I’ve been warning for over two years now – overdependence on unreliable wind and solar power is going to lead to rolling blackouts. And that’s exactly what happened in Alberta on Friday, April 5. It’s a situation of boiling a frog, but we’re the ones in the...
Quick Dick McDick takes another well-justified swipe at the the federal carbon tax, which went up, yet again, today. He lays out again how carbon tax is applied multiple times on farming while taking on some social media commentators. As for the sin tax comparison, he...
One of the biggest days in an oilfield worker’s career is the day he or she gets their very own company truck. You never forget the first one. It might be a brand-new unit, 16 kilometres on the odometer, loaded right up with all the options. Realistically it’s a...
There seems to be a common theme, not only in the energy industry, but nearly every type of business. This includes service, retail, trades, health care and pretty much everything in between. But of course, this being “Pipeline Online” we will discuss the...
Move quick, get it done There was a poll put out on March 11 by Mainstreet Research suggesting the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre could nearly wipe the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois off the map, bringing in a massive majority. If anything close to that...
With the prospects of additional carbon capture on coal-fired power now diminished, the Boundary Dam Unit 3 capture plant might end up being the only one of its kind in this province. Photo by Brian Zinchuk Stop moving to shut down Saskatchewan coal – it could be the...
