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Beware the clean energy technology ‘hype cyclers’

February 1, 2017 JZadmin

Hype cyclers pressure governments to enact expensive, ineffective policy to promote adoption of clean energy technologies like EVs If you spend any time on social media these days, you’re bound to come across a “hype [Read more]

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Dear Vancouver, Burnaby: You can’t give us one lousy pipeline? – Justin Trudeau, Rachel Notley

January 31, 2017 JZadmin

Canada, BC and Alberta have compromised to make Trans Mountain possible, now it’s time for Vancouver, Burnaby to compromise, too Canadian federalism has always been about regions. individual provinces, and the national government compromising to [Read more]

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EV adoption will be slow, unlikely to reduce oil demand for 50 years or more

January 26, 2017 JZadmin

Earliest new EV battery chemistry available likely to be 2035 or 2040 Q. Why build North American pipelines, expand Texas shale production and the Alberta oil sands, if electric vehicles will replace internal combustion engine [Read more]

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Keystone XL pipeline: New book outlines hard-won lessons from Obama rejection

January 25, 2017 JZadmin

US, Canadian governments must enforce approvals of pipeline projects like Keystone XL – McConaghy Keystone XL is back on the table and that’s good news for the Canadian oil sands industry, says Dennis McConaghy, author of [Read more]

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Is the fate of the American economy riding on Rick Perry?

January 23, 2017 JZadmin

As US shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy and electrifies transportation, battery storage becomes critical to economic competitiveness If Rick Perry survives the nomination process to become energy secretary in the Donald Trump Administration, he will [Read more]

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Trump’s ‘border adjustment tax’ big unknown for Canadian oil and gas

January 19, 2017 JZadmin

Until Congress draws up tax reform legislation, impossible to estimate impact of border adjustment tax The Canadian oil and gas sector – producers, service companies, and manufacturers alike – is wringing its hands at the [Read more]

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Dear Alberta, it’s time to talk about the energy transition

January 13, 2017 JZadmin

75% of oil production used to fuel transportation, but better Electric Vehicle batteries decades away Alberta, we need to talk. It’s time for you to confront the single greatest challenge of the 21st century: the [Read more]

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Christy Clark lands substantial Trans Mountain deal ahead of May election

January 12, 2017 JZadmin

BC government $1 billion fiscal deal for Trans Mountain first of its kind in Canada The BC government issued an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline Wednesday, ending almost five years of brilliant political [Read more]

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Advice to Alberta oil sands boosters: Let Jane Fonda be, you’ve won this war

January 10, 2017 JZadmin

Oil sands boosters are like Japanese nipponhei, loyally fighting long after the war is over Psst. Alberta oil sands boosters. Stop dissing Hanoi Jane. You’ve already won the bitumen and pipeline war, now you’re being an ungracious winner. [Read more]

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Done right, Alberta energy diversification strategy could actually work

January 9, 2017 JZadmin

Alberta energy diversification should include partial bitumen upgrading, petrochemicals, expansion of oilfield services/manufacturing Economic diversification rarely works. Canadian governments have wasted many billions over the decades, chasing this or that economic flavour of the week [Read more]

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Top 3 American oil and gas stories of 2016, a peek at the New Year

December 30, 2016 JZadmin

2017 should see more stable prices, beginning of US shale revival As a year draws to its close, journalists like to look back and talk about what they got right, skip over what they got wrong, [Read more]

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The political calculations of the Alberta carbon tax

December 29, 2016 JZadmin

Do carbon tax + climate policies + pipeline approvals = Notley NDP pathway to 2019 election success? A key characteristic of Rachel Notley’s deeply unpopular carbon tax is being ignored: while the prevailing wisdom is that [Read more]

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My New Year’s wish for Canadian oil/gas: Time to ditch outdated politics

December 27, 2016 JZadmin

CAPP understands link between climate policies and pipelines. Other energy associations not so enlightened My New Year’s wish for the Canadian oil and gas industry is a spanky new political worldview that embraces the energy [Read more]

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Canadian oil sands should be looking forward to 2017, partly because of Alberta climate policies

December 24, 2016 JZadmin

Climate policies, including a carbon tax, are price Alberta oil producers pay for pipelines Reuters is reporting that confidence is low in the Canadian oil sands industry, supposedly because of market access issues (read, pipelines) and [Read more]

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Arctic drilling ban should remain in place under Trump Administration

December 22, 2016 JZadmin

Industry’s argument that Arctic drilling ban endangers national security, could raise energy prices, are suspect With the global economy awash in crude oil, the recently announced American and Canadian bans on Arctic oil and gas drilling [Read more]

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Santa leaves big (pipeline) gifts under Canadian oil/gas industry’s tree

December 21, 2016 JZadmin

Trans Mountain Expansion, Line 3, Keystone XL, Energy East approved or in play – but will Mr. Grinch spoil the festive mood? Christmas came early for the Canadian oil and gas industry, which only a [Read more]

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Rex Tillerson, Exxon CEO, could be steadying influence in Trump cabinet

December 12, 2016 JZadmin

Rex Tillerson would bring potential positives and negatives to Secretary of State President-elect Donald Trump continues his controversial appointments – or cabinet trial balloons, in some cases – and some of them could have important consequences [Read more]

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Ezra Levant organizes a carbon tax rally that turns really, really weird

December 4, 2016 JZadmin

Levant accuses AFL head of having an Ashley Madison account and a progressive blogger of planting fake offensive signs, while Bernard the Roughneck throws his shoes at the Legislature Disgruntled Albertans gathered at the Legislature Saturday [Read more]

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Jim Carr’s promise to unleash police on violent Trans Mountain protesters not same as Standing Rock response

December 3, 2016 JZadmin

Carr pledged Canadian government will encourage peaceful Trans Mountain dissent, but prosecute law-breakers A few days ago in Alberta, Jim Carr warned that law breaking protesters upset over the construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline will [Read more]

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Are federal Liberals about to screw up Trans Mountain Expansion strategy?

December 1, 2016 JZadmin

Vancouver opponents won’t forget about Trans Mountain, Liberals have the right message, Tory votes might be available “How are the [BC Trans Mountain Expansion] protesters going to keep this issue alive when the next election is [Read more]

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