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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.
December 22nd, 2021 | Canada Missing Out on LNG Billions
HoweStreet.com Radio - First Nations tired of protestors using their names
December 8th, 2021 | BC’s Logging Policy Will Help Global Deforestation
HoweStreet.com Radio - Lack of exploration investment will skyrocket gasoline prices
November 24th, 2021 | Should Canada Let Policies Be Set by Eco-Terrorists
HoweStreet.com Radio - Tersa Earth leading environmental sound battery metal mining
November 18th, 2021 | With the Stroke of a Pen, an Industry is Gone
Resource Works - British Columbia officials ignored scientists’ advice in decision to eradicate the $12-million-a-year mink farming industry located in the Fraser Valley. Stewart Muir looks at the situation. Above: Dogwood Fur Farms animal husbandry specialist Gloria will be losing her job after 20 years because Agriculture Minister Lana Popham ignored scientific panel advice and bowed instead to […]
November 10th, 2021 | BC NDP Forestry Policy Could Be Deadly
HoweStreet.com Radio - Biden against Canadian oil while urging more OPEC production
October 27th, 2021 | Trudeau Anti-Pipeline Cabinet an Economic Disaster?
HoweStreet.com Radio - LNG a natural treasure for Canada and BC
October 13th, 2021 | Is Canada a Solution to World Energy Crunch?
HoweStreet.com Radio - Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Pipelines, Solar, Wind, Coal
October 1st, 2021 | Just Transition: Are Canadians Ready for Lower Living Standards?
Resource Works - New Resource Works report studies the potential impact of the federal government’s just transition policy framework, inviting readers to submit feedback. Advocacy groups, political leaders, and government officials are proposing unprecedented interventions in the Canadian energy sector. The goal? To deliberately “phase out” coal, oil, and gas. Yet, recognizing the devastating economic impact on energy […]
September 29th, 2021 | Workers at Risk from New Tactics by Pressure Groups
Resource Works - For more than a year, a small band of protesters has tried to force an abrupt change of direction in British Columbia’s forest policy. After burning through public resources to stage illegal antics in the forest near Fairy Creek, the blockaders are turning to potentially lethal tactics that place workers, first responders, and themselves in […]
September 29th, 2021 | Canadian LNG Would Help Europe, China
HoweStreet.com Radio - Indigenous partnerships key to developing Canadian resources
September 27th, 2021 | Canada at a Hinge Point on Energy and Climate
Resource Works - Progress has been made, but will the country be able to bend its emissions curve downwards and capitalize on its energy potential? Monica Gattinger offers five recommendations. Canadians see much the same picture in Parliament as they did when they voted: a minority Liberal government with the Conservatives in official opposition, and both the […]
September 15th, 2021 | BC LNG, Pipelines, Alternative Energy, Electric Vehicles
HoweStreet.com Radio - Natural Resources and manufacturing key to Canadian recovery
September 12th, 2021 | “Grandfather Tree” on the Chopping Block? No, it is in a Protected Area
Resource Works - The large cedar tree, located near a major forestry road west of Victoria, B.C., was affectionately dubbed Grandfather Tree by individuals trying to block access to a large swathe of the working forest. Stewart Muir provides the facts. A large western red cedar tree located in the Fairy Creek area where blockaders have spent the […]
September 10th, 2021 | Former BC Green Party Leader Calls out Fairy Creek Blockade Actions
Resource Works - Andrew Weaver notes that the party has moved to the far left since his departure, and today’s activists do not serve their own cause when all they do is criticize. UVic professor Andrew Weaver has levelled an unexpected critique at an ongoing anti-forestry blockade in the woods west of Victoria. It’s a surprise because the […]
September 6th, 2021 | Off to Sea, with LNG
Resource Works - Delta’s new Tilbury LNG facilities are exactly what the city needs. One of BC Ferries’ new LNG-powered Salish class vessels. Another day, another protest. This time at FortisBC’s Tilbury liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Delta, where protestors objected to the proposed expansion. One of the proposed projects, The Tilbury Pacific Marine Jetty, would support LNG fuelling […]
September 1st, 2021 | Comparing Economic Campaign Promises
HoweStreet.com Radio - Old Growth Forest protestors lying to public
August 22nd, 2021 | Old growth forest – cherished, abundant and growing fast
Resource Works - At Resource Works, we’re always looking to uncover the facts about complex and challenging science issues. What we have discovered about the vigorously debated issue of old growth forests in British Columbia might come as a surprise. With daily reports in the news media about colourful protests against logging of “British Columbia’s last old growth […]
August 18th, 2021 | Resource Development An Election Issue?
HoweStreet.com Radio - Quebec loves Alberta’s money but not it’s oil and gas
August 16th, 2021 | Facts are the First Casualties of BC’s New War in the Woods
Resource Works - Sitting in a downtown highrise, it’s easy to say “don’t cut the trees”. But taking away logging would have a massive impact on communities and First Nations, says Nicola Dixon. I am a registered professional forester in BC and proud of it. BC is a world leader in sustainable forest management, backed by rigorous […]
August 13th, 2021 | Brave Experiment Powers BC Resource Community
Resource Works - BC businessman teams up with Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, to revive the fortunes of resource-based communities in Western Canada with renewable energy. Fabian Dawson, with Mata Press Service, reports. BC businessman Brian Fehr receiving the gift of an otter from Yaqan Nukiy Nasukin Jason Louie after Iris Energy recently pledged $500,000 annually to four local […]
August 11th, 2021 | LNG Isn’t Dead Yet
Resource Works - BC’s LNG era is far from over. Those seeking its demise would have better luck finding the Holy Grail. If you had the misfortune of reading a recent article in the National Observer heralding the end of LNG, you might be reminded of that famous scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Many of the same […]
August 10th, 2021 | The Pipeline Protest Built
Resource Works - What does it look like when a major infrastructure project is hardened in the crucible of years of intense public scrutiny? The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project—the $7 billion oil pipeline twinning from Edmonton to Vancouver—might go down in history as a design affected as much by its engineers as by the environmental activists who […]
August 4th, 2021 | BC’s Potential for Mining In Space
HoweStreet.com Radio - Making Mining, Forestry, more sustainable
July 22nd, 2021 | Are Canadians Ready to Transition to a Lower Standard of Living?
Resource Works - If we’re serious about both climate change and having a functioning economy, great care will be needed in crafting “just transition” imperatives. Stewart Muir explains why. With the federal government now talking about “just transition” as a legislative and policy framework for re-doing the Canadian economy, anyone with a point of view on this topic […]
July 21st, 2021 | BC Salmon Farms: What’s Next?
Resource Works - The phrase “like a fish out of water” is taking on new meaning, thanks to what is sure to be an unnecessary and awkward transition away from open-net salmon farming in BC’s coastal waters. The arbitrary decision by Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan to close 19 salmon farms in BC’s Discovery Islands area has taken another […]