Sunday, January 22, 2017

Expanding Tar Sands Will Kill Paris Targets and Climate Stability

The Tyee: "“There is no scenario in which tar sands production increases and the world achieves the Paris goals,” says the report."

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

How to get government subsidy, make a mess, take the profit, let taxpayer clean it up.

Contaminated mine 'an embarrassment to Canada', says Yukon judge - North - CBC News: ""This case stands as a painful reminder of the lasting and egregious damage that unscrupulous and unchecked profiteering can bring about in the mining sector. It is an embarrassment to Canada, Yukon and the responsible mining community," Veale's decision reads.

"It is my opinion that an account of BYG's historical activity in the Yukon should be brought to the attention of the federal and territorial taxpayers, who remain fiscally responsible for remediation efforts.""