Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above ‘threshold’ amount
The Alberta government is taking steps to force oilpatch companies to make good on their unpaid municipal taxes, including sending reminders from provincial cabinet ministers to those in arrears.
On Monday, Guthrie said he’s issued an order that blocks companies from acquiring or transferring licences on wells or other assets if their unpaid taxes exceed a threshold amount. That threshold is yet to be determined and is to be set by the Alberta Energy Regulator and Alberta Municipal Affairs.
The Saskatchewan First Act has passed. Now what? We ask the minister behind the bill
The Saskatchewan Party government passed The Saskatchewan First Act on March 16. Its stated intentions are to re-assert provincial jurisdiction on resources, greenhouse gas emissions on power production, and fertilizer usage for farmers.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre was the minister charged with shepherding the bill through the legislature. Pipeline Online spoke to her on March 17, posing the fundamental question: What will you do next?
Indigenous communities leading Canada’s clean energy boom
On a wintry day last November, Daphne Kay looked up at an expanse of gleaming solar panels located on Cowessess First Nation reserve land just east of Regina and cried.
It was the mix of past and present that moved her, watching her fellow community members hold a traditional round dance to mark the grand opening of Cowessess’ newly completed 10 MW solar farm.
New Mexico opts for veto power on spent nuclear fuel debate
New Mexico’s governor on Friday signed legislation aimed at keeping spent nuclear fuel produced by commercial U.S. nuclear power plants from being shipped to the state, just hours after the measure cleared its final legislative hurdle.
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wasted no time adding her signature after the New Mexico House voted 35-28 in favor of the bill following a lengthy debate. Five Democrats joined Republicans in opposition, arguing that the measure would challenge longstanding federal authority over nuclear safety matters and lead to new court challenges.
Indigenous-led prospective buyer ‘not going away’ even as Trans Mountain costs spiral
An Indigenous-led initiative is still pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, in spite of the project’s ballooning price tag.
“We are not going away, just because it’s $30.9 billion. We are entering into the early stages of negotiations,” said Stephen Mason, managing director of Project Reconciliation, a Calgary-based group that is working to facilitate the purchase of a major equity stake in the pipeline for the 129 First Nations along the route.
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