Is the Albert oil sector poised for more growth or struggling just to survive? This is Part 2 of an interview with Ted Morton – notorious Calgary School academic, conservative MLA and cabinet minister in [Read more]
Fractious battle over Kinder Morgan pipeline, languishing LNG, fracking banished to “science review” – likely scenario Congratulations to John Horgan, NDP leader and new premier of British Columbia. The Liberal government of Christy Clark lost [Read more]
North West Refining says Sturgeon Refinery fully operational in Q2 2018, processing tolls in line with 2013 estimates “Never say ‘whoa!’ in a mud hole,” was one of folksy conservative premier Grant Devine’s favourite sayings [Read more]
Flexibility and freedom more highly prized than lower cost of ride sharing, according to readers A Reuters/Ipsos poll showing that 9 per cent of Americans who sold or traded in a car last year have [Read more]
National Energy Corridor providing access to Asian markets would lessen dependence on US markets – and Donald Trump First it was energy independence, now it’s “energy dominance.” American President Donald Trump has cranked up the [Read more]
Ted Morton says political and policy uncertainty threatening Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline construction Ted Morton is accustomed to controversy. The political scientist was part of the conservative Calgary School that incubated Canadian politicians like Stephen [Read more]
Centrist think tank funded by Alberta Together may make important contributions to energy/climate policy discussion Around 300 people gathered in Red Deer on Saturday to discuss how to organize the political centre at the Alberta [Read more]
Only substitution for oil is electric vehicles. How real is the threat to Alberta-based companies? Climate change has become a “material risk” for publicly traded oil and gas companies, which must disclose to in vestors [Read more]
Canadian Journalism Fund must have expiration date, exclude pseudo-news organizations like Rebel Media A new public opinion poll shows that Canadians don’t care if newspapers fail, and if they do that the Canadian government should [Read more]
Alberta government must stop appointing fire-breathing eco-warriors to provincial advisory groups As of June 30, Tzeporah Berman will no longer be a member of the Alberta government’s Oil Sands Advisory Group. Let’s hope Shannon Phillips [Read more]
Alberta showing way by helping industry to decarbonize oil sands bitumen, Low Carbon Economy Fund should take same approach The Canadian government announced the $2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund Thursday, hoping to support innovation [Read more]
Technical problems, state and national regulations, and insurance companies are all serious constraints to adoption of self-driving cars The world is abuzz with the prospect of fully autonomous vehicles, abandoning private car ownership for “Transportation [Read more]
Appealing to Vancouver with “rule of law” argument for Kinder Morgan support is public relations disaster waiting to happen Kinder Morgan won’t defend its own pipeline in Vancouver. Industry associations keep calling for more pipelines [Read more]
Bison project started in Alberta, prototype produced in Ontario, including 3D printed body parts The data is pretty clear that electric vehicles (EVs) are still the province of Innovators, the 2.5 per cent of consumers [Read more]
If decarbonized oil sands heavy crudes displace carbon-intense heavies from Nigeria, Venezuela etc. then its a net-carbon benefit not a “carbon bomb” When was the last you heard someone suggest that the Alberta oil sands could [Read more]
New zero emission vehicle policy could lock Canada into EV “replacement model” just as TaaS takes hold in market The Canadian government announced late last month that a national zero emission vehicle – read, electric [Read more]
IEA report shows EVs global sales and market share rising quickly but still only around 1% The global electric car (EVs) fleet rose to two million in 2016, according to the Global EV Outlook 2017 from the International [Read more]
Oilsplaining to Canadians outside Alberta antagonizes potential supporters of key energy infrastructure projects oil-splain – verb: 1. an oil industry supporter explaining the value of pipelines, oil sands, etc. to someone, typically a Canadian living outside [Read more]
Canada is #1 choice for environmentally responsible producer of oil/gas in CAPP/Ipsos global survey Jeff Gaulin says Canadian trust of the oil and gas sector – a measly 18% according to a new CAPP/Ipsos survey – [Read more]
Pipelines for greenhouse gas emission reductions – the new Canadian social contract shaping energy policy, politics A new public opinion poll shows that 84 per cent of Canadians think President Donald Trump made a mistake exiting [Read more]
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