Posts by Lisa Sammartino - Page 3
The Facebook scandal comes home to B.C.
Victoria-born whistleblower worked for Trump – and Trudeau. Did a firm linked to Wylie help the BC Liberals too? Facebook is under fire this week for a major data ...
Guess who’s back?
No joke — Christy Clark is giving advice on feminism, Kinder Morgan and real estate. “If Kinder Morgan happens, if LNG happens, Canada – not just British Columbia and ...
FBI investigates Vancouver Trump Tower money flow
Developers also major B.C. political donors Vancouver’s Trump Tower opened in February 2017, just weeks after the new President was sworn in. The 63-storey building, bearing the name “TRUMP” ...
Podcast for February 2018: Pipelines and B.C. wines
A lot happened in B.C. this past month! Between B.C.’s announcement of their new regulations and restrictions on the transport of bitumen to the wine war between Alberta and ...
Why are B.C.’s carbon emissions still climbing?
Big polluters gave big donations to B.C. politicians Rumour has it, during one winter vacation in Hawaii, Premier Gordon Campbell read Tim Flannery’s The Weather Makers. That, combined with ...
What happens when industries regulate themselves?
We have a rare opportunity to help ensure disasters like Mount Polley never happen again. Imagine this. In your small town, a company is using a local quarry as ...
Podcast for December 2017: The year in review and the battles ahead
For many British Columbians, 2017 was challenging. So why are we filled with optimism for the new year? From Kinder Morgan to U.S. thermal coal exports to democratic renewal, ...
She’s not your ‘Climate Barbie’
Do not let sexism weaken us. If we want to beat Big Oil, we need to come together. Here is a reply to one of Dogwood’s tweets from yesterday: ...
After the smoke clears
As climate crises threaten our home more and more frequently, British Columbians need to know — does the government have our back? As a teenager, I used to jog ...