Canada

Are Thousands of New Nuclear Generators in Canada’s Future?

09/11/18

Author:

M.V. Ramana

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November 7, 2018

Ottawa is pushing a new smaller, modular nuclear plant that could only pay off if mass produced.

M. V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC, and the author of The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India, Penguin Books, New Delhi (2012).

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Canada

Climate Change

Nuclear

Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on anti-pipeline activists

09/11/18

Author:

Jim Bronskill

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Global News

The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists.

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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

Author:

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

02/11/18

Author:

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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Avoiding the “F” word: How “natural” is Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)?

02/11/18

Author:

Margaret Mcgregor, Courtney Howard & Melissa Lem

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National Observer

In October, the B.C. government celebrated a decision by private-sector investors to proceed with LNG Canada, a $40 billion infrastructure project in Kitimat to export “natural” gas. Yet somehow much of the media coverage neglects to mention that this gas is extracted by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is now the primary method for natural gas production in Canada. Why are so many media and government announcements studiously avoiding the “F” word?

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

01/11/18

Author:

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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NB Power to dodge major carbon taxes after Ottawa proposes looser rules on coal plants

31/10/18

Author:

Robert Jones

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CBC News

Oct 30, 2018

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Canada

Carbon pricing

Coal

Jay Rosen on CBC Bolsonaro story: 'The framing of the story was amoral'

30/10/18

Author:

Chris Hatch

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National Observer

CBC News has been taking criticism for its coverage of the “fresh opportunities” for Canadian businesses under Brazil’s president-elect. Although the public broadcaster has shifted its tone slightly, the original article stands and the criticism keeps mounting.

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Canada

The Price of Oil

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