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The Deeper Picture

A future without BC Hydro? Time to have the conversation, British Columbia

March 23, 2021 Markham Hislop

If the BC government decides to aggressively electrify the economy, as envisioned by CleanBC, could British Columbia find itself short of electricity? Is British Columbia ready to transition from fossil fuels to clean electricity? Frankly, [Read more]

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Part 1 – Can Canadian ‘green LNG’ save the planet?

December 27, 2019 Markham Hislop

Energi Media’s 15-part investigation will examine the arguments for and against Canadian “green LNG.” Can it really displace Asian coal plants? Of the three fossil fuels, only natural gas appears to have a long-term future. [Read more]

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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]

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Alberta carbon tax deep dive: Not a job killer, competitive advantage for oil sands producers

November 14, 2018 Markham Hislop

No evidence to support claim that carbon tax is a “job killer” (Tombe), but there is a good argument that it’s an oil/gas “job saver” (Leach) Carbon tax (also called carbon pricing or carbon levy): [Read more]

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Bill C69 deep dive: Flawed legislation but not quite a Liberal plot to sabatoge future Alberta pipelines

October 11, 2018 Markham Hislop

CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipelines Association) consistently emphasized that the NEB (National Energy Board) was the best placed regulator to oversee the full cycle of a pipeline from beginning to end…If the goal is to curtail [Read more]

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A deep dive into CAPP’s climate policy study: too risky, out of sync with govts, not supported by the evidence

June 19, 2018 Markham Hislop

If adopted, CAPP’s climate policy recommendation would be a major departure from current approach, align Canada more closely with Trump “innovation, not regulation” strategy Canada’s normally cautious oil and gas producers are rolling the dice. [Read more]

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Technology and the 21st century energy worker in Canada: Where are the jobs?

January 18, 2018 Markham Hislop

Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas-related jobs lost since 2014…some are coming back, many are not Where have all the Canadian oil and gas workers gone? More than 52,000 direct jobs disappeared over the [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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