Critical minerals fireside chat focus of CFA Society Saskatchewan Regina dinner May 17
CFA Society Saskatchewan, or Certified Financial Analysts, is taking a deep dive into critical minerals during their annual Regina dinner, to be held May 17.
Moe concerned feds’ ‘social cost of carbon’ could lead to much higher carbon tax, pave way for Clean Electricity Standard impossible for SK to meet
All of this has Moe concerned not only about Guilbeault floating a trial balloon about a possible higher carbon tax, but how this “social cost of carbon” could be used by the federal government as justification for its proposed Clean Electricity Standard. If implemented in its current form, that standard would mean the end of natural gas and coal power production, except in exceptional circumstances, by 2035. There have been numerous days this past winter where up to 86 per cent of Saskatchewan’s power generation came from natural gas and coal combined.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announces “social cost of carbon.” Could this mean a $247/tonne carbon tax?
On Wednesday, April 19, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced a new “social cost of carbon.” In this video post on Twitter, he referenced a newly evaluated “social cost” of $247 per tonne of CO2. He noted that previously the cost of “carbon pollution” had been evaluated at $54 per tonne CO2e, which closely correlated with the original carbon tax level, as it was first announced.
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
The economic cost of greenhouse gas emissions is nearly five times higher than previously thought, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday.
The minister told attendees at a climate change conference in Ottawa that the government used updated scientific knowledge and economic models to revise the way it evaluates how much climate change is costing Canadians.
Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines’ toll on migrant birds in Nova Scotia
Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.
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The Nemeth Report Podcast: Energy transition crisis, with Irina Slav
In the past, Pipeline Online has published some op-ed pieces Dr. Tammy Nemeth. Nemeth is a energy security analyst residing in Oxford, UK. Nemeth grew up in Saskatchewan. We’re going to be hosting more of her content on Pipeline Online, as she has one of the most sensible heads around when it comes to energy matters, who has a firm understanding of life out here.
Tourmaline, Clean Energy Fuels to partner on natural gas fuelling station network
CEO Murray Mullen said his company has been operating CNG trucks in Alberta for more than 18 months. He said while the natural gas-powered engines are about 30 per cent more expensive than a traditional diesel engine, the CNG itself is cheaper than retail diesel fuel.
US ready to lend Poland $4 billion for nuclear energy plan
Editor’s note: the GE Hitachi BWRX-300 is the same small modular reactor that SaskPower has chosen to build here, starting in the 2030s. Poland is planning to build many times the 4 reactors Saskatchewan is considering.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A project to develop small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with Polish energy company Orlen and two U.S. government financial institutions signing an agreement Monday.
Trudeau: “The conversation about getting the federal government to take back control those resources is a non-starter. It’s not going to happen”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not move to take away provincial control of natural resources.
The issue of First Nations vs provincial control of natural resources came up at a town hall held at First Nations University in Regina held on April 13. It was a continuation of the dustup between the provincial governments of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba and federal minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti.
Quick Dick McDick: 2 Stroke Smoke
Everyone gets a sore shoulder, starting up those old two stroke vintage sleds at Foam Lake. I grew up with a Ski-doo Elan, but I doubt anyone was racing one of those.
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Jim Warren, Part 2: Big Green’s big vulnerabilities
The first column in this series described the masterfully executed campaign waged by environmental organizations in opposition to Alberta’s oil sands. In this column we’ll see that environmental organizations, despite the considerable resources they command and past success, are not omnipotent. ENGOs have baked-in vulnerabilities that can be successfully exploited provided their opponents do the requisite opposition research.
No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan
By Laura Osman in Ottawa Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada's push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power plants. In their 36-page communique after the...
A day after Alberta’s wind generation cratered, so, too, did Saskatchewan’s. Again.
According to SaskPower’s Where Your Power Comes From webpage, wind power generation in Saskatchewan averaged 31 megawatts on Friday, April 14. As it’s a daily average, that means at times wind generation was below 31 megawatts.
