Jonathan Wilkinson Archives

Delay Teck Frontier decision, make approval conditional on much tougher Alberta climate policies

January 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Teck Frontier decision is seminal moment for Canada, which must demonstrate it is capable of negotiating treacherous path to climate action and economic development The federal government is expected to decide on the future of [Read more]

Part 1 – Can Canadian ‘green LNG’ save the planet?

December 27, 2019

Energi Media’s 15-part investigation will examine the arguments for and against Canadian “green LNG.” Can it really displace Asian coal plants? Of the three fossil fuels, only natural gas appears to have a long-term future. [Read more]

Debunked: Vivian Krause’s Tar Sands Campaign conspiracy narrative

May 14, 2019

Jason Kenney was all smiles, waving at the crowd and shaking hands through the passenger window of his trusty blue Dodge Ram pickup, as he rode triumphantly onto a Calgary stage on election night, April [Read more]

Alberta carbon tax deep dive: Not a job killer, competitive advantage for oil sands producers

November 14, 2018

No evidence to support claim that carbon tax is a “job killer” (Tombe), but there is a good argument that it’s an oil/gas “job saver” (Leach) Carbon tax (also called carbon pricing or carbon levy): [Read more]

Bill C69 deep dive: Flawed legislation but not quite a Liberal plot to sabatoge future Alberta pipelines

October 11, 2018

CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipelines Association) consistently emphasized that the NEB (National Energy Board) was the best placed regulator to oversee the full cycle of a pipeline from beginning to end…If the goal is to curtail [Read more]

A deep dive into CAPP’s climate policy study: too risky, out of sync with govts, not supported by the evidence

June 19, 2018

If adopted, CAPP’s climate policy recommendation would be a major departure from current approach, align Canada more closely with Trump “innovation, not regulation” strategy Canada’s normally cautious oil and gas producers are rolling the dice. [Read more]