TD (David) Dougherty, CACOR member, undertook the following research. I recently became interested in just which organizations may be responsible for large portions of Canada’s 716 Mt of greenhouse gas emissions. The Government of Canada’s Department of Environment and Climate Change has published a list of emissions by facilities that are required to report on […]
Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions
Robert Hoffman, past Chair CACOR Board of Directors, considers Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions It is evident that there has been a failure of public policy in Canada with respect to energy and climate change. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid catastrophic global warming was recognized and accepted […]
Carbon tax flawed
Dr. John Hollins, past chair CACOR Board of Directors provides a response to an article by Andrew Coyne Re: Carbon tax flawed. But it’s the best option for now, National Post, October 25 Wrong. At the level of tax proposed, it will not do anything to help Canada meet the commitment it made in Paris. […]
Letter to some friendly political partisans
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR, on 9 June 2019, sends a public letter to some friendly political partisans: Dear Fred and Martha, I draw to your attention a column in the Ottawa Citizen on June 8 by Patrick MacDougall. (Pasted in below). Mr. MacDougall’s advice, coming from a political writer, is refreshingly clear-headed and […]
Kearl Bitumen Mine by David Dougherty
David Dougherty, member of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, writes: Synopsis of the Review Panel Report on the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kearl Bitumen Mine. June 2019 This is a very quick analysis of the archived review panel report on the environmental impact assessment (EIA). I have not covered everything in the panel […]