G7 energy, environment leaders haggle over climate strategy
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations met Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the urgency of ending carbon emissions to stave off the worst consequences of climate change.
The meetings in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo are aimed at forging a consensus on the best way forward, ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima in May.
Powering down: Germany’s last nuclear plants in final hours
BERLIN (AP) — Germany began winding down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy, drawing cheers from environmentalists who campaigned for the move.
The shutdown of the reactors Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II, agreed to more than a decade ago, was being closely watched abroad.
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Onion Lake Cree Nation sues province over Saskatchewan First Act
Onion Lake Cree Nation is suing the Saskatchewan government over autonomy legislation meant to reassert the province’s control over natural resources.
The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, filed its statement of claim in Court of Kings Bench in Saskatoon this week, saying the Saskatchewan First Act infringes on treaty rights.
Newly active Texas sinkhole unearths forgotten fears in some
DAISETTA, Texas (AP) — When the massive sinkhole first appeared in Daisetta in May 2008, some residents had feared it might engulf their small Southeast Texas town.
But after growing to 900 feet (274 m) across and 260 feet (79 m) deep, it stabilized, swallowing up some oil tanks and several vehicles but sparing nearby homes. Some residents used humor to calm their fears, making “Sinkhole de Mayo” T-shirts, a reference to Cinco de Mayo. For others, the sinkhole, which eventually filled with water, became a new fishing spot.
Weekend Watch: Where Terranes Collide: The Geology of Western Canada
This week’s obscure but interesting video was recorded in 1993 by the Geological Survey of Canada. If you want to hang out with really cool rock stars like these, you should attend the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference May 2-3 in Regina.
What do you get when you divide 6 by 3,618? The fraction of power output of Alberta wind on Thursday morning
Saskatchewan is on this path. SaskPower is intent on adding an additional 3,000 megawatts of wind and solar power production in this province by 2035. This will generally be done through independent power producers, with a power purchase agreement.
‘A reflection’: Stampede tarp auction an indicator of Alberta’s booming economy
CALGARY — The amount of money that was flowing freely at the annual Calgary Stampede canvas auction Thursday night was just the sort of gusher that Alberta's oil and gas industry likes to see. The event is typically considered a bellwether for...
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CBC Saskatchewan grills Trudeau over justice minister’s comments on natural resources; plays clip which PM denies, then acknowledges
It’s not often you hear the CBC relentlessly calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to task on live radio, but that’s exactly what happened the morning of April 13.
The CBC’s Stefani Langenegger had Trudeau on a 11 minute call that morning.
Pandemic relief Accelerated Site Closure Program now concluded, and every dollar was spent cleaning up 8,800 wells and facilities
The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic was shocking for many reasons, and to many industries. One of those initially hit hardest was oil and gas. While shutdowns affected everything from restaurants to retail stores, not many saw the price of their primary product go into negative territory, if only briefly. Oil did, in April, 2020.
For Saskatchewan, oil, the second-largest industry after agriculture, was in serious trouble. Enormous numbers people were being laid off in almost every oilfield-related company. Activity ground to a stop, as did revenue. Calls to the federal government for support were indeed answered, with $400 million from the Government of Canada to properly abandon and clean up inactive wells and flowlines. The program came to be known as the Accelerated Site Closure Program. It was administered by the Saskatchewan Research Council.
April Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas up 3.5x compared to February
REGINA – As far Crown land sales go, the April edition was a pretty good one.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, has raised$11,113,460 for the province.
That’s up from $3.1 million in the Feb. 7, 2023, sale.
Beware risk of ‘mutually sabotaging competition’ on corporate subsidies: Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned a U.S. audience Wednesday about the potential dangers of a global subsidy “race to the bottom” as government largesse fuels the growth of the new green economy.
Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador considered commissioned: CEO
Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project is considered commissioned after years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns. Jennifer Williams, CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, made the announcement Wednesday to reporters in...