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Renewables dominate future electric capacity additions: CER

February 2, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 20, 2021. Canada’s Energy Future 2020: Energy Supply and Projections to 2050 (EF2020) is the latest long-term energy outlook from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). [Read more]

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BC second largest exporter of propane behind Alberta

May 21, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 20, 2020. The location of propane exports in Canada is changing. Increasingly, more volumes of propane are exported from British Columbia. In January 2020, [Read more]

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Petroleum, natural gas, coal dominate US energy consumption

July 3, 2019 Energi Staff

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]

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Denmark proposes ban on gasoline and diesel vehicles

October 9, 2018 Energi Staff

The government of Denmark is proposing a total ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars after 2030 and hybrid vehicles after 2035.  Getty Images photo by Michal Krakowiak. Denmark plan to be presented [Read more]

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Inefficient fossil fuel subsidies to be reviewed by Canada, Argentina

June 14, 2018 Energi Staff

In 2016, Canada pledged to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2025.  The Trudeau government says the move is an important step in the transition to a low-carbon economy.  @g20org Twitter photo. Minister of [Read more]

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Opinion: Energy subsidies and puppies

March 19, 2018 Energi Staff

A nuanced look at energy subsidies, politicians’ favorite policy tool.  Photo by Jo Ann Lawrence. Posted by the Energy Institute at Haas Energy Institute Blog on Monday, March 19, 2018. Looking at leveling the playing [Read more]

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The political journey of Markham Hislop

May 13, 2017 JZadmin

Thanks to Markham Hislop’s work on the Energy Transition, he was in favour of the NDP and Liberal climate/energy policies before Rachel Notley or Justin Trudeau (that’s a joke, folks) When I began my journalism career [Read more]

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The sad tale of George Monbiot and climate ‘journalism’ gone horribly wrong

September 2, 2016 JZadmin

The energy transition has begun. Resistance is futile. So is half-baked carping by climate journalists Last month, influential British journalist George Monbiot published a criticism of the media’s role in the global “climate crisis” that illustrates why [Read more]

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Al Gore, Dem AGs launch ‘preposterous’ witch hunt over climate change denial

April 2, 2016 JZadmin

AGs threaten law suits, claiming fossil fuel companies misled investors, public about risks of climate change Why are Democratic attorney generals from 16 states preparing to sue American oil companies for “climate change denial”? By their [Read more]

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Is American Energy Model answer to polarized campaign energy debate?

March 21, 2016 JZadmin

Fossil fuels (except coal) + renewable energy + ancillary technologies = American Energy Model My last column criticized both Democrat and Republican presidential candidates for polarizing the American energy debate, which implies there needs to be a middle [Read more]

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I’m mad as hell at both Dems and GOP candidates on energy issues

March 18, 2016 JZadmin

Prof. Vaclav Smil says world has started an “energy transition” – you’d never know it by Democrat, Republican energy platforms I’m mad as hell at both the Democrats and the Republicans. Energy policies from all [Read more]

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Nothing Has Changed vs. Everything Has Changed – Tribal politics in energy debate

March 11, 2016 JZadmin

Obama rejection of Keystone XL pipeline marked political ascendance of Everything Has Changed tribe Like most political discussions these days, the public discourse around energy is highly polarized. The problem for the energy industry is that their tribe [Read more]

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Energy transitions: A simple model to help us think about fossil fuels vs. renewables

March 10, 2016 JZadmin

Thinking – and debating – global energy transitions in terms of time, cost, and complexity What the world desperately needs now is not love, as the old pop song has it, but a simple framework within [Read more]

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Obama’s ‘moonshot metaphor’ wrong way to think about energy transitions

January 12, 2016 JZadmin

Putting a man on the moon happened inside a decade, but global transition to new energy technologies may take a century Last night, President Obama promised to pursue the clean energy revolution with the same [Read more]

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Leo DiCaprio confuses a warm breeze with climate change, Calgarians amused

December 10, 2015 JZadmin

Leonardo DiCaprio’s type of mistake – deliberate or accidental – is common with North American eco-activists Do you know what a Chinook is? If not, don’t feel bad, Hollywood celebrity Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t either. In [Read more]

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David Suzuki jumps the shark by likening Albertans to slave owners

November 26, 2015 JZadmin

Many observers, including President Barack Obama, believe transition from Age of Fossil Fuels to Age of Clean Energy has already begun David Suzuki’s recent comments equating the Alberta oil and gas industry to American slavery [Read more]

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New MIT climate change plan a model for American universities

October 24, 2015 JZadmin

MIT focus on engagement with industry a clear alternative to environmental movement’s focus on conflict MIT says it is joining the fight against climate change, but rather than divesting from fossil fuel companies, MIT plans to engage [Read more]

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Dear Pres. Obama: Better to get it right than get it fast on climate change

September 2, 2015 JZadmin

Economist Vaclav Smil says transitions to new energy sources take many decades, despite panic over climate change Has anyone else noticed the recent onslaught of shrill rallying cries for climate change action, including President Obama’s Tuesday [Read more]

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Pope Francis, ‘green’ mayors ignore practical reality of decarbonizing global economy

July 22, 2015 JZadmin

Considering the huge challenges of transitioning to a low-carbon economy will take your breath away Mayors from around the world gathered at the Vatican this week to talk about climate change and the political will needed [Read more]

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Hypocrisy, thy name is Jason Kenney

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

The ultimate Kenney hypocrisy: Saudi investor could receive $600 million to $1.2 billion of Alberta government grants Jason Kenney is courting Saudi Arabia for a $5 billion to $10 billion investment in a petrochemical plant, [Read more]

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