Parfitt and I submitted the following letter to the Vancouver Sun yesterday. Hopefully it will run in the next couple days. Here it is: Letter to the editor Re. “Maintaining momentum in oil and gas,” May 7. The oil and gas industry should stop its political mischief-making, and obfuscating the numbers about the industry’s [...]
Tags: BC Oil and Gas Commission·David Collyer·flaring·greenhouse gas·oil and gas
What are we going to do with the oil and gas industry?
May 7th, 2009 · Marc Lee · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Economy, Environment, resources & sustainability
That is the question no one seems willing to entertain in this election campaign. In today’s Vancouver Sun, David Collyer of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers makes the case for expanding the industry based on some dubious facts. First there is this gem: The industry has invested almost $30 billion dollars in British Columbia [...]
Tags: BC Oil and Gas Commission·David Collyer·employment·flaring·greenhouse gas·oil and gas·Petroleum Producers
