“You know there’s no going back without seeing some sort of major die-off in population. There’s no turning back.” – scientist approvingly interviewed by Gibbs Michael Moore’s new film, Planet of the Humans, has become [Read more]
“That kind of question in the middle of an economic crisis from a Calgary-based media outlet really frankly throws me for a loop. Sounds like you’re reporting for The Tyee or something.” – Premier Jason Kenney [Read more]
That squishing sound you hear? That’s Jason Kenney and the Alberta junior oil and gas sector being sucked under the Liberal climate plan steamroller. Friday’s announcement is about to flatten the political agenda of Alberta’s [Read more]
Kenney’s bombast, unrealistic promises, and hubris by the bucketful have led to indifferent outcomes at best, harmful ones at worst Happy election anniversary Premier Kenney. You soundly trounced Rachel Notley and the NDP in large [Read more]
This may sound mercenary, but now is the perfect time to force a deeply conservative industry that hates change to change more rapidly Bail out the oil and gas industry or invest in the clean [Read more]
Kenney has been a tireless advocate for Alberta oil/gas. The decision was an easy one for the Premier, but was it a smart one? Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the [Read more]
Perhaps CEOs should think long and hard about their politics – and how they are represented nationally by Kenney – when world returns to normal *Readers are reminded to watch the full-length video interviews integrated [Read more]
Oilfield technology and manufacturing should be a major focus of the governments’ aid package Ottawa and Alberta are rumoured to be crafting a huge bailout for the Canadian oil and gas sector, perhaps as much [Read more]
Canadian juniors, intermediates will struggle and that’s negative for services spending, which in turn is very negative for oil patch employment Last week, Canada’s biggest oil and gas producer was reporting record revenue of $10.3 [Read more]
“We are aggressively going after every aspect of the EV ecosystem because we need millions of EVs on the roads to make a meaningful impact toward building a zero-emission world.” – GM CEO Mary Barra [Read more]
The moderates within the Alberta oil patch will do their country a great service if they step to the fore as they did not that long ago Where have the moderate, pragmatic oil and gas [Read more]
When will the Premier admit his mistake and restore robust climate and energy policies to Alberta? How many more oil and gas mega-projects have to flee the province citing poor climate policy before he gets [Read more]
As junior oil sector collapses, dragging down services industry and other suppliers, leaders like Buffalo Project retreat into Trumpian populism instead of confronting challenges Have you read the Buffalo Declaration? You should. There is no [Read more]
Whose rule of law? Indigenous law also part of Canadian legal system, say lawyers How should Canadians understand indigenous pipeline protests and rail blockades in the supposed era of reconciliation and the existential threat to [Read more]
“Business as usual” in the Canadian oil patch is unacceptable, but “only slightly better than business as usual” is just as unacceptable CEO Alix Pourbaix is being praised for Cenovus Energy’s aspirational goal of net-zero [Read more]
Wholeheartedly embracing the energy transition and climate risk is the only rational response for Canadian oil/gas/pipeline sector, Alberta government Back in October, I wrote a column suggesting that Greta Thunberg and the climate movement would [Read more]
Teck Frontier decision is seminal moment for Canada, which must demonstrate it is capable of negotiating treacherous path to climate action and economic development The federal government is expected to decide on the future of [Read more]
At what point do global investors say “no thank you” to Alberta voodoo politics? Have they already? Saturday’s Value of Alberta conference in Calgary represents everything wrong with the province’s conservative leadership, which stands revealed as [Read more]
Task of telling the Canadian hydrocarbon industry’s story to the world has to be put in the hands of competent communications professionals What is the Alberta energy war room really up to? If you answered, [Read more]
Canadians are simply too innovative, entrepreneurial, and progressive to allow a few curmudgeons to hold back an entire country The energy future looks amazing – electric, efficient, low-carbon and low-cost, hydrocarbons used for non-combustion purposes [Read more]
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