Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

  • News
    • Opinion
  • Markham on Energy
  • Unethical Oil
  • Energi Student Resources
  • Support Energi Media
Home2021May

Month: May 2021

News

Fossil fuel use down, renewable electricity generation up in 2020: CER

May 31, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 19, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on Canada’s energy demand and sources of energy supply in 2020. Lockdowns and travel restrictions [Read more]

News

2021 US natural gas generation sees first year-over-year decline in three years

May 31, 2021 Energi Staff

By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 24, 2021. In the first four months of 2021, natural gas-fired generation in the Lower 48 states averaged 3,394 gigawatthours [Read more]

News

Major utilities’ electricity distribution system spending increases

May 31, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 27, 2021. Annual spending on electricity distribution systems by major U.S. utilities continues to increase. Utilities spent $57.4 billion on [Read more]

Student Resources

The Arrow rises again: Canadian auto parts association creates home-grown EV

May 28, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about Project Arrow, Canada’s first original full-build, concept vehicle. An all-Canadian effort, it is being designed, engineered, and [Read more]

Student Resources

Canadian oil/gas faces rocky future if global govts adopt IEA’s net-zero by 2050 scenario

May 21, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary about the effect of countries adopting policies required to achieve net-zero by 2050 would have on Canadian oil and [Read more]

Student Resources

Ford’s electric F-150 pickup truck an automotive industry game changer

May 21, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst for Guidehouse Insights, about the Wednesday, May 19 launch of Ford’s Lightning F-150, the electric pickup truck that will revolutionize [Read more]

News

Canadian gov’t announces $10M plan to train diverse team as energy advisors

May 17, 2021 Energi Staff

On Monday, the Canadian government announced a $10 million plan to train 2,000 energy advisors across the country to help homeowners make energy-efficient improvements to their homes. The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural [Read more]

Markham on Energy

How the 1920s help us understand the energy transition of the 2020s

May 14, 2021 Markham Hislop

Is today’s energy transition unprecedented? Far from it. In fact, the 2020s are shaping up to be much like the 1920s, the “disruptive decade” of the last energy transition. If we’re looking for insights to [Read more]

Student Resources

Huge utility-scale battery project planned for SW Ontario

May 13, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Jason Rioux, chief development officer with NRStor Inc., about Oneida Energy Storage, his company’s joint project with Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to build [Read more]

Student Resources

Energy transition key to economic reconciliation for Canadian indigenous communities

May 13, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Katarina Savic of the Canadian Aboriginal Business Association about her Smart Prosperity Institute blog post, “Post-COVID-19 Indigenous Economic Recovery – Reconciliation in the Energy Transition,” co-authored with [Read more]

News

Cyberattack halts fuel movement on Colonial Pipeline

May 11, 2021 Energi Staff

By Jeff Barron, Kevin Hack, Tom White This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 11, 2021. Colonial Pipeline, a major delivery system spanning from the US Gulf Coast to the [Read more]

News

Some BC students’ yellow school buses go green

May 10, 2021 Energi Staff

Students in the Sooke School District, located just outside of Victoria, British Columbia, headed to school last week on the province’s inaugural fleet of electric school buses. “By shifting gears from diesel to electric school [Read more]

News

Energy transition blows hot and cold for metals and mining industry

May 10, 2021 Energi Staff

The energy transition in the mining and metals industry is drawing attention to the sustainability of the mining and minerals sector by creating demand for other raw materials in the earth’s crust. European credit rating [Read more]

News

Energy producers and consumers face more climate disclosure requirements

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ed Hirs This article was published by Forbes on April 26, 2021. More climate disclosure requirements are on the horizon for energy producers and energy consumers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is thinking about [Read more]

News

Urban delivery primed to go electric in Canadian cities, if supported

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

According to research from the Pembina Institute, a switch to electric cargo vans in Canadian cities could result in substantial emissions reductions where transportation emissions are often higher than the national average. Between 2016 and [Read more]

News

Better gov’t policies will help remote Indigenous communities produce clean energy

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Marvin Quitoras This article was published by Pembina Institute on May 4, 2021. Indigenous communities that are transitioning from diesel energy to renewables face significant barriers in financing the required infrastructure. The high capital costs [Read more]

News

US spent nuclear fuel inventory steadily increased from 2013 to 2017

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Katherine Antonio This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 3, 2021. The volume of spent nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants in the United States has steadily increased [Read more]

News

US crude oil imports from OPEC down, but imports from Canada remain high

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 5, 2021. By Jozef Lieskovsky, Matt French, Richard Yan Voluntary OPEC production cuts have been contributing to reduced US crude oil imports from OPEC [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Rachel Notley is not the person to craft or deliver a new energy vision for Alberta. She has proven that repeatedly over past 4 years How do you hope to be premier of Canada’s energy [Read more]

Stay connected

  • facebook
  • twitter

Latest Video

Search Our Archives

Latest News

  • Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader May 30, 2023
  • EIA explores effects of LNG exports on the U.S. natural gas market May 29, 2023
  • Opinion: Let’s not forget, people power energy May 29, 2023
  • USD 35 trillion needed by 2030 for successful energy transition May 29, 2023
  • Opinion: COP28 a moment of truth for the oil and gas industry’s efforts on climate May 29, 2023
  • Manufacturing plans for key clean energy technologies expand rapidly as investment momentum builds May 29, 2023
Latest News
  • Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader
  • EIA explores effects of LNG exports on the U.S. natural gas market
  • Opinion: Let’s not forget, people power energy
  • USD 35 trillion needed by 2030 for successful energy transition
  • Opinion: COP28 a moment of truth for the oil and gas industry’s efforts on climate
Markham on Energy
  • Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader
    May 30, 2023
  • If you’re voting energy and climate, should you vote Smith or Notley?
    May 28, 2023
  • UCP is the worst energy government in Alberta’s history
    May 26, 2023
  • Notley’s energy and climate policies laid foundation for modern Alberta oil patch
    May 23, 2023
  • Unethical oil: Alberta’s shameful secret
    May 4, 2023
Opinions
  • Opinion: Let’s not forget, people power energy
    May 29, 2023
  • Hydrogen forecast to 2050: The $850bn Green game everybody wants to play
    May 16, 2023
  • Opinion: Why Canada needs to put the pedal to the metal on the greening of trucks and buses
    May 15, 2023
  • Opinion: Can Alberta earn carbon credits for exporting its LNG?
    May 12, 2023
  • “We are living in a time of unprecedented and necessary change.”
    April 24, 2023

News: editor@energi.media

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • Contact
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Communications Services/Sponsorship
  • Support Energi Media
  • Email Sign Up

@2020 Energi Media Ltd., | Covering Energy’s Tommorrow

Energi Media

Thoughtful Journalism About Energy’s Future

Subscribe because:

  • Markham On Energy columns – policy and politics
  • Video interviews with Canadian energy experts
  • Energi Talks podcast with global energy experts
  • Deep analysis of energy issues and trends

We promise to be honest, accurate, and insightful.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Privacy Policy