Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting [Read more]
Alberta fares much better under a consumption-based GHG emissions accounting system, according to a new study Nations around the world are beginning to implement policies they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including Canada. Should [Read more]
Prof. Dwight Newman expects Coldwater to receive more compensation, but no other impacts upon project A court decision in favour of the Coldwater Indian Band by the Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday will not hold [Read more]
Utility-scale solar power now cost-competitive with wind, natural gas, new coal in many markets Constraints to the adoption of solar power generation are set to weaken and accelerators are growing in strength, according to Tyler [Read more]
Exxon dragged through public mud for decades-old climate denying, current climate change efforts ignored Is pursuing ExxonMobil for climate denying sins dating back to the 1970s a constructive contribution to the climate change/energy transition debate? [Read more]
Canadian voters deserve accurate, reasoned, factual debate about pipeline proposals like Energy East Donald Trump isn’t the only purveyor of “fake news” and “alternate facts.” For Canadian examples, you can’t beat environment non-government organizations (ENGOs). [Read more]
Collusion evidence is weak: couple of meeting agendas, list of attendees, and a PowerPoint Did the oil and gas industry write the 2016 British Columbia Climate Leadership Plan? That’s the accusation made by the Canadian Centre [Read more]
Canadians need and deserve information from both sides (oil/gas, clean energy) during Energy Transition debate The podcast for Sept. 18 2017 is an interview with Chelsie Klassen, communications manager for the Canadian Association of Petroleum [Read more]
Trudeau Liberals appear to be willing to sacrifice Energy East for Quebec seats in 2019…a dangerous message to investors in Canadian resource development One of the things I like most about the Trudeau Liberals is that [Read more]
If Canadians foresee a future without oil and pipelines, for how long will they continue to support Alberta ambitions? How Alberta should talk to other provinces – think British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec – where [Read more]
Regulator change creates uncertainty, which combines with low oil prices, higher gas prices, politics to make TransCanada slow down on Energy East pipeline The National Energy Board has granted TransCanada’s request for a 30-day suspension [Read more]
Federal Liberals hold comfortable lead, most Canadians approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Last week Abacus Data released a public opinion poll about how Canadians feel about the national political parties and how they would [Read more]
Will the global economy see peak oil demand by 2030 or 2040? Can Alberta survive permanent low oil prices? Saturday was a momentous day for Alberta, even if most Albertans probably won’t acknowledge or accept [Read more]
Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver says many actions planned for fall to stop Trans Mountain Expansion construction As Kinder Morgan prepares to begin construction this month on the $7.4 billion Trans Mountain Expansion, opponents kicked off [Read more]
Thousands of protesters expect for Saturday march and rally against Trans Mountain Expansion As Kinder Morgan gears up to start construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline – announcing Wednesday it has selected six contractors [Read more]
Link to Markham On Energy podcast at the bottom of story Dennis McConaghy is a former Canadian oil and gas executive, a veteran of the Alberta oil patch, and a convert to the “progressive view” [Read more]
Deliberately or not, Allan confuses direct (construction jobs) with indirect economic impacts (not construction jobs) of Trans Mountain Expansion Robyn Allan – darling of the Trans Mountain Expansion opponents – is arguing these days that [Read more]
Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it raised marine shipping impacts from beginning of pipeline project review The environmental effects of marine shipping are being considered in the Energy East pipeline review but were not included in the [Read more]
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