Tag: Quebec
Quebec to New Hampshire transmission line project approved by US Dept of Energy
DOE approves long-delayed New England infrastructure and clean energy project WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy(DOE) issued a Record of Decision and approved the Presidential permit for the proposed Northern Pass Transmission Line project, according to a DOE press release. The 192-mile above and below ground, alternating and direct current transmission system will deliver up to 1090 […]
Irving pleads guilty in Quebec gasoline cartel case
Investigation resulted in charges against 39 individuals and 15 companies in 2008, 2010 and 2012 Irving Oil Limited pleaded guilty today to one count of retail price maintenance in the gasoline industry in Thetford Mines and Sherbrooke (Quebec) and will pay a $287,583 fine, according to a Government of Canada press release. The announcement comes […]
ENGO ‘fake news’ using media to change public perception of Energy East pipeline
Canadian voters deserve accurate, reasoned, factual debate about pipeline proposals like Energy East Donald Trump isn’t the only purveyor of “fake news” and “alternate facts.” For Canadian examples, you can’t beat environment non-government organizations (ENGOs). But unlike the American president, ENGOs have a very clear political objective. And it’s working to perfection. The latest Canadian […]
Quebec government publishes draft oil and gas regulations
Quebec-based companies preparing to expand oil and gas exploration The Quebec government has set out new regulations for oil and gas development in the province and industry is praising the approach, which it says balances development with high standards of environmental protection. The Petroleum Resources Act replaces the Quebec Mining Act. No date has yet been set for […]
Give up meat, cars, plane travel, more kids? No thanks, say Canadians
Canadians won’t change their lifestyles to reduce GHG emissions, curtailing options to meet Paris climate commitments A study from Sweden’s Lund University got a lot of play in the Canadian media last week because it proposed four “simple” things consumers can do to become climate change warriors and significantly reduce their individual carbon footprint. But […]
Quebec economy significantly benefits from Canada’s oil sands – CAPP
Leger poll commissioned shows 65% of Quebecers prefer oil imports come from Western Canada A new economic analysis prepared by AppECo shows that Canada’s oil sands generate significant economic benefits for Quebecers, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers(CAPP). The study found Canada’s oil sands had a substantial impact on Quebec’s economy in terms […]
Quebec shale development latest blow to Keep-It-In-The-Ground movement
After years of delay, leaders in Quebec have adopted the more pragmatic view of their prime minister by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A recent trend of pragmatism trumping “Keep it in the Ground” extremism seems to have spread north of the border. The Canadian province of Quebec announced last year that it would lift its longtime […]
Time to rethink ‘political opposition’ to Energy East, Kinder Morgan pipeline projects
British Columbia demonstrates that pipeline projects can succeed even against vociferous opposition Vancouver pollster Shachi Kurl has a message for skeptics who think Quebec opposition will sink the Energy East pipeline: more British Columbians now support the Trans Mountain Expansion project than oppose it. Kurl is the executive director of the Angus Reid Institute, which released a […]
Action needed now to save the Energy East pipeline review process
Carr set up a parallel consultation process for Kinder Morgan pipeline review, why not Energy East? A few months ago I interviewed Jim Carr, Canada’s minister responsible for pipeline reviews. He told me Canadians would be consulted at length about new energy infrastructure projects. But I have a question: When? That question is now pressing […]
Energy East pipeline proposal drawing fire from local environmentalists
Energy East would transport 1.1 million b/d of Western Canada crude oil through Quebec LEVIS, Que. – As Luc Villeneuve begins talking to a reporter about his renewable energy foundation, he is abruptly interrupted outside the conference room where public hearings on Energy East are taking place. “You didn’t come here in an electric car, did you?” […]
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