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Cenovus dramatically lowering SAGD production costs thanks to new technology – Part 1

November 5, 2017 Markham Hislop

Substituting solvents for steam could lower costs, GHG emissions by 34% to 40%, says CERI They say a year is a lifetime in politic. For Cenovus Energy, it’s only been six months since the Calgary-based [Read more]

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Canadian fossil fuel use plateaus by 2019…then barely declines over next 21 years

October 27, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadian energy consumption stagnates, but production of oil/gas rises substantially, says NEB The headlines will scream that Canadian fossil fuel use plateaus by 2019, according to the National Energy Board’s new energy outlook, but the [Read more]

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New federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Rachel Notley clash over pipelines

October 23, 2017 Markham Hislop

Polling data strongly suggests Canadians support new pipelines, unlike NDP under Jagmeet Singh Jagmeet Singh doesn’t like pipelines. While running to replace Tom Mulcair, Singh came out against both the Trans Mountain Expansion and Energy [Read more]

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Podcast: What lies ahead for Canada after Round 4 of NAFTA negotiations?

October 22, 2017 Markham Hislop

Ending NAFTA would hurt Alberta more than any other province, but it could hurt USA more When the Canada-US free trade agreement was negotiated almost 30 years ago, many Canadians worried that deepening our country’s [Read more]

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A message for Trudeau’s ‘Generation Energy’ conversation: Don’t kneecap $15 billion pipelines to get re-elected

October 13, 2017 Markham Hislop

Nanos polls shows many Canadians think Canada does a poor job regulating energy, providing right environment for investors Generation Energy wrapped up this week in Winnipeg. The federal government leading a national conversation about the [Read more]

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(Video) Alberta fugitive methane emission regulations: Prescriptive, carbon levy, or let industry lead?

October 12, 2017 Markham Hislop

First priority is to understand how much methane is actually leaking from Alberta oil/gas operations – Read Both the Alberta and Canadian governments want fugitive methane emissions reduced 45 per cent by 2025. But how [Read more]

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Energy East pipeline: Risky business gamble or Liberal regulatory, political machinations?

October 10, 2017 Markham Hislop

TransCanada blames “regulatory uncertainty” for Energy East withdrawal, evidence thus far supports that view Someone is lying about why the Energy East pipeline project was cancelled. Either it’s TransCanada, which blamed the “substantial uncertainty around [Read more]

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Is Prime Minister Trudeau lying about why Energy East pipeline was cancelled?

October 9, 2017 Markham Hislop

All 1.1 million b/d of Energy East capacity was legally committed to by oil producers for 20 years – that is the business case Justin Trudeau did something unusual Saturday, speaking directly to Canadians about [Read more]

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Energy East critics in Eastern Canada need lesson in pipeline economics

October 7, 2017 Markham Hislop

You can always find a point in time where conditions are such that if you start the project that day, it wouldn’t be economic. – energy economist Robert Mansell The number of media pundits trashing the [Read more]

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Why did TransCanada cancel $12 billion Energy East pipeline project?

October 6, 2017 Markham Hislop

Reasons include Canadian regulatory uncertainty, changed economics, opposition in Quebec and from First Nations Canadians outside the Wildrose Province may be shocked to learn just how angry Albertans are about TransCanada’s decision to cancel the [Read more]

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Should Canada ban gasoline-powered vehicles?

October 2, 2017 Markham Hislop

Little to be gained by imitating other nations, but costs to taxpayers could be substantial The list is growing of governments thinking about banning gasoline-powered vehicles: China, California, France, Germany, Norway, India. Most say they’re [Read more]

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Podcast: Canadian pipeline politics with Prof. Keith Brownsey

September 29, 2017 Markham Hislop

Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting [Read more]

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Podcast: Production or consumption-based accounting for GHGs? It makes a huge difference to Alberta

September 28, 2017 Markham Hislop

Alberta fares much better under a consumption-based GHG emissions accounting system, according to a new study Nations around the world are beginning to implement policies they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including Canada. Should [Read more]

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Court orders Canada to revisit Coldwater Indian Band’s “rights” after pipeline route dispute

September 28, 2017 Markham Hislop

Prof. Dwight Newman expects Coldwater to receive more compensation, but no other impacts upon project A court decision in favour of the Coldwater Indian Band by the Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday will not hold [Read more]

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Global solar installations set to double by 2021, hit 7% of electricity production – Navigant

September 26, 2017 Markham Hislop

Utility-scale solar power now cost-competitive with wind, natural gas, new coal in many markets Constraints to the adoption of solar power generation are set to weaken and accelerators are growing in strength, according to Tyler [Read more]

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ExxonMobil misleads public on climate change for decades…should we care?

September 25, 2017 Markham Hislop

Exxon dragged through public mud for decades-old climate denying, current climate change efforts ignored Is pursuing ExxonMobil for climate denying sins dating back to the 1970s a constructive contribution to the climate change/energy transition debate? [Read more]

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ENGO ‘fake news’ using media to change public perception of Energy East pipeline

September 24, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadian voters deserve accurate, reasoned, factual debate about pipeline proposals like Energy East Donald Trump isn’t the only purveyor of “fake news” and “alternate facts.” For Canadian examples, you can’t beat environment non-government organizations (ENGOs). [Read more]

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Collusion between Clark govt, Alberta oil/gas industry not proved by think tank’s documents

September 19, 2017 Markham Hislop

Collusion evidence is weak: couple of meeting agendas, list of attendees, and a PowerPoint Did the oil and gas industry write the 2016 British Columbia Climate Leadership Plan? That’s the accusation made by the Canadian Centre [Read more]

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Is CAPP doing enough to explain oil and gas issues to Canadians? Interview with Chelsie Klassen

September 18, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadians need and deserve information from both sides (oil/gas, clean energy) during Energy Transition debate The podcast for Sept. 18 2017 is an interview with Chelsie Klassen, communications manager for the Canadian Association of Petroleum [Read more]

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Trudeau Govt should rethink message on downstream GHG emissions and Energy East before serious damage is done

September 16, 2017 Markham Hislop

Trudeau Liberals appear to be willing to sacrifice Energy East for Quebec seats in 2019…a dangerous message to investors in Canadian resource development One of the things I like most about the Trudeau Liberals is that [Read more]

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