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Alberta

Alberta renewables plan powers jobs, investment

February 26, 2019 Energi Staff

Alberta renewables plan outlines how the provincial government plans to create more jobs, attract billions in new private investment and grow partnerships with Indigenous communities.  StarMetro photo by Kevin Tuong. Long-term Alberta renewables plan calls [Read more]

Alberta

Alberta funds Solar for Schools to help meet renewables goal

November 28, 2018 Energi Staff

Minister Phillips, Minister Eggen, MLA Annie McKitrick and MLA Chris Nielsen along with students and faculty from Archbishop O’Leary High School announced the Alberta government’s investment of $15 million in the Solar for Schools program. [Read more] [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Battle over Bill C69 demonstrates Notley govt support for Alberta oil and gas industry

October 25, 2018 Markham Hislop

Notley government, CEPA, Alberta oil and gas industry united in opposition to Bill C69, demand for amendments Shannon Phillips is not happy with the state of Bill C69, the Trudeau Government’s new legislation to regulate [Read more]

Alberta land trust
Alberta

Alberta Land Trust Grant program helps conserve private land

September 21, 2018 Energi Staff

The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program is supporting projects to protect watersheds and wildlife habitats on private land as well as keep ranchlands in tact. WineGlass Ranch owner Edith Wearmouth, Minister Shannon Phillips, Justin Thompson, executive [Read more]

Innovation

Innovative Alberta energy technologies targetted by $70 million BEST Challenge

July 19, 2018 Markham Hislop

Shell Canada supports Alberta’s industrial biotechnology sector – biofuels, industrial solvents, bioplastics, etc. Alberta is spending up to $70 million to support new, emissions-reducing technologies through a new competition called Biotechnology, Electricity and Sustainable Transportation Challenge, which is [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Tzeporah Berman’s anti-pipeline activism a sign that Alberta climate policy consensus unravelling

July 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

Tzeporah Berman, with microphone. 4 years ago, oil sands CEOs and ENGOs agreed on Alberta climate policy. Today, that consensus is badly tattered Eco-activist Tzeporah Berman is a lightning rod for controversy.  She certainly annoyed [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Phillips says Kenney wrong about Berman and OSAG, CEOs were real drivers of oil sands emissions policy ideas

July 6, 2018 Markham Hislop

Tzeporah Berman and Jason Kenney 5 CEOs of Alberta’s biggest oil sands producers initiated talks with 5 ENGOs in 2015, informal group morphed into OSAG in mid-2016 Shannon Phillips says Jason Kenney erred when he [Read more]

Rachel Notley
Markham on Energy

‘Oil sands have emerged as our international showpiece’: Rachel Notley’s remarkable 2015 speech to investors

June 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

“A product (oil sands bitumen) that is produced in the least GHG-intensive way is a product that can compete in the 21st century.” – Shannon Phillips Regular readers know I’m writing a book about Rachel [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

CAPP misses mark with criticism of new Alberta GHG emissions reduction policy for oil and gas sector

December 14, 2017 Markham Hislop

CAPP didn’t make constructive contribution to drafting of Carbon Competitiveness Incentives, hasn’t yet completed its analysis The gloves are off. Canada’s biggest oil and gas trade group came out swinging against Rachel Notley and her [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Alberta’s new Carbon Competitiveness Incentives program ‘makes too much sense’ – economist

December 7, 2017 Markham Hislop

Replacement for large emitter tax is combination of carbon levy, output-based allocations, $1.4 billion innovation fund After  months of consultations and public hints, the Alberta government finally unveiled the Carbon Competitiveness Incentives program. This is [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Time for Notley to emerge as Alberta energy champion? CAPP study provides opportunity

July 6, 2017 JZadmin

Rachel Notley should lead Sustainable Prosperity Steering Committee, use it as platform to champion Alberta energy The Canadian Assoc. of Petroleum Producers released a study Wednesday arguing that Alberta energy and climate regulations are hindering industry [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Tzeporah Berman’s out as Oil Sands Advisory Group delivers report, Phillips shouldn’t repeat mistake

June 17, 2017 JZadmin

Alberta government must stop appointing fire-breathing eco-warriors to provincial advisory groups As of June 30, Tzeporah Berman will no longer be a member of the Alberta government’s Oil Sands Advisory Group. Let’s hope Shannon Phillips [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Memo to Rachel Notley: Time to kick Tzeporah Berman off Alberta gravy train

May 2, 2017 JZadmin

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]

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Markham on Energy

Energy efficiency can help Alberta meet GHG reduction targets: Interview with Monica Curtis

April 11, 2017 JZadmin

Energy Efficiency Alberta will work with consumers, businesses, and oil and gas sector to reduce energy use Three decades ago, Amory Lovins introduced the idea of the “negawatt” – a unit of energy saved by [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Notley energy policy a big success, where are the Wildrose alternatives?

April 8, 2017 JZadmin

Alberta oil and gas industry is warming to Notley government as energy, climate policies bear fruit In Jan. of 2016 I wrote a column entitled, “Is Notley NDP the most pro-Big Oil government in Alberta [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Environmental activist a mistake as Alberta Energy chief of staff

March 26, 2017 JZadmin

McCuaig-Boyd’s judgement as Alberta energy minister already being called into question Regular readers will be shocked by this admission, but I occasionally get it wrong. This is one of those times. The column dates from [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Time for a Notley ‘Big Love’ strategy for Alberta oil and gas sector?

February 27, 2017 JZadmin

If the Alberta NDP love oil and gas sector as much as they say, why not actively court its votes? Bill Paxton, the respected American actor, died Saturday at 61. His death got me thinking [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Shannon Phillips lays out case for Alberta climate policies, oil sands expansion

February 9, 2017 JZadmin

Alberta government, industry goal is to reduce oil sands GHG levels to that of conventional oil A common view in the Alberta oil patch is that the NDP are anti-oil sands and that eco-activist ideology is driving [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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