Energy efficiency has been improving for the past decade, but Canada has been slow to keep up The International Energy Agency reports that energy intensity, the energy used to generate a unit of gross domestic product, fell by 1.8 per cent in 2016. According to recent data from the National Energy Board, Canada is also becoming […]
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Alberta fossil fuel use driven by 2.1MM b/d jump in crude oil output from 2016 to 2040, high economic growth The National Energy Board recently released its Energy Future 2017 report (EF2017) that forecasts Canadian fossil-fuel demand could peak in 2019, then plateau until 2040. A follow up study shows that the trend looks quite different across
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2017 could see highest GDP in Alberta since 1988 Alberta’s economy is set to lead the country this year, with robust economic growth of 6.7 per cent. Next year, however, the province will take a back seat to British Columbia, who will emerge once again as the provincial growth leader, according to The Conference Board of
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Keystone pipeline leaked 5,000 barrels of oil in South Dakota South Dakota’s environmental regulator said the clean up of oil spill on the TransCanada Keystone pipeline in South Dakota could take several weeks, according to a Reuters report. Late last week, the pipeline that carries about 590,000 barrels per day of Alberta crude to US
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Nebraska Public Service Commission approved Keystone XL Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said TransCanada Corp is “cautiously optimistic” about prospects for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline after Nebraska state officials gave the project the green light earlier this week. The Nebraska Public Service Commission approved the $8 billion project, however, it granted permission to build
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Keystone XL approved by Nebraska on Monday One day after the Nebraska Public Service Commission okayed an alternative route for the Keystone XL pipeline, some TransCanada investors are encouraging the company to follow through with the $8 billion project. The commission denied TransCanada’s preferred route, forcing the Calgary-based company to build the pipeline to the
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Government claims its leveraging investment in publicly funded research, laboratories and programs Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $155-million program that will fund clean technology projects in the areas of energy, mining and forestry, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental outcomes, according to a Government of Canada press release.
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NEB received 22 statements of opposition to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline for segments 3 and 4 in interior BC The National Energy Board (NEB) will hear from Alberta and interior B.C. landowners who have raised concerns with the detailed route of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project, according to an NEB press release. The 1,147 km pipeline
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Cost estimate of program determined once applications received from municipalities, $10 million cap The Alberta government is supporting municipalities by providing a tax credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas properties, according to an Alberta government press release. Municipalities collect education property taxes on behalf of the province through their municipal property
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Campaign wants Canadians to support an aggressive zero-emissions vehicle policy A new campaign based on the assumption that Canadians have bought fewer electric vehicles because they have fewer models to choose from, especially compared to Americans. That needs to change, argue five leading Canadian organizations that are together driving the point home via a new
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