Public involvement

On March 29, 2014, yesterday, Intellihub posted an article headlined "Keystone XL Pipeline Cuts Through Houston Community and the Community Stands up".   This is another example of  how the public is involved in Political economy of the environment in public relations.

Here is the link:

http://intellihub.com/2013/03/29/keystone-xl-pipeline-cuts-through-houston-community-and-the-community-stands-up/

Den Kirk27 March 2013 06:33
Yesterday, the Edmonton Journal headlined "Tainted water poured for hours before broken Suncor pipe sealed". The Athabasca river was contaminated by this toxic leak. Greenpeace Canada spokesman Mike Hudema said, “It’s time the government stepped in and stopped these companies from operating until they can prove they can do it without impacting communities or the environment.” I for one have become somewhat of a social green in opposition of market liberals, like Suncor, who do not seem to be practicing sustainability. Yes, the oilsands and pipelines need to be put on hold, before further environmental damage occurs.

Link to news article:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/touch/story.html?id=8153068

Den Kirk19 March 2013 05:15
There are tonnes of air and water pollution spewed from the oil sands fracking process. While an enormous amount of fresh water is removed from the hydrological cycle at the Alberta sites, another threat looms in relation the piplining activity; Oil tankers. Oil tankers are risks, as history tells us about catastrophic oil spills on the coasts. Indeed, the pipling business has a number of environmentally dangering characteristics that beyond Alberta's rivers and air. The transcanada piplines corporation have proposed lines to construct, the keystone xl pipline, that goes to the U.S, and another that goes from Alberta to the coast of B.C. 

here is a link to the oil tankers news:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/03/18/bc-federal-tanker-safety.html

As you can see, the big business is using safety to make spice up their pipline proposal.

Den Kirk9 March 2013 21:07

This website has a hockey star connected to David Suszuki on the oil sands issue, which realtes to the Keystone piplines XL, a trans Canada project. Check it out.

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/hockey-star-goes-to-bat-for-energy-efficiency/

Den Kirk11 February 2013 10:00

Last Friday, on February 8, 2013. CBC aired "The Nature of Things"; David Suzuki discussed an element of the pipeline activity, called FRACKING. This is a process of obtaining natural gas from deep underground. It is another instance of the political economy of the environment. "The process uses tremendous amount of water" says Suzuki. "This is water that is gone forever from the hydrological cycle" says an interviewed environmentalist. The question is, will pipeline expansion, and fracking have huge negative effect on the environment, such as a big contributor to climate change and water scarcity? Environmental researchers believe so. Then why does the government of Canada allow such contamination of air and water?

Den Kirk25 January 2013 01:53

Yesterday, on January 24, 2013 a presentation was made by TransCanada's President & CEO, Russ Girling at the Whistler Institutional Investor Conference.

Here is that presentation:

http://www.transcanada.com/docs/Investor_Centre/TRANSCANADA_Russ_Girling_Presentation.pdf

Introduction/Foreword

This blog site about TransCanada and their corporative power to implement expansion, supported by the Conservative Government of Canada.  Moreover, it's about economic benefits or downfalls, political roles and agendas, environmental issues, and social concerns of past and future.  What are the pros and cons?  Does this contribute to environmental damage, such as, climate change?  Or does it entail a magnificent futuristic economy?  Your participation (opinions and/or comments) is greatly valued, as it contributes to public awareness and further case study.  What do you think?