Pages tagged "Topic: Debates & Radio"
DEBATE: Should Canada Receive “Climate Credits” for LNG Exports?
With Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities projected to significantly reduce net global emissions, should provinces like British Columbia and Alberta receive “climate credits” under Article Six of the Paris Accord? Mike Smyth, host of The Mike Smyth Show on 9...
DEBATE: How Does Oil & Gas Divestment Affect Indigenous Communities in Canada?
As more First Nations in Canada look to natural resources projects as a means of economic reconciliation, what is the effect of the divestment movement on these communities? Mike Smyth, host of The Mike Smyth Show on 980 CKNW out of Vancouver, joins Cody Battershill, Founder ...
DEBATE: Oil & Gas Divestment in Canada - Part 2
Does divesting from responsible Canadian oil and gas production hurt or help our families, Indigenous communities, global energy security and the environment? Is the "divest from Canadian energy" movement actually accomplishing anything, or is it more empty symbolism from opp...
DEBATE: Are New SUVs, Trucks and Electric Vehicles Too Tall or Heavy – or Both?
Are new vehicles such as trucks and SUVs have headlights that are too high, causing concern for pedestrians and other motor vehicle operators? Is the considerable weight of new electric vehicles something to be worried about for everyday motorists? Mike Smyth, host of The Mik...
DEBATE: Why Should Canada Develop its LNG Export Sector?
Should Canada say “yes” to developing a healthy liquefied natural gas (LNG) export sector on its west coast? It is an important question, and one that perhaps can be best answered by exploring the following: > What does global LNG demand look like in 2040 and beyond? > ...
DEBATE: On the 'Just Transition' Policy in Canada
The 'just transition' policy is a topic of hot debate right now in Canada. While anti-oil and gas activists say we must begin 'winding down' our world-class energy sector, many more Canadians are taking on a realistic approach to any 'transformation' of our energy systems to ...
DEBATE: Should Canada Ban Natural Gas Stoves?
Should we get rid of gas stoves in our homes? It's a question being asked by anti-Canadian oil and gas activists after a report released last week suggests that more than 12% of childhood asthma cases in the United States are the result of gas stove usage [1]. Surely enough, ...
DEBATE: Where Would You Choose to Buy Your Oil & Gas From?
Global energy markets have been thrown into turmoil over the past handful of years. Now, policymakers are seeing that it absolutely does matter where you source your energy supplies from, as shortages have gripped nations in Europe, Asian and elsewhere across the globe. Meanw...
DEBATE: Should Canadian Energy Be a Part of the UN’s Climate Change Conference?
Canada’s delegation to the United Nation’s COP27 climate change conference in Egypt includes several representatives from the oil sands industry, which is attracting intense criticism from anti-Canadian oil and gas opponents. These activists are suggesting that the very indus...
LISTEN: Canadians Can Help Provide Global Energy Security While Benefitting the Environment
The war in Ukraine has pushed global energy security and responsible supply chains further into the limelight, while also disrupting energy development plans in many countries that have turned coal power plants back on and restarted discussions for nuclear power. Amid critica...