Alberta

Pathways Alliance's flagship project looks like a big money loser

12/01/25

Author:

John Woodside

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Jan. 9. 2025

The Pathways Alliance’s proposed carbon capture and storage megaproject has not begun construction or even received approval, and yet its business model is already collapsing, according to a global think tank.

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'Colossal back-tracking' on thermal coal export end date: environmental advocate

10/12/24

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Coal mining

Dec. 10, 2024

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s decision not to assess the impact of a massive thermal coal mine expansion is "cowardly” and “colossal backtracking” on Canada’s commitments to stop exporting this dirty fossil fuel, says an environmental advocate.

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‘A Crushing Disappointment’: Trudeau’s Climate Legacy

10/12/24

Author:

Jeremy Appel

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The Maple

Dec. 10, 2024

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

An Australian Coal Baron Subverts Alberta’s Democracy

29/11/24

Author:

Andrew Nikiforuk

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The Tyee

The Elkview coal mine across the border in BC could be a preview of the future for Grassy Mountain. Photo via Teck Resources.

Nov. 27, 2024

A bogus referendum this week could bring a risky coal mine to the Rockies.

The outsized influence of billionaires in the workings of ailing democracies has struck again.

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Canada's Reparations at COP 29 a Fraction of Subsidies to Big Oil

19/11/24

Author:

Mitch Anderson

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DeSmog

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced a $2 billion climate financing platform at COP29. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Nov. 15, 2024

Canada Promises Climate Reparations at COP29 While Courting Big Oil at Home

With spotlight on politicians and their pledges in Baku, fossil fuel lobbyists are racking up private meetings with Trudeau’s government.

Steven Guilbeault came to the COP29 climate change negotiations in Azerbaijan ready to make what the federal Liberal government deemed a “major” announcement.

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Alberta Governing Party Wants MORE CO2 Emissions

10/11/24

Author:

Tim Rauf

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The Tyee

Premier Danielle Smith, right, appeared with Jordan Peterson in a YouTube discussion — and appears to have been persuaded by the controversial influencer. Image via X.

Nov. 6, 2024

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Massive mine expansion looms over calls to halt thermal coal exports

28/10/24

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Oct. 28, 2024

Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.

“Exports of Canadian mined thermal coal have more than tripled and overall thermal coal exports through Canada have almost doubled since 2015,” reads a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Oct. 22. It was signed by 36 organizations, including Environmental Defence, Ecojustice and Greenpeace Canada.

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Trans Mountain Pipeline - Exports Up? Who Pays Costs? Climate Disruption?

23/10/24

Author:

Amanda Stephenson

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The Globe and Mail

Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns. In this photograph taken with a drone, the Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal tank farm is seen in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday, April 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Oct. 21, 2024

Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next?

Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada’s energy sector as promised – but questions still linger about who will pay for the project’s massive cost overruns.

By a variety of measures, the expensive and contentious pipeline project is bearing fruit as more Canadian oil reaches the West Coast to be shipped to export markets.

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Oil Tanker Numbers in Vancouver Port Jump 1000%

03/10/24

Author:

David Carrigg

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Vancouver Sun

Crude oil tankers SFL Sabine, back left, and Tarbet Spirit are seen docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal, where crude oil from the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline is loaded onto tankers, in Burnaby on June 10, 2024 Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Aug. 21, 2024

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion drives 900 per cent increase in tanker traffic

The number of oil tankers travelling under the Lions Gate Bridge and into Vancouver harbour has increased from around two a month to around 20 since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was completed, according to a local researcher.

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Why people love to hate the carbon tax

23/09/24

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Sept. 23, 2024

Any hope the Liberal Party had that their signature climate policy would cease to be an albatross has been dashed, as allies of the carbon price drop like flies and opponents ramp up attacks. For Liberal strategists, there’s little room left to manoeuvre.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy