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Stewart Muir
Stewart Muir is founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society, a Vancouver-based group open to participation by British Columbians from all walks of life who are concerned about their future economic opportunities. He is an author, journalist and historian with experience on three continents including a financial editor of The Vancouver Sun responsible for mining and markets coverage. Since Resource Works was established in 2014, the group has gained international recognition for its practical approach to the public challenges of responsible natural resource development and use.
July 21st, 2021 | Do You Want to Transition to a Lower Standard of Living?
HoweStreet.com Radio - First Nations getting into energy development
July 14th, 2021 | BC’s Carbon Tax is Worse Than You Think
Resource Works - If one carbon tax kept workers from driving to their jobs, another is driving jobs from workers, Josiah Haynes writes. Not that long ago, as the federal government pushed ahead with plans for a national carbon backstop, one minister of cabinet took it upon himself to give the grumblers some advice: Can’t afford the skyrocketing cost […]
July 12th, 2021 | The Oil-Gas Subsidies That Aren’t
Resource Works - A new report claims Canada’s oil and gas pipelines received over $23 billion in federal subsidies. But is that really true? A remote northern community has no effective way of generating power other than using a diesel-fuelled generator provided by government. Now: Is that a subsidy to the oil industry? Some of the anti-petroleum activists […]
July 8th, 2021 | Possible Impact of BC Treaty Rights Ruling
HoweStreet.com Radio - Cedar mill to help stop the export of raw BC logs
July 3rd, 2021 | Digging for the Future
Resource Works - The world is electrifying. And it’s looking to BC to supply the metals and minerals it needs. With all the focus on well-funded protesters seeking noisily to block, and then end, logging of old-growth trees in BC, another BC natural-resource sector has been quietly getting on with its productive work and its contribution to our […]
Resource Works - By protesting in places they’re not wanted, conservationists are being called out by Indigenous leaders like Huu-ay-aht Chief Dennis for exemplifying the colonial approach taken by their forebears, writes Rochelle Baker. Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor Robert J. Dennis Sr. is blunt in his assessment of old-growth activists in southwestern Vancouver Island who remain in First Nations’ territories […]
June 25th, 2021 | The Methuselah Myth and the Future of B.C. Forestry
Resource Works - How did our understanding of forestry get so mangled? And how we can restore knowledge about a way of life that sustains communities and healthy ecosystems? Stewart Muir looks at the situation. A number of years ago, foresters with the B.C. Ministry of Forests Research Program were puzzled that an area known to be highly […]
June 22nd, 2021 | From Forestry to Aquaculture: The Need for Economic Reconciliation
Resource Works - Whether at Fairy Creek or Discovery Islands, economic reconciliation has never been so timely. Resource Works intern Oscar Judelson-Kelly explores. As the summer of 2021 unfolds, the need for reconciliation with Indigenous communities has never been so important. The Fairy Creek blockade reached new heights in its protest against the logging of old growth forests on Vancouver […]
June 17th, 2021 | Old Growth Forests in British Columbia: A Citizen’s Guide
Resource Works - As anarchists, actors and pressure groups descend on the B.C. Coast to create a high-emotion summer drama they hope will affect our laws and way of life, let’s pause for a moment to think and reflect. What is old growth? Is news of its demise greatly exaggerated? What’s the right way to push back against misinformation? What […]
June 16th, 2021 | Biden Favours Russian Oil Over Canada’s
HoweStreet.com Radio - Canada secures raw material link with Europe
Resource Works - As TC Energy officially abandons Keystone, scientist Blair King argues canceling Keystone neither reduces emissions nor Albertan oil production. By now we all know that President Biden has cancelled the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. Needless to say, climate activists gleefully celebrated the decision. But, as I pointed out, cancelling KXL will not […]
June 10th, 2021 | Get Past The Slogans: What You Need To Know About Old Growth
Resource Works - When advocates call for ending “old growth logging,” what do they mean? And why is it being logged? A forestry worker gets past the rhetoric. It’s perfectly reasonable to be against logging certain areas and advocate for an expansion of protected forests. Perhaps you even hold a stance against old growth logging, based solely on […]
