Energy transitions take 50 to 75 years, regulators need to be patient Outgoing EPA head Gina McCarthy says the clean energy transition can’t be stopped. API head Jack Gerard says the real energy transition is from coal to natural gas. Who’s right? Both of them, as it turns out. My go to expert on energy transitions […]
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Opening up the environmental review process risks having process hijacked by eco-activists Canadians lack confidence in the National Energy Board (NEB) – an assertion by eco-activist pipeline opponents which has been accepted unconditionally by the Trudeau Government. But is it true? Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr – the cabinet member responsible for the quasi-independent agency –
Why is the Trudeau Govt trying to fix the NEB when it isn’t broken? Read More »
Trudeau Liberals will appeal to moderate Metro Vancouver voters, tout climate policies to gain support for Trans Mountain pipeline construction A new poll suggests British Columbians are staunchly opposed to the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline and the Liberals could lose up to 40 per cent of their vote next election. Will Justin Trudeau back down? The
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Higher fuel mileage just leads to more miles driven, Trump plan better strategy for US energy independence How should America achieve energy independence? Donald Trump says ban OPEC imports and boost shale oil production. Energy policy scholar Jason Bordoff disagrees, but his counter-agreement is not very convincing. North American Energy News published Prof. Bordoff’s column
CAFE standards not enough for US energy independence, Trump’s plan works Read More »
Standing Rock isn’t about Dakota Access pipeline, it’s about short-sighted oil and gas industry strategy Here’s the problem with treating pipeline protests like an “ongoing riot”: What if they never stop? What if the more protesters police arrest, the more protesters join the fray until the dispute becomes a festering tire fire that burns forever? And what if
If Justin Trudeau blinks on Trans Mountain, when does he stop blinking? The Vancouver downtown buzzed Saturday afternoon with a protest march against the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Will it be enough to persuade the Prime Minister to scratch the project? Unlikely. Justin Trudeau knew this was coming. Hell, everyone in the country knew it was coming. Opponents
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IHS Markit estimates Permian Basin will produce additional 60 billion barrels of oil While the energy world has been pre-occupied with the global price rout over the past two years, the Permian Basin in West Texas has quietly become the hottest oil play on the planet. I interviewed senior analyst Pete Stark of IHS Markit
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Harold Hamm is parochial, self-interested, and too focused on one sector of American energy industry The rancorous campaign rhetoric is behind us and President-elect Donald Trump is already moderating some of his election promises – but, unfortunately, not the prospect of appointing Bakken billionaire Harold Hamm as energy secretary. Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump
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Donald Trump promised to lift restrictions on domestic energy industry and ban OPEC oil from American markets Change is coming, folks. Assuming, of course, that President-elect Donald Trump follows through with the vague energy policies he announced on the campaign trail. But if there is one policy Americans – and allies like Canada and Mexico –
So long, OPEC, you’re at the top of President-elect Trump’s hit list Read More »
If Washington voters don’t approve carbon tax, is it likely other states or feds will introduce one in near future? Washington state environmentalists are clashing over a carbon tax proposition that will show up on Tuesday’s ballot, demonstrating again that carbon pricing to reduce emissions can be a tough sell to voters. In theory, carbon
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