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Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax

April 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on April 1, 2024. By Steve Lorteau The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike [Read more]

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Opinion: BC Budget 2024 reads the room on addressing affordability and building a clean economy

February 28, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Clean Energy Canada on Feb. 22, 2024. Mark Zacharias, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to BC’s 2024 budget: “Budget 2024 is a thoughtful suite [Read more]

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Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.

February 14, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 13, 2024. By Kate Yoder It took Washington state more than a decade to put a price on carbon pollution. The effort to make corporations pay for [Read more]

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Carbon pricing is not to blame for Canada’s affordability challenges

January 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Dec. 7, 2024. By Trevor Tombe, Jennifer Winter Rising inflation has put a significant financial strain on many households. By October 2023, for example, average consumer prices [Read more]

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Opinion: Spending cuts and oil aren’t a long-term fiscal plan

October 17, 2019 Energi Staff

By Bob Ascah, Trevor Harrison, and Richard Mueller This article was published by Parkland Institute on Oct. 11, 2019. The recent column by Ben Eisen and Steve Lafleur contributes to an evolving debate on Alberta’s public finances. [Read more]

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Opinion: US economy set to slow as fiscal stimulus fades

February 22, 2019 Energi Staff

The United States government’s receipts from taxes, social security contributions, customs duties and other items fell by 0.4 per cent in 2018, as reduced tax rates more than offset the impact of an expanding US [Read more]

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Opinion: US budget deficit poses global risks

November 8, 2018 Energi Staff

US budget deficit hit $779 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 and climbed from 3.5 per cent of GDP in 2017 to 3.8 per cent of GDP.  Government receipts increased by just $14 billion while outlays rose [Read more]

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Federal financial interventions, subsidies in US energy markets declined after 2013

April 25, 2018 Markham Hislop

In 2016, certain tax provisions yielded positive revenue flow for government, resulting in negative net subsidy of $773 million EIA has updated its report on federal financial interventions and subsidies in energy markets, covering the 2016 [Read more]

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Opinion: Getting to the heart of the Western energy debate

February 12, 2018 Energi Staff

The federal government’s announcement of new legislation for consideration of energy projects addresses competitiveness of the Canadian energy sector. This article was released by the C.D. Howe Institute and posted in the Globe and Mail [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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