Polarized debates around other important pipeline projects led to defeat. Lesson? Don’t polarize Energy East debte Have Alberta mayors learned nothing from the debacle that is the BC pipeline debate? Or the equally humiliating debacle [Read more]
The Notley evidence: Favourable royalty review, climate change policies designed to increase oil sands market access, pipeline coalition building Back in May, I wrote a column about the Alberta oil and gas royalty review that still makes [Read more]
Industry has already said it would reduce carbon intensity of oil sands crude, build partnerships with First Nations – Trudeau wants action On Thursday, the Trudeau Government introduced new rules governing pipeline environmental assessments. The [Read more]
Canadian oil sands producers pledged to reduce GHG emissions, Alberta introduces strict new climate policies. What has Nigeria done to earn favored status? Now that President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are buds, [Read more]
Alberta energy minister Marg McQuaid Boyd says neatbit by rail ‘intriguing,’ plans to follow up Energy East created quite a buzz over the weekend, courtesy of clashes between Alberta and Quebec politicians. But what if neatbit by [Read more]
“[T]here are families suffering, out of work, who need to be supported, and inflammatory rhetoric doesn’t necessarily help those families or help Canada” – Trudeau to DiCaprio Well, that must have been awkward. After years of [Read more]
With Wynne and Trudeau onboard, only Quebec remains as a potential political obstacle to Energy East Rachel Notley had a good day Friday. In the morning, Ont. Premier Kathleen Wynne backed the Energy East project. [Read more]
Rachel Notley’s quiet Energy East diplomacy starting to pay off, but Brian Jean’s hardline comments may damage Eastern political support Someone needs to tell Wildrose Leader Brian Jean his shrill demands for the Canadian government [Read more]
Neatbit is undiluted bitumen shipped by rail in specially heated tanker cars A proposed new refinery on Canada’s West Coast may have the solution to the problems of shipping Alberta oil sands dilbit by pipeline [Read more]
Putting a man on the moon happened inside a decade, but global transition to new energy technologies may take a century Last night, President Obama promised to pursue the clean energy revolution with the same [Read more]
Price premium alone for electric vehicles like Volt, Leaf is 26 to 37% – making it too expensive for Early Adopters New auto sales figures show Americans prefer trucks and SUVs, and are really not ready [Read more]
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