Condolences roll in as union calls for inquiry into fatal Newfoundland refinery fire

Condolences roll in as union calls for inquiry into fatal Newfoundland refinery fire

Condolences are rolling in for a man who died Saturday after an explosion last month at a former Newfoundland oil refinery.

Premier Andrew Furey and federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan both tweeted on Sunday their sorrow over the worker’s death. Furey urged workers and their families to avail themselves of mental health services, and he sent condolences to the man’s family, friends and colleagues.

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Sask Chamber says it is “proud to be a leading voice in Saskatchewan pushing the move to a low carbon economy”

Sask Chamber says it is “proud to be a leading voice in Saskatchewan pushing the move to a low carbon economy”

With this support for the O&G sector in mind, it is important to the note that the Saskatchewan business community is still actively working on the transition to a low carbon economy and has, in some instances been a world leader in its environmental protection. The SCC is proud to be a leading voice in Saskatchewan pushing the move to a low carbon economy. Our positions on how Saskatchewan businesses, with the support of the Governments of Canada and of Saskatchewan, can successfully make this transition, are available in our 2021 document, Building the Low Carbon Economy: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Saskatchewan.

Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year’s power shortages, an official said Monday, adding to setbacks in efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source.

China is a big investor in wind and solar, but jittery Communist Party leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth slumped last year and shortages caused blackouts. That prompted warnings that carbon emissions will rise faster through 2030, when they government says they should peak.

The ruling party aims for annual coal production to rise to 4.6 billion tons in 2025, a deputy director of the Cabinet’s National Energy Administration, Ren Jingdong, said at a news conference held during a ruling party congress. That would be a 12% increase over last year’s 4.1 billion tons.

Weekend Watch: Lessons of Darkness – Werner Herzog’s documentary on the Kuwuait oil fires

Weekend Watch: Lessons of Darkness – Werner Herzog’s documentary on the Kuwuait oil fires

Herzog is an accomplished documentary filmmaker, and this is one of his works from 1992. If you watch closely, you’ll see Canada’s Safety Boss. In just 200 days, the Safety Boss team brought 180 wells under control – outperforming all other crews in the field including such industry legends at Red Adair and Boots & Coots. That’s about a quarter of the over 700 oilwells set on fire by the retreating Iraqi army in 1991.

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FSIN says Drawing the Line white paper is an infringement on First Nations Inherent and Treaty rights

FSIN says Drawing the Line white paper is an infringement on First Nations Inherent and Treaty rights

When it comes to being a “nation within a nation,” the executive of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has something to say about that. And they have some experience as a nation within a nation, too.
The FSIN views Premier Scott Moe’s plan on protecting the province’s constitutional rights “as a direct threat to First Nations inherent and Treaty rights as recognized and affirmed in Section 35 of the Constitution,” according to an Oct. 12 release. That release implied the FSIN would get involved legally.

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Letter to Editor:  If other provinces choose to embrace energy poverty, that is their decision. Saskatchewan shouldn’t

Letter to Editor:  If other provinces choose to embrace energy poverty, that is their decision. Saskatchewan shouldn’t

The government of Saskatchewan has a duty to its citizens to provide reliable, affordable, and secure energy, especially since it is produced within its borders. If other provinces choose to embrace energy poverty, that is their decision; Saskatchewan can choose otherwise and pursue energy and economic prosperity. The question is: Will it do so?

Drawing the Line: Saskatchewan releases white paper defining how federal climate change regulation is choking this province

Drawing the Line: Saskatchewan releases white paper defining how federal climate change regulation is choking this province

Saskatchewan is feeling the noose of federal climate change policies and programs tightening around its neck, to the point where, if they are all implemented, the bill to this province could be $111 billion by 2035.

That’s according to a white paper released by Premier Scott Moe in North Battleford on Oct. 11. He spoke to the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce about the white paper entitled Drawing the Line: Defending Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy.

Brian Zinchuk: There’s only one word for all the greenhouse gas programs the feds have or will impose on Saskatchewan: strangulation

Brian Zinchuk: There’s only one word for all the greenhouse gas programs the feds have or will impose on Saskatchewan: strangulation

It’s more than half of the current provincial budget. So how do we come up with that money? How do we pay for all these taxes, manure covers, output-based pricing, new ZEV purchases and the like? How do we do it when our two biggest primary industries are being choked off by these very policies? Where will the money come from? Who gets the privilege of working while the rest of us line up to pay our various greenhouse gas taxes? What will our economy be with reduced ag, and choked-off oil and gas?

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From food and fuel to cow crap: How 9 federal climate change policies will suck Saskatchewan dry over the next 12 years

From food and fuel to cow crap: How 9 federal climate change policies will suck Saskatchewan dry over the next 12 years

If the current Liberal federal government’s climate change policies are fully enacted between now and 2035, the average cost to Saskatchewan will be more than this province current spends on its entire health care budget, plus the operational cost of its K-12 education system.

Put another way, following nine federal climate change policies and programs will cost this province an average of $8.8 billion each year, more than half of its current $17.6 billion provincial budget. The total by 2035 will be $111 billion.

David Yager: Why ‘the world should be worried’ about oil supplies

David Yager: Why ‘the world should be worried’ about oil supplies

Saudi Arabia has reminded us again of the power of the world’s largest oil producer. Through Saudi Aramco, one country with only 35 million people controls 11 per cent of global supply.

Saudi Arabia can influence global oil prices simply by adjusting output. It has demonstrated this many times. The Saudis also control OPEC, but don’t advertise it.

Brian Crossman: Thanksgiving in the oilpatch

Brian Crossman: Thanksgiving in the oilpatch

But it in these moments in the oilpatch when you find pain and adversity, you also find strength. I am always amazed how humans can not only survive these difficult times, but persevere and become stronger in spite of it all. The times you spend 14 hours on the rig grinding it out, coming home dragging your ass like an “FNG” will tire you out beyond belief. But guess what? You are now stronger, smarter and better for it.