energy Archives - Mike Klassen

Vancouver Overcast (episode 3): Aldyen Donnelly on Canada’s misfire on greenhouse gases and how we can come out ahead on climate policy

December 1, 2019

Aldyen Donnelly is an energy industry consultant and expert on climate policy who has advised major companies, First Nations, and senior government officials in Canada and the USA. She can be found on Twitter @AldyenDonnelly. Visit Nori.com for more about their carbon capture initiative. SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE the podcast. Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Listen […]

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Vancouver’s (natural) gas pains

September 30, 2016

When the public finally got wise to city council’s effective ban on natural gas last week, you saw the city’s spin machine go into overdrive. “There is no ban!” insisted city manager Sadhu Johnston, repeating the points laid out in a mayor’s office communiqué. But in truth, city council has used its power to enact […]

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Vancouver is ground zero on Canada’s energy debate

July 6, 2016

In a week where there were several political hot topics that catch our attention in Vancouver — such as school closures, CPP payroll tax increases and the ever-present rancour over housing affordability — the mayor’s expanding campaign against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is easily lost. Recently, we learned the City of Vancouver is piling […]