David Milton McGowan

The safety and environmental protection offered by transport from Russia, or by truck and rail should be obvious. Compared to pipelines? Absolutely no comparison!  I-76 Dec. 6, 2014 Quebec, July 2013 From Misinformation Watch Democrats target Keystone pipeline   A group of U.S. Democratic representatives is attempting to use the findings of a  new technical report  on the Keystone pipeline to justify President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke permits for the Keystone XL expansion project.    Why is this important?   This is misleading and does not reflect what the report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office actually says about the existing pipeline.   Here’s the facts:   The Keystone XL cancellation order was not tied to pipeline safety concerns  ·   President Biden’s January 2021 executive order cancelling the border crossing permit for Keystone ...

  Ignoring progress, United Nations pushes apocalyptic rhetoric Much of the discussion and reporting on the new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is overblown and exaggerated, painting an apocalyptic future that the  report  itself fails to endorse. Canadian energy is part of the  solution , not the problem. The oil and gas sector is an easy target for critics who don’t or won’t evaluate facts or engage in a pragmatic, realistic discussion. IPCC scientists acknowledge the worst-case scenario presented “is considered low in light of recent developments in the energy sector,” but the rhetoric accompanying the report does little to stake out a pathway to a lower carbon future, in which Canada’s energy sector can and should play a key role. Here’s how: ·   China alone produces 27% of the planet’s GHG emissions, more than the entire developed world combined. Canada is responsible for 1.6%. ·   Natural...