The Alberta government is in consultations with large emitters, including oil and gas, to come up with a plan to replace the former NDP government’s Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Program. By Jan. 1, 2020, the Kenney [Read more]
According to a report by the Pembina Institute, the shift away from diesel fuel toward clean energy sources, including wind, hydro, solar and bioenergy, is gaining momentum in remote Indigenous communities in Canada. But the [Read more]
On Monday, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association published thousands of pages of redacted documents disclosed by Canada’s spy agency, CSIS. The BCCLA says the documents suggest CSIS illegally gathered information on Indigenous groups, environmentalists [Read more]
By Emily Geary This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 8, 2019. US crude oil production and lease condensate reached another milestone in April 2019, totalling 12.2 million barrels per [Read more]
A Norway-based company says it has completed the installation of mega batteries on two Ro-Pax cruise ferries which operate in the Mediterranean. The new 5.5 MWh battery energy storage system, or ESS, will allow the [Read more]
On Thursday, the British Columbia government announced the 11 building projects selected as winners in a juried competition to support the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings. “By using more clean energy and using it [Read more]
In the Finnish capital city of Helsinki, a pilot project testing robot buses has been underway since 2016. This year, the city is offering a self-driving bus tour in smart city district Kalasatama as well [Read more]
A report by Global Energy Monitor warns that rising global LNG capacity could lead to climate damage and ultimately strand $1.3 trillion in assets, a claim the Canadian energy industry disputes. Currently, with new projects [Read more]
On Tuesday, TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada Corporation, announced it will sell its US midstream assets to UGI Energy Services LLC for $1.7 billion. The assets are held by the company’s subsidiary, Columbia Midstream [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on July 3, 2019. Pricing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution is a key component of the pan-Canadian framework for clean growth and climate change; a policy framework established [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 28, 2019. With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies [Read more]
By Michael Mobilia, Owen Comstock This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 1, 2019. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—have accounted for at least 80 per cent of energy consumption [Read more]
By Laura Singer, Meg Coleman This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 27, 2019. In mid-April, Colorado’s governor signed a law changing the way the state regulates its oil and [Read more]
By Noé van Hulst This article was published by the International Energy Agency on June 25, 2019. The International Energy Agency’s groundbreaking new report on hydrogen, launched this month on the margins of the meeting [Read more]
By Patricia Hutchins This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 26, 2019. In April 2019, US monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time based [Read more]
By Steve Hanson, Neil Agarwal This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 25, 2019. Crude oil inputs to Mexico’s petroleum refineries declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2018, falling [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on June 14, 2019. The world has an important opportunity to tap into hydrogen’s vast potential to become a critical part of a more sustainable and [Read more]
By Elizabeth Sendich This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 21, 2019. The industrial sector of the worldwide economy consumed more than half (55 per cent) of all delivered energy [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 19, 2019. By Scott Jell Lower natural gas prices in recent years have spurred the construction of new natural gas-fired power plants in [Read more]
This article was published by the Energy Information Administration on June 20, 2019. By Justine Barden The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and [Read more]
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