Tar Sands/Oil Sands
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CanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Mismanages Heritage Fund, Misses Out on $575B in Revenue Over 44 Years
Successive Alberta governments over the last 44 years have mismanaged their way out of C$575 billion in revenue that should have been available to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsOil & GasTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Pandemic Doesn’t Blunt Financial Sector Interest in Lower-Carbon Investments
Although the financial sector’s commitments to climate accountability and greater transparency only began to pick up major momentum in the months before the coronavirus ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Exxon Rips Up $30-Billion Rebuilding Plan, Could Declare Stranded Assets at Kearl Lake
ExxonMobil’s massive Kearl Lake mine north of Fort McMurray may be the latest tar sands/oil sands to be devalued as one of the world’s ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Budget Cut for Tar Sands/Oil Sands Monitoring Raises Health Concerns for Nearby First Nations
Indigenous communities in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories say they’re losing faith in federal and provincial environmental monitoring in the tar sands/oil sands, ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Beer: Alberta Should Treat Total’s $9.3-Billion Write-Off as a Wake-Up Call, Not a Cheap Shot
After French petroleum giant Total wrote off C$9.3 billion in stranded assets in the tar sands/oil sands, the Jason Kenney government had the option ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Twitter Storm Greets Wilkinson Defence After Pandemic Produces 25% Cut in Tar Sands/Oil Sands Monitoring
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pushing back on Twitter—and receiving a small Twitter storm in return—after The Canadian Press reported a ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Colossal Fossil Total Declares $9.3B in Stranded Assets in Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands
French colossal fossil Total sent a shockwave through the Alberta oilpatch Wednesday with the announcement that it is writing off C$9.3 billion in assets ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossil Lobby Demands Changes to ‘Overly Prescriptive’ Federal Bailout Rules
Canada’s fossil lobby is complaining about federal bailout programs designed to help companies weather the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Robinson: Canada’s Climate Inaction Could Undermine ‘Historic Reputation for Environmental Leadership’
Canada is at risk of undermining its “historic reputation for environmental leadership” if it fails to match its words on climate change and an ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
UK’s Biggest Pension Fund Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Drilling, Coal
The United Kingdom’s biggest pension fund is banning investments in tar sands/oil sands, Arctic drilling, and coal projects—against the wishes of the country’s current ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Deutsche Bank Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Falls Short on Coal Divestment
Frankfurt-based banking giant Deutsche Bank is immediately cutting off financing for new tar sands/oil sands and Arctic oil and gas projects and will end ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Canada, U.S. Pursue ‘Joint Interest’ in Getting Pipelines Built
Canada has opened discussions with the Trump administration to find a path forward for oil pipeline projects, Bloomberg News is reporting this week, citing ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Taxpayer Funds Could Trigger Pandemic Recovery Loans Above $100 Million Per Fossil Company, EDC Says
Loan guarantees and other forms of financial risk management from Export Development Canada (EDC) could clear the way for bank loans well in excess ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHot SpotsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Trans Mountain Pipeline Loses Lead Insurer as Zurich Steps Away
Mammoth global insurance company Zurich has decided to abandon its role as principal insurer for the Trans Mountain pipeline when its coverage expires August ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
BREAKING: EDC Backing Will Add to Canada’s Fossil Industry Bailout, Watchdog Groups Warn
Routing public financing through an “opaque Crown corporation with minimal government oversight” is not the way to be accountable for the way pandemic recovery ...
