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Year: 2019

The Deeper Picture

Part 1 – Can Canadian ‘green LNG’ save the planet?

December 27, 2019 Markham Hislop

Energi Media’s 15-part investigation will examine the arguments for and against Canadian “green LNG.” Can it really displace Asian coal plants? Of the three fossil fuels, only natural gas appears to have a long-term future. [Read more]

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VW EV sales hit 250,000 mark

December 27, 2019 Energi Staff

Volkswagen announced it has delivered its 250,000th electric vehicle this month since the introduction of the company’s commuter car, the VW e-up! in 2013. In mid-December, the company delivered the milestone vehicle, an e-Golf to [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Demand for energy efficiency needs to grow

December 23, 2019 Energi Staff

By Brian Motherway This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 19, 2019. Energy efficiency means more comfortable lives and lower energy bills The global economy is set to double in size [Read more]

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Asia to support global coal demand for the next five years

December 23, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 17. 2019. JOHANNESBURG – Global coal demand is expected to decline in 2019 but remain broadly stable over the next five years, supported by [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Case of the purloined logo: Energy War Room stumbles from one screw up to another

December 20, 2019 Markham Hislop

Barely open two weeks and already the Canadian Energy Centre is mired in controversy The Canadian Energy Centre – aka the Alberta energy war room – is quickly becoming a joke, rocked by incompetence and [Read more]

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TC Energy, Canadian Mainline customers sign long-term deal

December 20, 2019 Energi Staff

TC Energy announced on Friday that its subsidiary, TransCanada Pipelines Limited, has filed an application with the Canada Energy Regulator for approval of a six-year deal with customers on Canadian Mainline tolls. According to a [Read more]

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Petro-Canada’s coast-to-coast network of EV fast chargers complete

December 19, 2019 Energi Staff

Petro-Canada celebrated the completion of its coast-to-coast network of EV fast chargers on Tuesday when the company officially opened an electric vehicle charging station near Victoria, B.C. Known as the “Electric Highway”, the network is [Read more]

Opinion

Accelerating clean energy innovation means tailoring R&D policy to technology scale and risk

December 19, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 13, 2019 The energy sector is technology-intensive, and it has passed through several innovation-led transformations in the last two centuries The last 200 years [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Energy warriors attack Medicine Hat News. Does Kenney war room stand up to similar scrutiny?

December 17, 2019 Markham Hislop

Is it a coincidence the Centre picked on a small city newspaper with no energy reporter? Who will the war room attack next? After Alberta’s UCP government launched the Canadian Energy Centre a few weeks [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Canada must keep global climate response on track

December 12, 2019 Energi Staff

By Karen Tam Wu and Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 11, 2019. Four years ago, world leaders, including Canada in a key negotiating role, gathered in Paris for the [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Shifting oil demand effects call for cooperation, not polarization

December 12, 2019 Energi Staff

By Simon Dyer This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 11, 2019. Throughout the Pembina Institute’s 35-year history, we have been dogged in our efforts to stand up for Albertans. We have developed [Read more]

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EIA explores India’s projected energy consumption

December 12, 2019 Energi Staff

By Elizabeth Sendich, Ari Kahan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 12, 2019. In the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), India has the fastest growing [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Energy war room a $30 million propaganda machine for Alberta oil and gas sector

December 12, 2019 Markham Hislop

Most disturbing aspect of energy war room is the promise to speak “truth” that turns out to be as dishonest as the “lies” supposedly told by anti-pipeline/oil sands activists The Alberta energy war room – [Read more]

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Bloomberg Delivers America’s Pledge at COP25

December 11, 2019 Energi Staff

Michael Bloomberg delivered the latest America’s Pledge report to the international climate community on Tuesday, at the 25th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) in Madrid, Spain. After US President Donald Trump announced he would [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Speeding clean energy in least-developed countries could fast-track development

December 11, 2019 Energi Staff

By Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu & Richenda Van Leeuwen | United Nations This article was published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News on Nov. 20, 2019 Development needs energy. Whether to transition to sustainable energy is no longer [Read more]

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America’s Pledge reveals US pathways towards Paris goals

December 11, 2019 Energi Staff

On Monday, America’s Pledge released its third report analyzing U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report, titled Accelerating America’s Pledge: Going All-In to Build a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Economy for the United States, shows the potential [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Should boosters burn their “I heart Canadian oil and gas” hoodies?

December 9, 2019 Markham Hislop

Someone should design a hoodie that says “I heart oil and gas decarbonization and I support climate policy” or “I heart oil and gas’ pivot to the low-carbon future” Have you shared videos or memes [Read more]

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ERA supports Lehigh Cement plant CCS study

December 6, 2019 Energi Staff

Late last month, the Government of Alberta announced it will fund $1.4 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta to support the $3 million feasibility study into carbon capture and storage, or CCS, at Lehigh Cement’s Edmonton [Read more]

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US coal plant retirements linked to plants with higher costs

December 6, 2019 Energi Staff

By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 3, 2019. Since peaking at nearly 318 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, US coal fired electric generating capacity declined to 257 [Read more]

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US petroleum exports exceed imports in September

December 5, 2019 Energi Staff

In September 2019, the United States exported 89,000 barrels per day (b/d) more petroleum (crude oil and petroleum products) than it imported, the first month this has happened since monthly records began in 1973. A [Read more]

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“A new advisory panel will develop a long-term vision for Alberta’s energy future and recommend steps the province should take to ensure the industry [emphasis added] continues to thrive for decades to come.” Premier Danielle [Read more]

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