Notley government says it focused on growing pipeline market access, no plans for neatbit by rail Albertans are mad in news stories and op-eds, they’re mad in the Legislature, and, boy, are they ever mad on social [Read more]
Juniors will be be larger, better capitalized, only working in very best production areas – Gary Leach, EPAC CEO Like everyone else in the global oil patch, Canadian oil and gas juniors have had a [Read more]
“After banks and investors are satisfied, they might have some revenue to start hiring people.” – Mark Salkeld, PSAC The past two years have been rough for Alberta, with oil prices in the tank and [Read more]
Many Vancouver activists are angry, ready for “direct action” on Trans Mountain Expansion – Kai Nagata “New infrastructure to bring in more oil from the tar sands? Forget it, it’s not going to happen,” says Quebec’s [Read more]
If Tony Seba is correct, the Texas and Alberta economies just took a metaphorical bullet to the head Will the emerging electric vehicle “transportation as a service” business model kill the global oil industry in 10 [Read more]
Pipeline reviews by National Energy Board must have process that incorporates wider environmental concerns without bogging down technical review When the Trudeau Liberals are through, Canadians won’t recognize the review process for energy infrastructure projects. [Read more]
If Electric Utopia (the electric age) is to arrive sooner, Canadians must take responsibility for their political, economic choices When one is at the beginning of a journey, the destination can seem a very long [Read more]
Shannon Phillips says group membership will change – now is the perfect time to fire Tzeporah Berman I’ve written three columns about Tzeporah Berman, the eco-activist gadfly appointed by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to the Oil Sands [Read more]
Alberta can take advantage of market niches to add value to its oil – economist Michael Moore Over the decades, many Alberta premiers have tried to develop value-added processing of the province’s abundant hydrocarbon reserves. [Read more]
Economic benefits to British Columbia are secondary to Canadian government jurisdiction, obligation to help Alberta An interesting feature of pipeline debates these days is the duelling “economic benefits” studies. The proponent commissions a study, opponents commission a [Read more]
Is Vancouver moving too quickly on 100% renewable energy pledge? Vancouver adopted a Zero Emissions Building Plan last July to “to aggressively combat and reduce carbon pollution” in the city’s building stock. Christy Clark says that [Read more]
TD report warns that BC NDP victory could cause losses in BC energy stocks similar to Alberta NDP win in 2015 TD Securities is telling its clients that a John Horgan-led BC NDP victory on [Read more]
Climate policies are more aggressive, the Energy Transition is underway, Canadians support the current approach, why protest? Another weekend, another climate protest march, this one Saturday in various cities across Canada. Is another march really [Read more]
2016 to 2036 Alberta govt will receive $676 billion from oil sands royalties, $245 billion from taxes To an Albertan, suggesting the oil sands might be an “economic boondoggle” is like arguing the Earth is flat [Read more]
Liberal candidate says BC could impose “environmental levy” against US thermal coal Premier Christy Clark has asked the Canadian government to bar shipments of American thermal coal through British Columbia ports in retaliation for a [Read more]
Evolution of the American smart grid, falling costs for wind and solar, will carry the day According to US media reports, the Trump Administration is split over renewable energy. One faction, led by EPA head [Read more]
High cost major constraint to adoption in China, followed by low range – just like every other market Boosters often point to the China market as evidence that widespread adoption of electric vehicles is right [Read more]
Bakker study on Site C hydro dam should have been released prior to election so it could be properly scrutinized A new UBC study pours cold water on the Site C dam project, saying it is [Read more]
Science and data suggest electric vehicles will diffuse slowly, affect oil demand gradually Laszlo Varro is the chief economist of the International Energy Agency. Safe to assume he has a pretty clear view of the [Read more]
Alberta, oil sands, PM Trudeau don’t deserve harsh words from self-righteous, misguided eco-activist As Ivanka Trump and her Big Oil allies try to persuade her daddy not to leave the Paris Climate Accord, Canada is [Read more]
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