Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa’s 2035 clean power target to access funding
The federal government is to tie billions of dollars in tax credits and grants for provincial electricity projects to progress toward Ottawa’s target for an emissions-free electricity grid by 2035.
Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a ‘threat’
Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don’t reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says Alberta’s minister of environment and protected areas.
Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine began.
As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints
Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party’s foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he’d approach the world stage as prime minister.
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $30B in profits, down nearly 40% from last year due to lower prices
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco on Monday reported $30 billion in second quarter profit, a nearly 40% decline from the same period the previous year that it attributed to lower oil prices.
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Enbridge sees $1.8 billion profit in Q2 as Mainline pipeline settlement reached
Enbridge Inc. says its most recent quarter delivered a profit of $1.8 billion as it reached a settlement with shippers for tolls on its Mainline pipeline system and moved toward proceeding with its Rio Bravo pipeline project.
Project of the Century – the most comprehensive discussion of energy transition we’ve seen to date
OTTAWA – On July 19, Ottawa-based think tank Public Policy Forum released “Project of the Century: A Blueprint for Growing Canada’s Clean Electricity Supply – and Fast.” This 43 page report is the most comprehensive discussion of Canada’s “energy transition,” as envisioned by the Liberal federal government, Pipeline Online has come across. It focuses on more than doubling the electrical grid by 2050, but doing so without growth in fossil fuel power generation.
Quick Dick McDick: Happy Saskatchewan Day!
Happy Saskatchewan Day! ‘Nuff said. Or is that Tuffnell said? I don’t know. But there’s a gopher in a ball glove. I’m sure he was just having a nap.
And I asked Quick Dick what was the name of his team. As in, was it the Tuffnell Dicks? He wouldn’t say.
Wind power in Alberta falls to 0.8% three days after province pumps brakes on wind and solar development
Three days after the Alberta government put the brakes on wind and solar development, wind power generation in that province fell, yet again, to less than 1 per cent capacity. And it remained below 5 per from mid-morning until at least late afternoon.
4 new offshore wind power projects proposed for New Jersey Shore; 2 would be far out to sea
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Wind power developers proposed four new projects off the New Jersey Shore on Friday, a surge that would more than double the number of wind farms built off its coast if they are approved by regulators.
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Two days after Alberta taps the brakes on wind development, wind power bottoms out again
On Thursday, the Alberta government announced a six-month pause on approvals for wind and solar projects, and by Saturday, wind generation in that province yet again bottomed out for much of the day.
NB Power says bringing electricity via Atlantic Loop could be cost-prohibitive
New Brunswick’s power utility has questioned the viability of the Atlantic Loop energy project because of the potential costs.
The Atlantic Loop aims to wean Nova Scotia and New Brunswick off coal with hydroelectricity from Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. For New Brunswick, the project proposes to bring an additional 1,150 megawatts of transmission capacity into the province from Quebec by 2030.
Podcast: Jordan Peterson and Robert Bryce on Sacrificing the Poor to NOT Save the Planet
The Jordan Peterson Podcast featured Robert Bryce of the Power Hungry Podcast, speaking about electricity poverty and how the movement to supposedly save the plant from global warming is causing suffering for the most vulnerable. If you have any time this weekend, put this on background and listen to it. It’s a very deep and important discussion on the energy issues that are gripping headlines today.
Alberta announces six-month pause on renewable energy, citing rural concerns
Alberta’s United Conservative government is pausing all approvals of large renewable energy projects in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns.
In a statement Thursday, the government said the Alberta Utilities Commission is to institute a six-month moratorium on approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt over issues of development on agricultural land, effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability.
Brian Zinchuk on Gormley: TC Energy spins off Keystone, energy transition
Up for discussion this month: current oil prices and drilling activity, TC Energy spinning off the Keystone Pipeline system, Public Policy Forum’s paper on doubling the electrical grid.
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Lithium in SK, Part 19: Grounded Lithium’s Kindersley project could cost $447 million to build, but bring in $350 million per year
Grounded Lithium Corp. announced some of the metrics around its proposed Kindersley Lithium Project (KLP) coming from its preliminary economic assessment (PEA). And if those numbers hold, this one, singular lithium project could be seeing revenue to the tune of more than a third of a billion dollars per year. And if successful and prices hold, that could result in payout in less than a year and half once operations commence.
Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources minister says
SURREY, BC – Canada’s plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is ahead of schedule, but mitigating the effects of climate change is as important as adapting to them, says Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
The minister was in Surrey, B.C., Wednesday to tout the federal government’s pledge to plant two billion trees, saying the plan is on track and even exceeding its targets.
Feds try to reclaim $347 million insurance payout to Suncor linked to Libya unrest
The federal government is trying to reclaim $347 million in insurance paid to Suncor Energy Inc. in the wake of political unrest in Libya.
Strathcona Resources acquires Pipestone Energy in all-stock deal
Strathcona Resources Ltd., which has major operations in northwest Saskatchewan, announced that it would be acquiring Pipestone Energy Corp. in an all-share transaction.
TS&M Supply celebrates 50 years
TS&M Supply celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 28 with a barbecue in front of their Estevan branch, followed by a gold tournament the next day.
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SaskPower hit a record summer demand peak on July 31
On July 31, at 4:55 p.m., SaskPower observed a new summer demand record for electricity of 3,669 megawatts (MW), exceeding the previous mark set last August by 72 MW.
All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta
Discovering news articles and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a relic of the past, as Meta announced it is officially ending news availability in Canada.
Meta said Tuesday that within a few weeks, it will remove news for all Canadian users of its popular Facebook and Instagram platforms.
UK to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses, ignoring calls from environmentalists
LONDON (AP) — Britain said on Monday it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy independence, ignoring calls from environmental campaigners and the United Nations to stop the development of new fossil fuel projects.
The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — The first new U.S. nuclear reactor to be built from scratch in decades is sending electricity reliably to the grid, but the cost of the Georgia power plant could make it a dead end instead of a path to a carbon-free future.
Pipeline operators to pay $12.5M after crude oil spills in Montana, North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil spills in Montana and North Dakota.