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Opinion: Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardy

December 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Dec. 10, 2025. By Stewart Prest The recently struck memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta is a high-stakes strategy that risks deepening already deep divides in Canadian [Read more]

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Alberta Weakens Industrial Carbon Price, Just Days After Signing MOU

December 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 9, 2025. Alberta has introduced changes to its industrial carbon pricing that will make it harder to meet a key commitment in its new memorandum [Read more]

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O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains

December 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 2, 2025. By Jody MacPherson This story is part of The Energy Mix ongoing investigative series, Hidden Wonder Valley. Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70-billion data [Read more]

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Alberta orphaned wells strategy faces pushback from residents, municipalities, experts

October 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 8, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Pushback is growing among Alberta municipalities, landowners, and concerned residents who say the province is pressing ahead with a regulatory [Read more]

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‘Flashing red warning light’ for oil as Carney government mulls new pipeline

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 11, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The global oil industry is facing down a “flashing red warning light” and firing thousands of workers as analysts project [Read more]

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Alberta restrictions cancel 10.7 GW of new renewables, 89% of province’s peak power demand

August 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 24, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Alberta has lost 10.7 gigawatts of clean energy capacity in the two years since the province slapped a moratorium on [Read more]

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CER annual trade summary – natural gas liquids exports

June 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on June 4, 2025. In 2024, Canada experienced strong growth in natural gas liquids (NGLs) exports, driven by increased natural gas production in Alberta and British [Read more]

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Proposed AB strategy could put taxpayers at risk for abandoned oil well cleanup

May 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 6, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Critics warn that taxpayers and local communities could be on the hook for cleaning up a growing inventory of abandoned [Read more]

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Inside Blatchford, Edmonton’s gas-free, carbon-neutral community

April 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 23, 2025. Full Story: Special to The Energy Mix Author: David Dodge Kassandra Starkell and Martin Martyniak were looking for a well-located home with a few green [Read more]

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Campaign trail: Carney earns praise for clean power plan as TAF spotlights ‘climate red tape’

April 11, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 11, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Liberal leader Mark Carney is receiving limited praise for putting clean electricity at the centre of his plan to make [Read more]

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Alberta is swimming against the tide on clean electricity

April 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 8, 2025 and was reprinted here with permission. By Jason Wang, senior electricity analyst at the Pembina Institute Last month, the Government of Alberta published [Read more]

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Indigenous joint venture closes in on completing 23.6-MW Alberta solar farm

March 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 7, 2025. By The Energy Mix Staff An Indigenous joint venture is just weeks away from cutting the ribbon on a C$52-million, 23.6-megawatt solar farm [Read more]

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Alberta Ecotrust invests in RE Royalties to accelerate energy transition solutions

March 6, 2025 Energi Staff

Through its Climate Innovation Fund, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation has invested $500,000 in green bonds offered by RE Royalties Ltd., a Vancouver-based leader in renewable energy finance. “RE Royalties specializes in financing renewable energy, energy efficiency and battery [Read more]

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Canada’s crude-by-rail exports hit 8-year low, while total crude exports reach record high

March 5, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on March 5, 2025. Total exports of Canadian crude oil reached record highs in 2024(1). Despite this, Canadian crude oil volumes exported by rail declined by about 10 [Read more]

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77 per cent of Albertans oppose coal mining as Province lifts moratorium

March 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 3, 2025. By Gaye Taylor The Alberta government is moving to pursue metallurgical coal extraction in the eastern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, even though [Read more]

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Medicine Hat weighs options for solar park amid Alberta’s pricey renewables rules

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Having secured approval to purchase an urban solar park designed to be North America’s largest, the City of Medicine Hat [Read more]

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Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 26, 2025. By Martin Lavoie, David Risk, Matthew Rygus Around 13 per cent of Albertans live within 1.5 kilometres of an active oil or gas well. [Read more]

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Alberta tax credit fuels bioprocessing industry investment

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

Canary Biofuels announced it will invest $18 million in a cold press oilseed crushing plant in Lethbridge. According to a press release from the Alberta government, the project will create 40 permanent jobs and 25 [Read more]

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Oil exec takes charge of AER, stoking fears of industry capture

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 24, 2025. By Jody MacPherson The new chief executive officer of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) lobbied the agency on behalf of his former oil [Read more]

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Alberta builder hits 10-megawatt solar milestone

February 20, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 19, 2025. By Gaye Taylor A homebuilder and a solar installer in Alberta are marking a milestone in sustainable housing: 10 megawatts of solar power [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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