This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 25, 2019. COPENHAGEN – Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonize energy systems and reduce air [Read more]
By Stephen Murgatroyd This article was published by The Murgatroyd Blog on Oct. 27, 2019. It is clear to a great many that late stage capitalism is becoming unsustainable for four big reasons. The first [Read more]
“They [energy companies] are operating at a much more efficient and effective rate…We don’t see them as the big job creators that they have been in the past.” – Mary Moran, former CEO, Calgary Economic [Read more]
By Katie Willis This article was published by Folio on Oct. 24, 2019. Scientists from the universities of Alberta and Toronto developed a blueprint for a new quantum battery that doesn’t leak charge. “A quantum [Read more]
Duncan Kenyon, Regional Director at the Pembina Institute says the Alberta budget released by the Kenney government is a “missed opportunity” to position the province as a competitive energy leader in a changing world economy. [Read more]
Instead of a panel to talk to, Albertans need a provincial government that will engage them about changing employment in the oil patch In the early 1980s, to satisfy my curiosity, I attended a Western [Read more]
Savage cites financial risk to Alberta government, but how much revenue already being lost because of pipeline problems, oil curtailment? Bitumen requires 30 per cent diluent to flow in a pipeline. Figure out how to [Read more]
By Stephen Murgatroyd This article was published by the Murgatroyd Blog on Oct. 23, 2019. One feature of psychological illness is this: “if only everyone else were different, I could be the person I have [Read more]
By Faouzi Aloulou, Victoria Zaretskaya This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 23, 2019. Rapid growth in China’s natural gas consumption has outpaced growth in its domestic natural gas production [Read more]
On Wednesday, the Alberta Energy Regulator announced three executive vice presidents are no longer with the organization. Carol Crowfoot, executive vice-president, strategy and regulatory division, Stacey Schorr, executive vice-president, stakeholder and government engagement and Mark [Read more]
By Michael Brown This article was published by Folio on Oct. 22, 2019 If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is able to work with opposition parties, either formally or informally, then the possibility of significant constitutional [Read more]
The adults need to step back into the room. If they remain on the sidelines, another window may not open for years Monday’s federal election results were the worst-case scenario for Jason Kenney and the [Read more]
By Behjat Hojjati This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 21, 2019. Energy used in the buildings sector—which includes residential and commercial structures—accounted for 20 per cent of global delivered energy [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 21, 2019. The installation of solar PV systems on homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities is set to take off over the next five [Read more]
I liked when [Greta] said, “You think this is fun? No. We are striking to save the planet and it is a crisis and we need to act.” – Alan Besecker, Edmonton. As 10,000 or [Read more]
Alberta’s response to Greta Thunberg’s visit is a symbol of the old guard’s resistance to change Albertans don’t seem to understand what a seminal moment the Friday climate strike is shaping up to be. Greta [Read more]
Pieridae Energy announced on Thursday that it has bought all of Shell Canada Energy’s midstream and upstream assets in the southern Alberta Foothills. The $190 million deal was signed earlier in the month. Pieridae says [Read more]
By Bob Ascah, Trevor Harrison, and Richard Mueller This article was published by Parkland Institute on Oct. 11, 2019. The recent column by Ben Eisen and Steve Lafleur contributes to an evolving debate on Alberta’s public finances. [Read more]
Research by Pembina Institute shows that when paired with battery storage and energy efficiency, electricity from solar and wind is capable of generating electricity with the same reliability and lower cost than gas plants. Pembina [Read more]
By Nikki Way This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 12, 2019. This month, the Alberta government announced it is undertaking a full review of its energy regulator, a move being touted as [Read more]
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