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Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer More than 65 per cent of Canada abnormally parched or in drought at the end of March An out-of-control wildfire, dubbed Wildfire MWF012, is seen burning west of Saprae Creek on April 21, 2024. PHOTO BY ALBERTA WILDFIRE Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing […]
Pipe Dream: Taxpayer-Owned TMX Is a Bust, Concludes Analyst
Pipe Dream: Taxpayer-Owned TMX Is a Bust, Concludes Analyst Expect no Asian windfall for oilsands crude, says a new report by expert David Hughes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces cabinet’s approval to greenlight the TMX project on June 18, 2019. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, the Canadian Press. Remember that 67-year-old pipeline and its controversial bitumen expansion […]
The End of Oil is Near, or Maybe Not
The End of Oil is Near, or Maybe Not The cover of the September/October 2020 issue of Sierra magazine states “The End of Oil is Near”. The corresponding story “The End of Oil?” was paralleled with a recent segment on Democracy Now. I think that is wishful thinking. To the extent that oil demand goes down […]
How Canada’s Oilsands City Is Supporting Indigenous Food Sovereignty
How Canada’s Oilsands City Is Supporting Indigenous Food Sovereignty A new Métis Cultural Centre in Fort McMurray aims to revive traditional practices in an urban setting. Genevieve Noel was in the room when Fort McMurray city councillors voted unanimously last month to provide almost eight acres for a Métis Cultural Centre. Noel, a Métis woman and designer, […]
Oilsands Firms ‘Morally Responsible’ for Deaths and Destruction from Climate Disasters
Oilsands Firms ‘Morally Responsible’ for Deaths and Destruction from Climate Disasters Greenpeace’s Yeb Saño explains what a Philippines human rights investigation means for the fossil fuel industry in Canada. Four years ago, the Philippines Commission on Human Rights began posing an incendiary question. Should 47 of the planet’s most polluting companies have to answer legally for the […]
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine Alberta’s oil sands produce one of the dirtiest oils on the planet. If the Teck mega mine is approved, the damage to our planet will be colossal This week, the Canadian government is in Madrid telling the world that climate […]
As Election Nears, Canada’s Biggest Oil Firm Is Noticeably Quiet
As Election Nears, Canada’s Biggest Oil Firm Is Noticeably Quiet Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he’s Canada’s energy ‘champion.’ Yet he opposes climate policy Suncor supports. As we race towards a federal election that will determine if and how Canada responds to the climate emergency, one central player is noticeably absent. Suncor is without a […]
There’s No Sugarcoating Canada’s Oil Crisis
There’s No Sugarcoating Canada’s Oil Crisis Has financial disaster been averted in Canada’s oil and gas industry? ‘Disaster’ is all relative. Let’s just say 2019 is going to be a difficult year following a tough set of recent circumstances. One thing we know is that the recent episode of bargain-basement commodity prices—triggered by a regional […]
Oil’s Wild Price Swings Set to Create Global Chaos
Oil’s Wild Price Swings Set to Create Global Chaos Volatility is here to stay — and the political and economic implications will touch us all. Oil once gushed from the ground for drillers, like these workers in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1901. Now costly fracking and oilsands mining produces lower-quality oil at far higher costs. […]
Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Pipelines; It’s Bad Policy Decisions
Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Pipelines; It’s Bad Policy Decisions Bitumen prices are low because the province has ignored at least a decade of warnings. In 2007, an Alberta government warned that bitumen prices could eventually fall so low that the government’s royalty revenues — critical for its budget — would be at risk. Photo via Government […]
In Major Defeat For Trump, Judge Blocks Construction Of Keystone XL Pipeline
In Major Defeat For Trump, Judge Blocks Construction Of Keystone XL Pipeline In a setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge in Montana temporarily halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline late on Thursday on the grounds that the U.S. government did not complete a full analysis of the environmental impact of the […]
The Real GHG trend: Oilsands among the most carbon intensive crudes in North AmericaOilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 1
The Real GHG trend: Oilsands among the most carbon intensive crudes in North America Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 1 The Oil-Climate Index suggests that the oilsands generate 2.2 times as many emissions per barrel than the average crude extracted in North America. Photo: Jennifer Grant Over the past 50 years, […]
Five Things You Need to Know About the Cancellation of the Energy East Oilsands Pipeline
Five Things You Need to Know About the Cancellation of the Energy East Oilsands Pipeline TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline is officially dead. Announced via press release on Thursday, the news confirmed long-held suspicions that the $15.7 billion, 4,500 km oilsands pipeline simply wouldn’t cut it in today’s economic context. But that hasn’t stopped commentators on all […]
Royal Dutch Shell signs deals to sell oilsands assets
Royal Dutch Shell signs deals to sell oilsands assets Anglo-Dutch energy giant shedding interests in Athabasca, Peace River and other leases Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said the deals revealed Thursday are are a ‘significant step’ in re-shaping Shell’s portfolio in line with its long-term strategy. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) Royal Dutch Shell […]
Wildfire Nears Canada’s Major Oil Sands Plants
Wildfire Nears Canada’s Major Oil Sands Plants A massive wildfire raging through the northern part of Alberta has swelled in size and surged north of Fort McMurray, destroying an evacuated oil sands camp on Tuesday and it is projected to encroach on major facilities shortly. The flames consumed a 665-room oil-sands work camp north of […]
