"Today, (may 12th, 2017) the Government of Canada introduced C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act in Parliament. This Act will deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to Canadians to formalize a crude oil tanker moratorium on British Columbia’s north coast. This legislation will prohibit oil tankers carrying crude and persistent oils as cargo from stopping, loading or unloading at ports or marine installations in northern British Columbia. It will provide a high level of protection for the coastline around Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound.
The proposed moratorium area extends from the Canada/United States border in the north, down to the point on British Columbia’s mainland adjacent to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and also includes Haida Gwaii. Vessels carrying less than 12,500 metric tonnes of crude or persistent oil as cargo will continue to be permitted in the moratorium area to ensure northern communities can receive critical shipments of heating oils and other products.
The legislation proposes strong penalty provisions for contravention that could reach up to $5 million. The legislation also proposes flexibility for amendments. Further refined petroleum products can be removed from the list on the basis of science and environmental safety. Products may also be added on this basis.
The proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act is another action that the Government of Canada is taking as part of the $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan (OPP). The OPP is a national strategy to create a world-leading marine safety system that provides economic opportunities for Canadians today, while protecting our coastlines and ensuring clean water for our kids and grandkids. The largest investment ever made in our oceans and waterways, the Oceans Protection Plan involves new measures to improve marine safety and responsible shipping; protect Canada’s marine environment; and create new partnerships with Indigenous and coastal communities."
Quotes “The Government of Canada is committed to demonstrating a clean environment and a strong economy can go hand-in-hand.......
How much of that debt is due to the Banks fraud and how many of those banks got indicted?
Too big to fail or smal enough to jail
Abacus Federal Savings Bank is a family-run bank that has served New York's Chinatown for over three decades. Its services include helping Chinese immigrants obtain loans for homes and small businesses and despite steady its growth, the bank was still only the 2651st largest bank in the country. When the bank became the only U.S. bank indicted for mortgage fraud related to the 2008 financial crisis, most of the big banks were deemed too big to jail and bailed out by the government.
Facing charges brought by Manhattan District attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, Abacus federal savings bank founder Thomas Sung and his four daughters decided to fight for justice. The legal battle was drawn out over five years and recorded by acclaimed filmmaker Steve James and made into the documentary "Abacus:small enough to jail"
Hi Epirb Energy sources...their cost efficiency, availability, affordability...etc..circumstances like government controlled energy supply vs private...
The point being is that there are other alternatives for energy besides oil and sun and win are still free.
Yesterday i had friends over for dinner and everyone brought something to share:
Parsley-sour cream pasta with sauté onions and huge Greek olives + Padano cheese. Tuna and Salmon Ceviche with diced onion+tomato+jalapeño pepper, lime etc. Requesón (after the cheese is made the whey is boiled and then requesón surfaces the liquid) with celery and cilantro (home grown). Chocolate Panacotta with preserved peach slices (home made) Dulce de Membrillo with cheese Chilean wine
Today I had some leftovers: cooked ceviche tacos ( I do not eat raw fish).
For the ones that might not know about the History of México: Catholic priest were the ones who started the independence of México from Spain, because "some Catholic priest" they did not agree with the way native people was being treated (exploited to death in many cases) and many other things.
Solar energy is free yet the equipment to catch the sun rays is still expensive. Wind to generate energy is free and just today I was talking to someone who knows about this matter and said that a 30 m tall "fan" would supply more energy than an average household would need to run...interesting.
As for the oil -oh well- economic interests are placed there so, no matter "acts" (not even in Canada) there will always be a flow of oil in one way or another.
Where I live is windy and I would like to have an indoor home with a pool (circulating -recycling- the water of course) and the water warm that will be my next Santa's letter
Some time ago some Gringos visited with us and they were: one of my English teachers I had in USA and the other (her husband) whom was a Professor at an American University. Lovely people, dear friends yet gone both of them.
Any way, I took them to Guadalajara to visit with some friends of mine and "short story" they said "buenas nachas" instead of "buenas noches" when retiring to bed and also they said "gratis" instead of "gracias", hilarious. We all were staying at my friends place and yes everything was "gratis"
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RE: Is Vladimir Putin the most powerful World leader in the Universe.
Protests for Navalny across Russia on Putin birthday"More than 250 people have been arrested as supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny held protests in some 80 cities across Russia, ...."
Happy Birthday Putin!