by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 28, 2017 | #skpoli
Any serious programme to address climate change has to include an accelerated phase-out of coal. That is because it’s the most carbon-intensive fuel in common use. Among the most carbon-intensive coals is the low-grade lignite which SaskPower uses to supply a...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 8, 2017 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Pipelines
“It’s not the government’s role to put its thumb on the scale of any particular project – it undermines the public confidence that the environment is getting the protection that it needs. Governments issue permits, but communities grant permission.†An...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 6, 2017 | #skpoli
On Monday (Dec 4, 2017), Environment Minister Dustin Duncan announced the Saskatchewan government’s much-awaited climate strategy, entitled “Prairie Resilienceâ€. We find it something of an anticlimax – a remix of old ideas with no truly new initiatives. ...
by markbiglandpritchard | Apr 28, 2017 | #skpoli
We haven’t posted for a while. Â That’s not because we haven’t been doing anything – it’s more because we’ve been doing too many other things! But this weekend our friends in Regina are organising a climate rally. Â And here is a...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 22, 2016 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Pipelines
CBC reported on December 20th that the Saskatchewan government was ignoring the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s recommendation that it release records and information relating to inspection of Husky Energy’s pipelines. Following the Husky heavy oil...
