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Month: May 2019

Bill C-48
Opinion

My Very Tough Call: Paula Simons on Bill C-48

May 17, 2019 Energi Staff

Senator Paula Simons posted this letter on her Facebook page on May 16, 2019. The image up above is of the Skeena River. I took this photo as I traveled from Prince Rupert to Terrace [Read more]

power plant emissions
Opinion

What will Alberta oil sands producers say now when Wall St. asks about climate policy?

May 15, 2019 Energi Staff

By Eric Denhoff,  former Alberta deputy minister of environment and climate change I was in Calgary last year meeting with a major US investment house that is heavily involved in financing the Alberta oil patch. [Read more]

The Deeper Picture

Debunked: Vivian Krause’s Tar Sands Campaign conspiracy narrative

May 14, 2019 Markham Hislop

Jason Kenney was all smiles, waving at the crowd and shaking hands through the passenger window of his trusty blue Dodge Ram pickup, as he rode triumphantly onto a Calgary stage on election night, April [Read more]

energy investment
News

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, but concerns growing

May 14, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 14, 2019. Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced [Read more]

US oil producers
News

2018 likely most profitable year for US oil producers since 2013

May 13, 2019 Energi Staff

By Jeff Barron This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on May 10, 2019. Net income for 43 US oil producers totalled $28 billion in 2018, a five-year high. Based on [Read more]

FCM Conference
Opinion

Opinion: Why AUMA will not boycott the FCM Conference in Quebec

May 9, 2019 Energi Staff

By AUMA President Barry Morishita This column was posted on auma.ca on May 8, 2019. For the past several weeks, I have heard a lot of chatter about municipalities considering boycotting the Federation of Canadian [Read more]

News

Key natural gas trends 2018: IEA

May 6, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 24, 2019. Natural gas production In 2018, the OECD natural gas production increased by 7.4 per cent compared to 2017 and reached a record [Read more]

carbon tax
News

Saskatchewan loses carbon tax challenge, Alberta vows to join fight

May 4, 2019 Energi Staff

“And we will continue to defend taxpayers from the carbon tax cash grab.” – Kenney On Friday, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled the federal government has the power to set a minimum national price [Read more]

power plant emissions
Opinion

Alberta has better way to curb power plant emissions: C.D. Howe Institute

May 2, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the C.D. Howe Institute on April 23, 2019. New federal government carbon pricing regulations for electricity generators will reduce the average carbon cost for coal plants, while decreasing incentives for [Read more]

Alberta

Trident Exploration halts operations, AER responds

May 2, 2019 Energi Staff

On Wednesday, the Alberta Energy Regulator reported that Trident Exploration abandoned over 4,400 licensed sites after the company’s lender withdrew funding from the exploration firm. The Calgary-based company was focussed its operations on natural gas [Read more]

all electric
News

One in four U.S. homes is all electric: EIA

May 2, 2019 Energi Staff

By Maggie Woodward This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on May 2, 2019. A growing number of homes in the United States are all electric, with 25 per cent of [Read more]

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