LNG - Fracking

17/06/26
Author: 
Emiko Newman
An oil rig in Bahrain. The war in nearby Iran is driving unprecedented profits for Canada’s fossil fuels industry and those revenues should be taxed to support public services, writes the author. Photo via Shutterstock.

While residents of Iran suffer the consequences of a senseless war, the impacts ripple across the globe in the form of price spikes for gas and other commodities. And the Canadian oil and gas industry has been laughing all the way to the bank.

15/06/26
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Like a ‘mighty gyre,’ the data centre industry exerts a fierce pull. But resistance is growing. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jun. 15, 2026

Data centres gobble vast capital, land, water and energy while forcing locals to endure ‘heat islands.’ Who voted for this?

“While technological successes are celebrated, the social fabric is progressively eroded, as if by a silent virus.” — Pope Leo XIV

09/06/26
Author: 
John Clarke
forest fire

Jun. 9. 2026

John Clarke is a longtime organizer in Toronto, as well as an active instructor with the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. He will be leading classes on the poor, activism, community/labour organizing, and how to build fighting movements in the Fall of 2026. Check leopanitchschool.ca regularly for these and other event announcements throughout the summer.

09/06/26
Author: 
Gaye Taylor
LNG Canada flarestack (supplied image)

Jun. 8, 2026

Pension Beneficiaries Fear Funds Will Pour Retirement Savings Into LNG

As the LNG Canada liquefied natural gas megaproject prepares to expand its Kitimat export facility, Canadian workers are speaking out against the possibility that their retirement savings may end up funding the project.

Pension beneficiaries who oppose fossil fuel infrastructure investments say such financing puts pension funds in breach of both their fiduciary duty and their obligation to future generations.

09/06/26
Author: 
The Energy Mix staff
Canadian parliament - DEZALB/goodfreephotos.com

June 5, 2026

‘Feedback from Thousands’ Prompts Ottawa to Delay Regulatory Rollback

The federal government has responded to “feedback from thousands” by postponing a series of sweeping environmental rollbacks and extending the comment period for the proposed regulatory changes from June 7 to July 22.

29/05/26
Author: 
Mitchell Beer
TGEGASENGINEERING/Wikimedia Commons

May 27, 2026

A German utility’s decision to buy a million tonnes of gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in British Columbia may help the project secure the investors it needs, but still falls short of the energy trade breakthrough the federal government is claiming, independent analysts say.

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