The theme for this series of columns can be summed up as an attempt to answer the following question: Can supporters of a rational, economically-feasible transition to renewable energy reasonably hope to convince enough policy makers and members of the public that the...
The hazards presented by disruptions to the reliability of the electrical power grid and our capacity to use natural gas to heat buildings, along with wild spikes in energy prices, go well beyond the threats of inconvenience and financial losses. These sorts of energy...
Here’s a sad irony we are all too familiar with. All those pipeline-blocking environmental approval measures concocted by Canada’s federal governments and cherished by the Trudeau Liberals have come back to bite Justin in the ass. After purchasing the only pipeline...
Large, well-financed environmental organizations have done serious damage to Western Canada’s fossil fuel industry — that doesn’t mean they can do it again The first column in this series described the masterfully executed campaign waged by environmental...
It’s time to mount a more effective defense This column is the first in a series of four that will assess ways to improve perceptions about Western Canada’s fossil fuel industry among policy makers and the wider public. This column acknowledges past mistakes...
