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1. You can believe in climate science without supporting every proposed climate policy

   Appeared in the National Post, March 4, 2020 There’s an assumption out there that if you “accept” the science of climate change you are obliged to support drastic measures to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is not true. One does not follow from ...

2. Mayors hope to shake down energy companies

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, January 16, 2019 The West Coast Environmental Law Society, an advocacy organization based in Vancouver, has persuaded a group of British Columbia mayors and city councillors to write threatening letters to major oil and ...

3. Canada is an environmental leader, not a laggard

   Appeared in the National Post, April 20, 2018 Canadians have much to celebrate this Earth Day. According to a new study, despite misguided claims to the contrary, Canada has an excellent environmental record when compared to most of the world’s wealthiest ...

4. Americans have made hurricane destruction worse (but not with carbon emissions)

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 4, 2017 Amidst the epic devastation of this season’s hurricanes, many commentators have demanded a renewed discussion of the hazards of climate change. There was an unseemly opportunism in doing this while the ...

5. Canada’s carbon pricing—bait and switch

   Appeared in The Hill, May 14, 2017 Canada is being touted as a potential “international beacon” of greenhouse gas (“carbon”) pricing, as several provinces, and the Canadian federal government, have implemented it in several forms. In The Hill recently, ...

6. Canada’s carbon sticker shock shouldn’t shock anyone

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 8, 2017 According to a recently revealed document, Environment Canada told Liberal government officials in 2015 that Canada would need a carbon tax of $200 to $300 per tonne of greenhouse gases emitted by 2050 to meet ...

7. A tax grab cloaked in green

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun and Ottawa Sun With Alberta’s economy sinking rapidly, the new Alberta government has decided to throw the province a few new anchors. First, Premier Rachel Notley announced her plan to follow through ...

8. Putting the 'con' in consensus; Not only is there no 97 per cent consensus among climate scientists, many misunderstand core issues

   In the lead-up to the Paris climate summit, massive activist pressure is on all governments, especially Canada’s, to fall in line with the global warming agenda and accept emission targets that could seriously harm our economy. ...

9. Independent Summary for Policymakers

   The Independent for Policymakers is a detailed and thorough overview of the state of climate change science as laid out in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) draft report. This independent summary has been reviewed by more ...