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Briefing Notes for Minister Joe Oliver in response to IEA's World Energy Outlook 2012 (publication) 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Briefing notes prepared by Natural Resources Canada for Minister Joe Oliver, relevant to the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal.
Oilsands industry losing ground on tailings management (op-ed) 21 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
It’s hard to believe five years have passed since 1600 hundred ducks died after landing on a Syncrude tailings pond. The incident made headlines around the world, and kicked off an era of heightened i...
Fancy transit makes it to the suburbs, but why not a subway? (blog) 21 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
When I was growing up at Highway 7 and Bayview Avenue in Markham, the bus showed up when it felt like it. An hour could pass while you waited at the stop. This Sunday, I ventured back to my homeland ...
Losing Ground (publication) 19 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
This fact sheet reviews the current state of tailings waste in Alberta, including compliance with provincial regulations.
Trust us? Canada's climate credibility challenge (blog) 8 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Canada has a credibility problem. As U.S. President Barack Obama implements his new climate plan and considers the proposed Keystone XL pipeline's emissions, Ottawa hopes to convince him that we're su...
What’s really happening at the CNRL blowout site? (blog) 7 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
Executives at Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) said little about an ongoing blowout at an underground oilsands extraction site until late last week, when the company held a conference call fo...
Nova Scotia now national leader in cutting energy waste (op-ed) 6 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Amid debates on energy development, Nova Scotia has quietly emerged as a Canadian leader when it comes to reducing energy waste. As discussions about a national energy strategy continue across Canada,...
Cold Lake bitumen blowout first test for new energy regulator (blog) 30 Jul 2013 | 01:57 am
A slow-motion disaster has been unfolding for months at an oilsands extraction site a few hours north of Edmonton. Provincial authorities and media reports have called it a series of “releases” or “sp...
Despite carbon tax, sky isn’t falling in B.C. (blog) 26 Jul 2013 | 11:36 pm
An article by the Brookings Institution earlier this year said it best: “Want a pro-growth pro-environment plan? Economists agree: tax carbon.” Now a new study of B.C.’s carbon tax is adding further v...
Albertans file few complaints about wind power: study (media release) 26 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Albertans file very few complaints about wind power projects once those projects are operating, a new study by the Pembina Institute has found.
