When debating with emissions cutting environmental zealots, fans of fossil fuels frequently use China as a bad example to compare against Canadian emissions. Canada’s 1.5 percent share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pales in comparison with the CO2...
These days it’s getting hard to maintain that “positive” attitude that we all (most of us anyway) aspire to. Hell, even I who is often called “Mr. Positive” by many people (Well, a few. Ok, maybe none.) have a difficult time of it. So, as I often do, I will...
Things have been going so fast and furious in the energy sector in recent weeks and months that I actually missed an important milestone – Pipeline Online went live five years ago, on Oct. 4. This new news website was born out of the ashes of my former job, as editor...
Editor’s note: I was in Saskatoon for a major nuclear announcement at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday. It will take some time to do a proper story on the announcement, especially after several hundred kilomentres of driving, so please be...
What, no happy dance? On 9 September the Carney government delivered a long-awaited win to supporters of conventional energy. The heavy hand of C-69, the “No More Pipelines Act”, will no longer apply to major projects in the oil and gas sectors including...
Unions and the Oilpatch I am like an onion; I have many layers. Well, I think I heard that in a movie once. I think maybe “Shrek” or some other beloved children’s classic. Yeah, that’s right, I watch cartoons sometimes. I am truly looking forward to the “Wiley Coyote...
