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Podcast: Canadian pipeline politics with Prof. Keith Brownsey

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Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting the project. West Coast opposition has been noisy, well organized and funded, and is particularly strong in Metro Vancouver, where […]

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Podcast: Production or consumption-based accounting for GHGs? It makes a huge difference to Alberta

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Alberta fares much better under a consumption-based GHG emissions accounting system, according to a new study Nations around the world are beginning to implement policies they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including Canada. Should those policies target the companies that produce energy or the consumers that use it? This question is of enormous importance

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Court orders Canada to revisit Coldwater Indian Band’s “rights” after pipeline route dispute

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Prof. Dwight Newman expects Coldwater to receive more compensation, but no other impacts upon project A court decision in favour of the Coldwater Indian Band by the Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday will not hold up construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, according to proponent Kinder Morgan and  a Canadian constitutional expert. The Band

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Global solar installations set to double by 2021, hit 7% of electricity production – Navigant

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Utility-scale solar power now cost-competitive with wind, natural gas, new coal in many markets Constraints to the adoption of solar power generation are set to weaken and accelerators are growing in strength, according to Tyler Ogden, Lux Research analyst, whose recent study forecasts solar installations worldwide to double over the next five years. Worldwide solar

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ExxonMobil misleads public on climate change for decades…should we care?

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Exxon dragged through public mud for decades-old climate denying, current climate change efforts ignored Is pursuing ExxonMobil for climate denying sins dating back to the 1970s a constructive contribution to the climate change/energy transition debate? Should former venal acts overshadow the climate-positive work in which the company is now engaged? And is there a danger

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ENGO ‘fake news’ using media to change public perception of Energy East pipeline

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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

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Collusion between Clark govt, Alberta oil/gas industry not proved by think tank’s documents

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Collusion evidence is weak: couple of meeting agendas, list of attendees, and a PowerPoint Did the oil and gas industry write the 2016 British Columbia Climate Leadership Plan? That’s the accusation made by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which Monday released documents it obtained under a Freedom Of Information request that the left-leaning think tank

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Is CAPP doing enough to explain oil and gas issues to Canadians? Interview with Chelsie Klassen

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Canadians need and deserve information from both sides (oil/gas, clean energy) during Energy Transition debate The podcast for Sept. 18 2017 is an interview with Chelsie Klassen, communications manager for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and the topic is the oil and gas sector’s communications strategies and programs. I’ve argued in columns that

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Trudeau Govt should rethink message on downstream GHG emissions and Energy East before serious damage is done

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Trudeau Liberals appear to be willing to sacrifice Energy East for Quebec seats in 2019…a dangerous message to investors in Canadian resource development One of the things I like most about the Trudeau Liberals is that they are treacherous bastards. Like every Liberal government of my lifetime, they play to win. That bred-in-the-bone treachery will absolutely

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Waning Canadian support for oil, pipelines a big political problem for Alberta industry

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If Canadians foresee a future without oil and pipelines, for how long will they continue to support Alberta ambitions? How Alberta should talk to other provinces – think British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec – where it needs to build pipelines is a hot topic in our social media world these days. A new public opinion

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