Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date
The long-promised cap on greenhouse gas emissions for Canada’s oil and gas sector will begin as early as 2026 and use a cap-and-trade system that applies by facility, a federal government source said Wednesday.
Brian Zinchuk: This year will be the 38nd anniversary of me not getting the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier for Christmas
First of all, there was absolutely no way my parents, at that point split, could, or more sanely, would, buy what was the most expensive toy set of all time to that point. It was seven and a half feet long.
So I built my own.
Brian Zinchuk: Nova Scotia and federal government put final bullet in the head of still-twitching offshore gas play
Nova Scotia goes along with the feds to kill an offshore gas project, all the while their bills are paid by Alberta and Saskatchewan oil and gas
Federal and Nova Scotia governments kill offshore petroleum project in name of “clean energy”
The federal Liberal government, combined with the Progressive Conservative Nova Scotia government, killed another oil and gas project on Dec. 4, one that already had regulatory approval, in the name of “clean energy.”
“A production cap by default”: Sask gov’t reacts to Guilbeault’s proposed methane regulations
“This amounts to a production cap by default and is another instance of federal overreach and changing goal posts. It also violates the current equivalency agreement, which Saskatchewan signed with the federal government in 2020,” says the Government of Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan to use Output Based Pricing to fund small modular reactor
The “Output-Based Performance Standards” is, for all intents and purposes, another form of carbon tax. And the Saskatchewan government is moving to use some of the proceeds from that to fund development of the province’s first small modular reactor.
Quick Dick McDick: Bill C-234, the carbon tax and farmers
Quick Dick McDick REALLY wanted to get this message out, so in order to satisfy the YouTube algorithm gods, he sacrificed swearing at Trudeau on the altar of being “friendly” in the YouTube context.
Saskatchewan’s electricity utility to pay into nuclear fund, clean electricity costs
The Saskatchewan government’s electrical utility is to remit carbon charges into a nuclear energy investment fund, the province announced Monday.
Canada’s climate lobby pushes for oil, gas emissions cap with fashion statement
Canada’s climate lobby wants its demand for an oil-and-gas emissions cap to go straight to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s head.
Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year
Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government’s recent projection that economic growth will slow next year.
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Report outlines how Canada can get credit for reducing emissions in Asia with LNG
With Asian countries continuing to rely on coal to fuel their growth, Canada can provide a cleaner alternative while having its efforts to reduce emissions recognized by the global community, says a new report.
Canada is getting closer to exporting some of the lowest-emitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the planet, with the first terminal nearing completion in British Columbia.
Lithium in SK, Part 23: November Crown land sale shows expanding positions
Ten blocks went up for bid in Saskatchewan’s most recent subsurface mineral rights sale (not oil and gas), and they indicated expansion of areas already in play. All blocks were prospective for lithium brine.
Brian Crossman: I am Spartacus! I am Duncan!
Do y’all like gladiator movies? What’s better than a bunch of big men trying to kill each other with swords, axes, spears and just good old fashioned bare fists. Not much in my opinion. It’s like UFC, except there is all that blood, dismemberment and death. The classic line by Russell Crowe in Gladiator “Are you not entertained?” always come to mind.
Like all screwed up stories in Canada lately, this one begins with our fearless leader, Justin Trudeau.
Venezuelans vote in a referendum to claim sovereignty of a large territory under dispute with Guyana
Venezuela has claimed a large swath of Guyana known as the Essequibo region since the 19th century as its own, rejecting the borders decided by international arbitrators in 1899. (AP Graphic)
Here’s why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow limited protests at the summit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests.
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Nemeth Report Podcast: What happens when an climate change disciple meets a geologist?
Climate Emergency? Net-Zero and Canada’s Energy Transition
What happens when an climate change disciple meets a geologist? Reality sets in.
Takeaways from Friday’s events at UN climate conference known as COP28
Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planet’s climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do.
Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes
Michigan officials approved a $500 million plan Friday to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, leaving just one more regulatory hurdle for the contentious project.
Court decisions forced some rethink of oil, gas emissions cap: Minister Guilbeault
The Liberal government had to delay its long-promised regulations to cap emissions from oil and gas production in Canada because of two recent court decisions forcing Ottawa to tread more carefully on climate policy affecting provinces, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
COP28: Saskatchewan, and over 50 companies and organizations, will be in the room where it happens
If you’re not there, you don’t get much say, do you?
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No carbon tax on electrical home heat from SaskPower, says Moe
If people using home heating oil (principally in Atlantic Canada) don’t have to pay carbon tax to heat there home, neither will people in Saskatchewan who use electricity to heat their homes as of Jan. 1.
Wind drops to 0.9% output in Alberta on Thursday. Again
Alberta has brought online another wind farm and even more wind turbines in recent days. And despite having increased the amount of nameplate capacity in two years by roughly two-thirds, total power production still flatlines on a frequent but irregular basis.
Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices
LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next year and bringing up-and-coming oil supplier Brazil into the fold.
Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls
The Canada Energy Regulator has approved preliminary interim tolls that would see oil companies pay nearly twice as much to ship crude on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline as what was estimated in 2017.
Saskatchewan Research Council and North West College team up on plastic welding pilot program
On Nov. 17, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and North West College announced a new, innovative plastic welding pilot program that will be the first-of-its-kind in Saskatchewan. This exciting collaboration represents a significant step forward in addressing the growing demand for skilled professionals in the field of plastics welding.