Should Albertans be surprised that Postmedia has hired Premier Jason Kenney’s former campaign director Nick Koolsbergen to lobby to become “involved in the government’s energy war room.” No, but they should be astonished that Canada’s [Read more]
Jason Kenney had an energy narrative, Rachel Notley did not, and it showed on election day In hindsight, there is only one Rachel Notley election narrative that could have competed with Jason Kenney’s relentless drumbeat [Read more]
Rachel Notley has crafted visionary, ambitious, and well-designed energy policies, but can she sell them to Albertans? Energy figured prominently in the NDP government’s Throne Speech, perhaps signalling that pipelines and petrochemicals will play a [Read more]
CAPP has not proved McMillan’s specious claim that “we’ve had pipelines stalled or even cancelled because of a concerted effort by foreign-funded activists” The Alberta oil patch is mad as hell – and getting madder [Read more]
Ed Whittingham with Premier Rachel Notley, left, and Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Notley government appointed Whittingham to board of directors of Alberta Energy Regulator Ed Whittingham relaxed on a sofa in between sessions at the [Read more]
Albertans deserve the truth about why the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline is stalled. Not half-truths and distortions, not fully-baked conspiracy theories, the truth. Unfortunately, they are not getting it from Vivian Krause, Licia Corbella, and the Calgary Herald. [Read more]
Source: Angus Reid, Six-in-ten Canadians say lack of new pipeline capacity represents a crisis in this country Pipeline group says industry must engage better with Canadians at very time much of Alberta wants a tougher stance [Read more]
54% of Canadians think the Trans Mountain Expansion will resume construction in 2019 Talk about poking holes in a narrative. A New Year’s Day poll from Abacus Data shows that a majority of Canadians want [Read more]
Refusal to use NEB to put Horgan in his place, bungled aboriginal consultations, are legitimate Alberta grievances. Now we need solutions. The end of a year is traditionally a time when news organizations look back [Read more] [Read more]
Abacus Data question from October poll: “I support more oil moving through pipelines as long as the country is also moving towards cleaner forms of energy.” Good hockey teams can get away with undisciplined play [Read more]
Source: ARC Financial Institute Demand for Alberta heavy crude oil is growing at the very time pipeline projects have been delayed In any war, truth is one of the earliest casualties, and it’s no different [Read more]
Source: Abacus Data survey, Do you love oil? Hate oil? Either way, you’re in the minority. Better message…Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: This is exactly what you did wrong (insert analysis here) and here is how to [Read more]
Alberta government, industry associations spend little time, effort, and money building pipeline support outside Alberta. More effort might create better outcomes. In the early 1980s, when I was an inquisitive undergrad, I attended a presentation [Read more]
Amerjeet Sohi (left), natural resources, and Jim Carr, international trade diversification. Photo: CBC “The announcement today, it’s a bit of cut and paste from previous support announcements for the steel industry, the aluminum industry, and [Read more]
Alberta oil and gas companies likely to face climate litigation lawsuits making similar claims to Whistler Alberta is chortling today after Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton’s campaign to get CNRL to pay for the resort city’s [Read more]
Expression of interest approach could encourage applicants to propose innovative ideas, like the new “crude oil to petrochemicals” technology used in China Premier Rachel Notley says she wants to build a new refinery (or expand [Read more]
Angus Reid survey, April 28, 2018 Honey attracts more Canadians than vinegar. Someone should make a T-shirt. A popular trope in Alberta is that the rest of Canada hates the province’s energy industry. Nothing could [Read more]
“…in Alberta we believe that markets are the best way to set prices.” – Rachel Notley, December 2 A week in and the consensus seems to be that Rachel Notley made the right decision to [Read more]
Aboriginal title and litigation biggest hurdle for Northern Gateway 2.0 Social media, the Alberta legislature, and even Parliament have been abuzz with calls for the Enbridge pipeline project to be resubmitted to the National Energy [Read more]
Source: Angus Reid Institute. “This is why the big oil sands companies are my most trusted influencer when it comes to climate change: they have skin in the game.” It’s safe to assume that no [Read more]
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