Jan 30
2010

Berry Penner isn’t just a pretty face, he’s also a thinker. Just look at all this thinking he did on the subject of a recent wind power project:

“Out of my own curiosity, I wondered how these would rank compared to other wind-power projects in Canada,” Penner said.

“In the case of Thunder Mountain, it would be almost 50-percent larger than Canada’s next-largest wind project, which is at Wolf Island near Kingston. That one, I think, is 190 megawatts all in.

“Thunder Mountain is proposed at 320 at this stage, and NaiKun would be even more than that.”

[Kelowna.com]

50 percent, 190, 320… so many numbers. That’s some pretty heavy-duty math right there. Ministerial-level math, even.

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Jan 23
2010

It’s not just water that British Columbians need to look out for, it’s the creepy crawlies and whatnot that float around and go hither and thither in the water. Barry Penner explains:

“Zebra and quagga mussels don’t respect international, state or provincial borders and pose a major threat to the B.C. environment,” said Penner.

Like little shelled terrorists. But don’t worry, Barry Penner has a plan!

“By signing on to the Columbia Basin Rapid Response Plan, we will now be informed immediately if a population of these mussels is detected within the Columbia River basin, and we will gain access to a high level of scientific and operational expertise in dealing with aquatic invasive species.”

[Keremeos Review]

I, for one, will sleep soundly tonight knowing that Barry Penner’s specially chosen Mussel Task Force is on the job, vigilantly protecting BC, nay, The Environment itself, from the major threat of quagga mussels. Quagga mussels, people!

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Jan 17
2010

“British Columbians are becoming leaders in the global drive for fisheries sustainability,” said Penner. “Credible eco-labelling is increasingly important for our industry to succeed in competitive markets, and it’s an important part of our government’s strategy to promote B.C. seafood.”

[Marine Stewardship Council]

It’s important to have credible labling for seafood. You don’t want it to look… fishy.

I’m sorry. That was terrible.

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Jan 16
2010

Barry Penner is a friend to all animals, but it seems that not all animals are friends of Barry Penner. Check out this exchange from an interview with The Minister:

What keeps you up at night?

In addition to my wife’s cat? There’s always lots more work that needs to be done. I’m often thinking about the challenge of climate change and, these days, the upcoming meeting in Copenhagen [December’s United Nations Climate Change summit] and what the world’s response to it will be. - BC Business


I feel your pain, Barry… I feel your pain.


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Jan 10
2010

The new ‘no phoning-while-driving’ law won’t be any problem for Barry Penner. He’s ready for it, you see:

Last year, my wife and I purchased a used hybrid-car that has a hands-free phone option built into the sound system. My cellphone also has a “speaker phone” mode so I can use it without holding the phone to my ear. – Chilliwack Times

See, he has a super high-tech phone with something called “speaker phone” mode. Incredible. I bet it even tells him who is calling and what time it is and all sorts of cool stuff like that.  Just wait until that becomes available to the general public. It’ll be like the Jetsons.

It’s also a nice of him to very subtly mention his car is a hybrid… just in case somebody has forgotten that he’s in charge of The Environment.

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