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Shovels in the ground by Sept. for Trans Mountain Expansion despite warnings from BC?

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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 […]

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NEB ‘modernization’ turning into muddled mess. Will someone please restore order?

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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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Brian Jean’s ‘energy literacy’ education policy smacks of 1950s Alberta

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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, renewable energy and electric vehicles – peering into the future with executive John Rilett

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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

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CERI study of Canadian oil/gas economic benefits welcome ahead of NAFTA negotiations

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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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Canadian natural gas producers face rocky future without West Coast LNG

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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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The curious case of Rachel Notley’s view that BC just doing ‘due diligence’ on Trans Mountain Expansion

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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

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BC NDP govt throws down gauntlet to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project

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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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Are Alberta oil sands’ costs lower than American shale basins? You’ll be surprised

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Alberta oil sands costs are $30-40/b, compared to $50 break even for most US shale producers The prevailing wisdom in Alberta is that Western Canada is one of the highest cost oil and gas basins in the world. Certainly far more costly than American shale basins like the Permian in West Texas, which is attracting

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Mazda introduces revolutionary gasoline engine that will emit 90% less CO2 by 2050

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Mazda’s SKYACTIV-X engine – and similar innovations from other automakers – could slow down adoption of electric vehicles While global automakers stampede into electric vehicles, Mazda has taken a different approach, announcing Tuesday that it has perfected a new internal combustion engine technology that will enable its cars to pump out 50 per cent less

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