Tar Sands/Oil Sands
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‘Creative Sentence’ Boosted Syncrude’s Brand, Failed to Prevent Repeat Bird Deaths
DeSmog Canada put Alberta’s “creative sentencing” process under a spotlight late last week, looking back on the use of the C$2.45 million in penalties ... -
Robots Replace Construction Workers as Cenovus Tries to ‘De-Man’ the Tar Sands/Oil Sands
In its continuing effort to reduce its work force and cut costs, Cenovus Energy is embracing a system that replaces field construction with pre-fabrication ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLow-Carbon TransitionPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Downstream GHG Test Takes Out Half of Energy East Revenue, Fraser Institute Calculates
A senior official with the Fraser Institute is out with a back-of-the-envelope analysis that sets out to make the case against assessing downstream greenhouse ... -
CanadaCOP 21/COP 22Economic Analysis/Energy and Carbon PricingEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLow-Carbon TransitionPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Authors Urge Tougher Canadian Climate Strategy, No New Pipelines
Two of the most sacred cows of Canadian climate politics—that the country is doing all it can to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryLow-Carbon TransitionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited StatesWater/Habitat Impacts
Minnesota Wants Line 3 Pipeline Shut Down, Sees No Need for Replacement
In a victory for state campaigners, Minnesota’s Department of Commerce is telling the state’s Public Utilities Commission that Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline should be ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
New Job Opportunities Don’t Match Losses in Canada’s Oilpatch
Efforts to move unemployed Canadian oilpatch workers into green energy and other alternative careers aren’t keeping up with the employment needs of more than ... -
Canadian Fossils Try Pivot to Light Oil, Natural Gas
Light oil and natural gas development may be the next big thing for Canadian fossils “looking to step out of the long shadow cast ... -
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Execs Foresee No New Projects While Prices Stay Low
Canada’s tar sands/oil sands industry won’t be considering any new development projects as long as oil prices remain mired in the US$45 to $55 ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Aim Big, Keep Showing Up’ is Campaigners’ Formula to Stop Pipeline Investment
There’s a simple, self-evident formula for campaigners who want to stop big banks from investing in pipelines: Aim big, and keep showing up. -
That Glimpse of Daylight is Almost Over for Tar Sands/Oil Sands Producers
Canadian tar sands/oil sands producers’ brief glimpse of black ink in their balance sheets may be coming to an end, a Reuters analysis suggests.
