tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post3819443361750619458..comments2024-01-08T21:00:24.932-08:00Comments on The Straight Goods: Christy Clark`s LNG Fantasy, Death By Sock PuppetGrant Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-36366408607339599622014-06-14T16:49:10.221-07:002014-06-14T16:49:10.221-07:00Ukraine to halt gas imports from Russia
June 14, ...Ukraine to halt gas imports from Russia <br />June 14, 2014, 5:27 am<br /><br />Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk has ordered a halt to natural gas imports from Russia from June 16 after the two countries failed to resolve their gas price dispute, the Ukrainian government said Friday.<br />“By its deliberate unilateral refusal to settle the conflict, Russia has been undermining the energy security of Ukraine and the European Union,” Yatsenyuk was quoted by the government press agency.<br /><br />Yatsenyuk had also instructed the country’s Justice Ministry and state-run energy company Naftogaz to complete preparations to file a lawsuit with the Stockholm arbitration court over the dispute, the press service said in a statement.<br /><br />Moreover, he asked the National Regulatory Commission to set “economically justified” tariffs for the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory, it said.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Naftogaz Chairman Andrey Kobolev said Kiev was ready to compromise with Russia on gas issues, offering to pay a “compromise temporary price” of $326 per 1,000 cubic meters for Russian gas deliveries for the next 18 months.<br /><br />Moscow currently charges Ukraine $485, but Kiev claims a fair price would be $268.<br /><br />The two sides have been locked in dispute for three years over a 2009 contract, under which they agreed to tie the price of gas to the international spot price for oil.<br /><br />Maenwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to Ukraine over alleged border violation by Ukrainian soldiers, an official statement said Friday.<br /><br />“The state border was violated by armed units, as an infantry fighting vehicles crossed the border. An attempt was made to defy Russian border guards’ orders,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.<br /><br />An infantry fighting vehicle of Ukrainian armed forces crossed the Russian state border in the Rostov region of southwestern Russia earlier in the day, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. Russian border guards detained the vehicle and its crewmen retreated. No arms was used and no casualties reported.<br /><br />An investigation is underway although Kiev is yet to react to the Russian reports.<br /><br />http://thebricspost.com/ukraine-to-halt-gas-imports-from-russia/#.U5zepuDFnS9Harper Counting on Thisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-10653674649581854692014-06-13T17:57:52.503-07:002014-06-13T17:57:52.503-07:00Yup, great to have you back and even better when y...Yup, great to have you back and even better when you are back full time!!<br /><br />JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-38433636473268779752014-06-12T17:50:38.913-07:002014-06-12T17:50:38.913-07:00Good to have you back and in fine form. Too quiet ...Good to have you back and in fine form. Too quiet without you. Nary a soul has got the stuff to talk truth to power (Norm Farrell and Ross K excepted) <br /><br />Tides are turning to be sure. We're about to find out who's been swimming without trunks. And God help the person that has to bring crispy in from her naked near-drowning.<br /><br />Loved that jab you threw at harpie's sock-puppet routine. Take a seat, stevie-boy, we'll call ya' if we need ya' (not). Guy's a zionist ankle-biter, with a fascist mind-set and a narcissist complex that makes him easy to lead around. Putin must chuckle at the thought of nerdy stevie trying to flex on Russia. Seriously!?! <br /><br />And it's true that Japan has allowed in Russian engineers (without visas) to begin preliminary work on that pipeline you noted. They are deadly serious about getting a deal done and making it work as soon as possible. Which is a lot more than we can say about any proposed LNG play in BC. <br /><br />Also super glad to have the promise of our native brothers and sisters playing a constructive role in calling the big money boys to account when the rest of our system has been corrupted and can't do the right thing. BC is super-naturally beautful and should be kept this way as far as possible.<br /><br />Start milling at a sustainable rate and stop the wholesale export of raw logs.<br /><br />BC LNG is a small play on the global stage. It may get done in some small way later on; but we are definitely not all about to enjoy some heavy windfall of sparkle ponies . Not a chance. <br /><br />As you point out, fracking is becoming cost prohibitive, to say nothing of it being devastating to the environment as well as hugely wasteful of precious fresh water.<br /><br />The country desperately needs a national energy policy designed in the interest of all Canadians. Government-backed refineries near the tar sands extraction make the only real sense at this stage. By reducing energy costs to the average Canadian, we could thereby stimulate demand with more discretionary spending in other areas.<br /><br />Problem is, harpie and crispy have been bought off and won't do the right thing for the province or the country. Both need to be removed forthwith.<br /><br />Stay strong, be wise, never give up. Good people are taking the place back.<br /><br />Cheers.Jon Ghunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-14185118303988230992014-06-12T10:04:24.392-07:002014-06-12T10:04:24.392-07:00I would say? Russia and China are laughing all the...I would say? Russia and China are laughing all the way to the bank. China and Russia sign a NG deal.<br /><br />Another mill in BC shut down because, of a shortage of timber. Meanwhile freighter after freighter of BC's raw logs, sail to China. It is said? China is also after BC's ancient forests.<br /><br />There will be thousands of Chinese for, Harper and Christy Clark's Northern BC mining plan. One court case already gave, China 200 BC mine jobs.<br /><br />Petro-China put in a bid to *help* build the Enbridge pipeline, no doubt with their own cheap labor. China has a solid foot in the oil sands.<br /><br />Harper and his Cabinet are mulling a, massive Chinese resource project in our High Arctic.<br /><br />I believer there is still the final reading in Parliament of, Harper's FIPA deal with China. I signed the petition against, Harper's FIPA deal with China.<br /><br />Now the Chinese want their culture and history, taught in our schools.<br /><br />I would say? Russia and China outsmarted Harper, big time.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-19659026107183410952014-06-12T07:49:37.162-07:002014-06-12T07:49:37.162-07:00Why is harper referred to as steve rather than ste...Why is harper referred to as steve rather than steph as his first given name would suggest?<br /><br />Every stephen I know is called stef or steffy, not steve or steven.<br /><br />Is it because he really was named steven and his religious fundamentalism quickly saw that steven joseph harper has six letters in each name thus revealing him as 666?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com