BC caught between appeasing Trans Mountain Expansion opponents, avoiding Kinder Morgan lawsuit The BC government was granted intervener status Tuesday in the judicial review brought against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, but Federal Court of Appeal Justice JA Stratas wrote that the approval was a close call because of Attorney General […]
NEB has legal authority to issue permits for Trans Mountain Expansion if BC government refuses A National Energy Board update on the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline suggests proponent Kinder Morgan still hasn’t satisfied enough conditions to begin construction next month as planned, but the company says it still expects work will start on schedule. “The
Shovels in the ground by Sept. for Trans Mountain Expansion despite warnings from BC? Read More »
GHG emissions is a policy issue that doesn’t belong in an NEB pipeline review, according to Alberta energy minister Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd had harsh words Thursday for a decision by the National Energy Board to include upstream and downstream GHG emissions in its review of the Energy East pipeline project. She echoed criticisms
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CAPP says GHG emissions already assessed by Canadian environment dept., NEB just duplicating effort The Canadian energy industry hasn’t been enthusiastic about recent proposed changes to the National Energy Board and yesterday’s decision to include upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Energy East pipeline review is drawing criticism. Energy East is
Only 18% of Canadians trust oil/gas industry, 21% have a favourable view of sector Brian Jean, who is campaigning to be the first leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta, wants to add energy literacy to the provincial education curriculum. He thinks students should be taught about the wonders of petroleum. Bad policy idea,
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Enmax expects electric vehicle adoption to be slower in Calgary than other Canadian cities Three years ago I interviewed John Rilett, Enmax director of enhanced energy services & renewables, about how the City of Calgary-owned utility was preparing for a future that included renewable energy. Much has changed since then, with a new government in Edmonton
Trump Administration can’t ignore significant economic benefits Canadian oil/gas generates in United States Canada will sit at the table to re-negotiate NAFTA with the United States in the near future and energy is expected to be a substantial part of the discussions. A new study on the impact of the Canadian oil and gas industry on
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CAPP expects Canadian natural gas exports to US to decline 50% by 2030 In the wake of Petronas’ decision to cancel the Pacific NorthWest LNG project three weeks ago, there is good and bad news for Canadian natural gas producers over the short to medium-term. Unfortunately, the bad outweighs the good. The Malaysian energy giant
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Is Notley incompetent? Or is her goal to keep BC Premier Horgan out of the political battle for now? Rachel Notley’s response to yesterday’s announcement that BC will use legal challenges to block the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline is curious. The Alberta premier thinks the new NDP government is just doing its “due diligence,” but
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she welcomes BC’s “due diligence” over Trans Mountain Expansion The new NDP government in British Columbia has retained veteran lawyer Thomas Berger to advise on the best way to assert provincial jurisdiction and frustrate construction of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, slated to begin work next month. At a
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