Gasland as Reefer Madness
It seems Josh Fox’s film Gasland is somewhat fittingly, a recycled idea. Louis J. Gasnier beat Josh Fox to exploiting people’s fears in the 1930’s. Referred to as an exploitation film, Louis J Gasnier’s ‘Reefer Madness’ starts out with the foreward: “The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you. It would not […]
Quebec higher than Alberta?
My interpretation of a recent Environics Research Poll is that support for modern natural gas development may be higher in Quebec than Alberta. This is incredible if true. Opposition to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing polled higher in Quebec than anywhere in the country according to a Post Media report also in the Gazette in […]
Flat earth society
I shocked some people last summer with one of my blogs. I said people who believed hydraulic fracturing itself contaminated groundwater were like the people who believe the moon landings were staged, Elvis is alive or Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. The temperature for me was rising after that. Thankfully within weeks of my […]
Engine of Autonomy
Recently the news in Quebec has turned to the economy, the budget and job losses. Talk is often about the economy as something separate from society. A truly great society sustains its environment, provides patronage for the arts and cares for its disadvantaged. Life flourishes in a beautiful and clean place. Every soul is fed […]
All of the above
I wonder if green radicals criticize the natural gas industry because they have no serious ideas of their own. It’s much easier to oppose than propose. On the other hand, President Obama finally realized the inevitable and the obvious in his recent state of the union address. Touting his “all of the above” strategy, he […]
A sleight of hand
People in Quebec want to see both sides of the coin before making a decision. Everyone knows there are benefits and costs to all decisions and we need to know both. However, you can only have both sides of a debate if you are forming an opinion based on the information. In our debate, like […]
Quebec’s Fair Share
A new Quebec-based industry association was launched last week with Mario Levesque as its president. Opponents fight to stop natural gas development so Quebec’s fair share will be zero. Mr. Levesque believes for a positive future for his children in Quebec someone needs to work for Quebec’s fair share. The Oil and Gas Services Association […]
Shock waves
Ecocrats are sending out shock waves from Ohio. Some water injection wells in Ohio are believed to have induced seismic activity. Induced seismic is a term for seismic activity caused by humans. Earthquake is a common name for seismic activity. The headlines are that fracing caused earthquakes in Ohio. Let’s forget for a moment that […]
The 5,000
Since you are reading this, you are one of ‘the 5,000’ who actively read my blogs, even if it’s not every one. 5,000 represents a best seller in Canada so you are part of a respectable circulation. Though, as a follower of the modern natural gas debate in Quebec, you may feel some days more […]
Déjà vu all over again
The most damaging story to the natural gas industry last year was issued at New Year’s and caught industry off guard and without an effective response. One year later we have a follow up right before Christmas where our industry association did not have a comment. Though when I checked they said no one asked […]