Alberta

Alberta officials are signalling they have no idea how to clean up toxic oilsands tailings ponds

23/11/18

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Emma McIntosh & David Bruser

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The Base Mine Lake with Syncrude's Mildred Lake Mine can be seen in the background north of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Photo by Codie McLachlan/Star Metro Edmonton

November 23rd 2018

The toxic waste of the Canadian oilpatch has been quietly spreading in the boreal forest since bitumen mining began near Fort McMurray in Northern Alberta in the 1960s.

The mix of clay, water, toxic acids, metals and leftover bitumen has sprawled in artificial ponds to cover an area twice the size of the city of Vancouver.

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Ottawa considering Alberta proposal to subisidize oil by rail

22/11/18

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David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel and Julie Gordon

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Financial Post

OTTAWA/VANCOUVER — Canada’s federal government is considering a proposal from its main oil producing province of Alberta to share the cost of buying rail cars to move oil stuck in the region because of a lack of pipeline capacity, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

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The Rise and Fall of Trudeau’s ‘Grand Bargain’ on Climate

21/11/18

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Donald Gutstein

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The Tyee

From the new book on Canada and global warming: ‘The Big Stall.’

14 Nov 2018

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U.S. judge blocks construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline

09/11/18

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Associated Press

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National Observer

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked in the White House on March 24, 2017 by pipeline supporters, including TransCanada chief executive Russ Girling, announces he has approved the Keystone XL pipeline. Twitter photo posted by Trump

November 9th 2018

TransCanada's $10-billion Keystone XL pipeline project has suffered another setback after a U.S. federal judge blocked its construction to allow more time to study the potential environmental impact.

The Great Falls Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Brian Morris' order on Thursday came as the Calgary-based energy giant was preparing to build the first stages of the oil pipeline in northern Montana.

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Boom, Bust, and Consolidation Corporate Restructuring in the Alberta Oil Sands

08/11/18

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SUSAN CAKE , EMMA JACKSON , ERIC PINEAULT , IAN HUSSEY

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The Parkland Institute

Nov 8, 2018 - This report analyzes the economics of the five largest bitumen-extractive corporations in Canada. The “Big Five” are Suncor Energy, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil, and Husky Energy. We examine the key features of the five firms and analyze their accumulation dynamics in the context of the latest commodity cycle: boom (2004–2014), bust (2014–2016), and restructuring and consolidation (2015 onward).

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Statements by Pipeline Resistors

03/11/18

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PipelineResistors

Meet the self-described ‘sinister seniors’ taking a stand against Trans Mountain — and going to jail for it..

[For more, go to this Facebook site.]

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Alberta regulator apologizes for spooking public with $260-billion cleanup cost estimate

02/11/18

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Emma McIntosh, Steph Wechsler, Carolyn Jarvis & Mike De Souza

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National Observer

November 1st 2018

The Price of Oil

The Alberta Energy Regulator is apologizing for a “staggering” presentation, made last February by one of its highest-ranking officials, warning the province’s oilpatch that it could be sitting on an estimated $260 billion in financial liabilities.

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Alberta regulator privately estimates oilpatch's financial liabilities are hundreds of billions more than what it told the public

02/11/18

Author:

Mike De Souza, Carolyn Jarvis, Emma McIntosh & David Bruser

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National Observer

new estimate delivered in a private February 2018 presentation by a senior Alberta Energy Regulator official estimates that the province's fossil fuel industry has a $260 billion liability. File photo of Alberta oilsands facility by Kris Krug

November 1st 2018

Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.

The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities were spelled out by a high-ranking official of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) in a February presentation to a private audience in Calgary.

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Alberta regulator privately estimates oilpatch's financial liabilities are hundreds of billions more than what it told the public

02/11/18

Author:

Mike De Souza, Carolyn Jarvis, Emma McIntosh & David Bruser

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National Observer

Nov 1, 2018 - Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.

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Indigenous legal fund pitch a 'divide-and-conquer' tactic: Senator

01/11/18

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Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press

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Meadowlake Now

October 30, 2018

CALGARY — A Manitoba senator says a proposal by Alberta's United Conservatives to pick up the legal tabs of pro-pipeline First Nations is an example of age-old "divide-and-conquer" tactics.

Leader Jason Kenney touted the proposed legal fund in a Calgary speech this month as part of his party's multi-pronged "fight-back strategy" against anyone wishing to shut down Alberta's energy sector.

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Alberta

From the new book on Canada and global warming: ‘The Big Stall.’

The Price of Oil

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