The BC Hydrogen Office website talks about both electrolysis and removing hydrogen from natural gas then storing the left over bits underground.

B.C. has several advantages for producing low-carbon hydrogen. More than 98% of electricity generated in the province is clean or renewable. This means B.C. has a significant opportunity to produce clean hydrogen from electrolysis.

B.C. is also home to abundant natural gas reserves and significant geological carbon storage capacity. These are necessary for producing low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas. With these attributes, B.C. can supply the growing global demand for low-carbon hydrogen.

four reactors, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts

Someone opening an AI server farm in Egypt?

in conjuction with other measures

• https://strongerbc.gov.bc.ca/housing/
• https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/housing

From free standardized designs to building code changes to allow single stairways (Why North America Can’t Build Nice Apartments) to fixing outdated zoning rules that pisses off the NIMBYs plus hundreds of other initiatives, Ravi Kahlon has been an amazing housing minister.

btw, the Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad said that he would repeal the NDP’s housing reforms if elected

Renters would pay an extra $1 billion within two years if the province’s rules were to be repealed after this year, says the report released Wednesday.
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/short-term-rental-restrictions-saved-bc-tenants-more-than-600m-study-7543797

Who cares?

Not the investors. The share price is up again and that’s all that counts.

On CKNW in May, Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad said the province was “taking away the democratic right and the democratic vote” and that he would repeal the NDP’s housing reforms if elected.

BC is going to look very, very different in five years depending on who wins the next election.

They love trolling

Until we get a decent automod, I’m not interested in fighting off even more trolls.

Activists say the state is building a China-style internet firewall as it looks to exert further control over the online space.

I was thinking it was Pluto looking for a loophole.

Historic Martin Mars water bomber completes final flight in B.C. - CBC report

Historic Martin Mars water bomber completes final flight in B.C. - CBC report

The four-month timeline the government put in place with the new changes to the rental tenancy act made it so people buying properties with tenants couldn’t get a mortgage approved, because the timeline extended beyond the 120-day approval limit.

Sounds like it was bumping into CMHC regulations.

“B.C. health-care system”… that thumbnail…

Wab cleaning house?

I went to see the one at the Nanton Lancaster Museum about 20 years ago. It is a seriously impressive aircraft.

Also: AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief

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The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals” it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.

Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province is the first Canadian jurisdiction to sue makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, known as PFAS chemicals.

B.C. has filed similar class-action lawsuits in the past, targeting tobacco manufacturers in 1998 and opioid makers in 2018 to recover health-care costs associated with those substances.
B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of ‘forever chemicals’

From 2019:
Battle brewing over Saanich landowner’s removal of trees for farm

"For the past several months, Saanich staff have been working with a property owner on Meadowbrook Ridge to facilitate appropriate blasting, tree, and deposit-of-fill permits. On August 30, 2019, staff determined that the owner had proceeded with significant activities without the required permits.

We are taking these bylaw contraventions seriously and as such have conducted numerous inspections of the property and issued stop work orders to the property owner. Construction activities have continued in spite of this. Saanich is currently evaluating its legal options, and intends to take legal action to deal with the unpermitted activities on the property."