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Fossil Industry Distortions Make the Energy Transition Harder to Imagine

February 9, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 8, 2026. By Gavin Pitchford I was absolutely gobsmacked earlier this week by just how pervasive certain myths are, and realizing how much work we [Read more]

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As Oil Jobs Fade, Canada Urged to Build Path to Low-Carbon Economy

January 27, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 26, 2026. By Gaye Taylor As the Canadian oil and gas sector continues to automate, shedding 10,000 jobs in Alberta alone last year, and as [Read more]

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LNG Glut Hits on Schedule as Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. Megaproject

January 21, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 19, 2026. Colossal fossil Shell and industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada liquefied natural gas megaproject, [Read more]

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Fast-Tracked Western Pipeline Won’t Draw Investors Without Taxpayer ‘Backstop’: Ex-Alberta Energy Minister

January 13, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 12, 2026. By Mitchell Beer Alberta is demanding even faster federal approval of a bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s west coast, even as a former [Read more]

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LNG Exporters Face ‘Sinkhole’ as Global Glut Takes Hold

January 6, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 5, 2025. By Mitchell Beer 2026 is shaping up as the year when the risks of a volatile, glutted global market for liquefied natural gas [Read more]

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Venezuela Raid Collides with Failing Oil Demand as Trump Opens New Era of Geopolitical Threat

January 6, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 5, 2026. By Mitchell Beer Donald Trump’s weekend raid on Venezuela has analysts debating how quickly the country can restore some of its past oil [Read more]

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Tenerife Looks to Geothermal for Reliable Clean Energy

December 18, 2025 Energi Staff

Tenerife in the Canary Islands is set to begin geothermal surveys in January 2026 as part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and boost energy security, according to local officials. The [Read more]

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IEA Sees Coal Growth Stalling Despite Record Consumption

December 17, 2025 Energi Staff

Global demand for coal has reached a plateau and may decline slightly by the end of the decade, according to a new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) featured in its World Energy Outlook [Read more]

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New Report Pitches Climate Gains Through Oil and Gas Exports, Sidesteps Key Emissions

December 16, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 16, 2025. By Mitchell Beer A new report suggests future exports of Canadian oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) could deliver major emissions reductions, but [Read more]

Opinion

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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Record Crude Output in 2024 Carries Into 2025: Canada Energy Regulator

December 10, 2025 Energi Staff

Canada hit a new high for crude-oil output in 2024 and maintained elevated production through the first half of 2025, according to a recent market snapshot from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The gains reflect [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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Fossil Fuels Fall Below 1% of Canadian Employment While Global Clean Jobs Surge

December 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 9, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Fossil fuel employment has fallen to less than 1 per cent of the Canadian work force, while growth in global [Read more]

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Propane inventories lag behind average even as natural gas storage hits record high: CER

December 4, 2025 Energi Staff

Heading into the peak winter heating season, underground propane inventories in Canada sit well below their typical seasonal levels while natural gas storage has reached record highs.  This is according to a new market snapshot [Read more]

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LNG Glut Begins to Bite as Asian Buyers Reduce Imports

December 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 1, 2025. A long-predicted glut in global markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is beginning to bite, with some of the world’s biggest consumers declaring [Read more]

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‘Say vs. Do Chasm’ Shows Fossil Industry Facing Rapid Decline, Crumbling Demand

December 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 1, 2025. By Mitchell Beer With fossil fuel publicists touting decades of future demand, and those expectations baked into last week’s pipeline deal between Canada [Read more]

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Geopolitical tensions and refinery outages drive global diesel prices higher

December 3, 2025 Energi Staff

Global diesel prices have risen sharply since late October as refinery outages, tightening sanctions on Russian oil, and disruptions to petroleum export facilities have reduced international supply and widened refinery margins, according to recent market [Read more]

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Solar-Plus-Storage Reshapes California’s Power Mix, Cuts Gas Demand

November 24, 2025 Energi Staff

California’s electricity market is undergoing a quiet transformation. According to new data from the EIA, natural-gas-fired electricity generation in the state has been on a steady decline through 2025, while solar power output has surged. [Read more]

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Western Canada’s Gas Export Pipelines Run Near Full Capacity Through 2024–25

November 24, 2025 Energi Staff

Pipelines that export natural gas from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) maintained high utilisation rates through 2024 and into the first half of 2025, a trend driven by elevated production and unusually cold winter [Read more]

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As U.S. Associated Natural Gas Supply Climbs, American and Canadian Households Feel the Squeeze

November 24, 2025 Energi Staff

Washington, D.C. — U.S. associated natural-gas production rose about 6 per cent in 2024, reaching 18.5 billion cubic feet per day as oil-directed drilling accelerated in major basins such as the Permian, Bakken and Eagle [Read more]

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