Resource Works - As British Columbians are bombarded with emotional claims about old growth forest practices, the trained professionals who work in the field see a very different picture. Stewart Muir examines the facts. Got a forest question? Ask a forester While news media outlets continue the daily pilgrimage out to Fairy Creek to see what fresh and […]
June 2nd, 2021 | Canada Can Be World Leader in Supplying the EV Industry
HoweStreet.com Radio - Canada Number One in G7 Environmental Efforts
Resource Works - Sometimes an image comes along that seems to encapsulate a moment in time – an iconic photo like an exuberant couple kissing on VJ-Day in Times Square, or a politician fumbling a football on the campaign trail. Stewart Muir looks at one interesting picture. The story behind the story To a great many social media […]
Resource Works - Western Canadians lead the country in understanding the importance of responsible resources for Indigenous economic development. But more work is needed to tell the story of how Canadian natural resource and energy companies have transformed partnerships with Indigenous communities. A newly released Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Resource Works and the Indigenous Partnership Success Showcase (IPSS) demonstrated that […]
Resource Works - An economic study shows that British Columbia’s endowment of natural resources remains a primary source of the province’s wealth. Neglecting the health of these industries would come at the cost of our standard of living. A population of 5 million could not efficiently produce all the products that are standard features of a modern standard of living […]
May 26th, 2021 | Where is Canada’s “Just Transition”?
Resource Works - With thousands of jobs on the line and challenges meeting its net-zero emissions goals, Canada needs to get serious. That means being realistic, and it means having a plan for energy workers. Laid-off energy workers. Photo from MyMcMurray As the world slowly transitions to renewable energy, what will happen to oil and gas workers in Canada? […]
May 24th, 2021 | How Canada can be a leader in the new global net zero pathway
Resource Works - The International Energy Agency has examined what exactly the phrase net zero by 2050 means in practical terms. Stewart Muir takes a close look. How could Canada go ahead and lead with the new net-zero approach? The concept is outlined in a report from the International Energy Agency issued in May 2021. Th It turns out to be a goal of staggering difficulty. Yet, with a […]
May 22nd, 2021 | Sorting Fact From Fiction: BC Forest Conservation
Resource Works - British Columbia has suffered from division and radicalism fueled by misinformation. But when it comes to caring for our environment and respecting workers, sensationalism fails where facts succeed. On May 20th, Resource Works released Forestry in BC: Setting the Record Straight. The following article is an excerpt from that report, which was first introduced here. Is BC in […]
May 21st, 2021 | Forestry in BC: Setting the Record Straight
Resource Works - Are BC’s forests in a state of crisis? This new Resource Works report responds to the rhetoric coming out of Fairy Creek and anti-logging activists. Resource Works presents its latest report, Forestry in BC: Setting the record straight. The report brings together Resource Works’ earlier articles on Fairy Creek and new research on forest conservation […]
May 19th, 2021 | Getting More Indigenous People into Executive Positions
HoweStreet.com Radio - What is the future of energy going to look like?
May 12th, 2021 | 12 Trends That Foretell The Future of Energy
Resource Works - What does the smart money think about the intertwined issues of energy and climate? An annual investor report with insights from a Canadian expert reveals some interesting trends in 2021. Why decarbonization is taking so long? How is it that wind and solar power reach new heights every year but still represent just 5% of global […]
May 9th, 2021 | Mining for a Sustainable Future
Resource Works - Canada has an opportunity to provide the sustainably sourced materials for electric vehicles, batteries, wind turbines, and solar panels that the world needs, Margareta Dovgal tells a House of Commons Committee. While hydro-carbons will be needed for many years, the world is slowly electrifying. Despite existing challenges, innovators are creating new and continually improving electric […]
May 5th, 2021 | Mineral Demand To Increase 500% To Decarbonize The World
HoweStreet.com Radio - Slow LNG Development Costing Canada Billions