Canada carves out protections for Trans Mountain pipeline in new free trade...
The Star: Experts say an annex in North America’s newest trade agreement could protect the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from financial difficulties. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
View ArticleIEEFA Canada: Ill-advised oil sands project faces rough future
Teck’s $20.6 billion Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project, now before the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Joint Review Panel, faces an extraordinary and alarming combination of risks. The project...
View ArticleBerman: Trans Mountain an economic, environmental mistake
The Star – Edmonton: Controversial environmental activist and professor Tzeporah Berman and Premier Rachel Notley went toe to toe over pipelines and policy at an Alberta Teachers’ Association...
View ArticleOpponents blast new Trans Mountain review, warn of more legal fights
Calgary Herald: The National Energy Board is repeating its mistakes with a new review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, laying the groundwork for another court challenge, say First Nations,...
View ArticleIEEFA report: ‘Holy Grail’ of carbon capture continues to elude coal...
Nov. 19, 2018 (IEEFA) — A study published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concludes that costly efforts undertaken in North America to develop workable, economic...
View ArticleIEEFA U.S.: ExxonMobil goes back large into risky Canadian oil sands
ExxonMobil’s (“XOM”) Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil has announced its intention to invest C$2.6 billion[1] in the Aspen mines, an oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. This is big news. In February...
View ArticleTrans Mountain pipeline costs are adding up for Canadian government
National Observer: The Trans Mountain oil pipeline is costing a Canadian Crown corporation some staggering interest expenses that cast doubt on strong revenues from the infrastructure touted in the...
View ArticleFirst Nations partners on 763MW of new wind capacity in Canada
CBC News: Five new green energy collaborations between private companies and Alberta First Nations are expected to create 1,000 jobs and enough renewable electricity to power nearly 300,000 homes. The...
View ArticleDeveloper to build subsidy-free solar projects in fossil fuel-dependent Canada
Renew Economy: German energy giant Innogy has finalised plans to build two solar farms in Canada that will be built without subsidies, highlighting once again the tremendous potential and growth of the...
View ArticleCanadian energy board okays Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Anchorage Daily News The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should be approved by the government of Canada, the country’s National Energy Board found Friday in a massive report. The project would likely...
View ArticleS&P: Canada to add 9GW of capacity in 2019, more than 75% wind, solar
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($) A total of 9,177 MW of power generation capacity is expected to be added to the Canadian grid in 2019, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. With...
View ArticleIEEFA update: Get out now — Norway’s fossil fuel epiphany
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has decided to “sell.” They have announced plans to divest from 134 oil and gas exploration and production...
View ArticleSolar facility begins operating at closed coal plant in Ontario
Mining.com: The former Nanticoke Generating Station site, located on the northern shore of Lake Erie, has been transformed into a 44-megawatt clean energy facility that hosts 192,431 solar panels...
View ArticleIEEFA report: Canada Trans Mountain Pipeline financials provide few clues on...
April 10, 2019 (IEEFA North America) – The controversial Trans Mountain Expansion Project is structured in a way that makes it difficult to determine how much Canadian taxpayers are paying now and will...
View ArticleEditorial: Transparency needed in Trans Mountain Pipeline analysis
Business in Vancouver: Clarity is key to unravelling complex energy industry issues in Canada. Too bad it’s in such short supply. That deficit is pushing the latest energy hot button in B.C.: the high...
View ArticleReport warns that oil, gas pipeline boom poses serious financial risk for...
Engineering & Technology: A report published by Global Energy Monitor cautions that upbeat building spree of US oil and gas pipeline systems may stand on a frail financial fundament, which could...
View ArticleIEEFA update: ExxonMobil’s drill, drill, drill strategy earns a “D-“
ExxonMobil’s poor first-quarter earnings report revealed diminished profits, weak revenues, unproven cost reduction strategies, meager asset sales and the need to borrow US$3 billion to make ends meet....
View ArticleReport projects size of global battery storage market climbing to exceed $13...
PV Magazine: As renewable energy capacity rises around the globe, markets are changing, creating opportunities for new businesses and technologies. One of the primary beneficiaries of the tide of...
View ArticleAnalysis shows Trans Mountain Pipeline losing money
Business in Vancouver: The Trans Mountain pipeline generated a massive loss in the first four months that it was owned by the Canadian public – or a small profit, depending on which economist or...
View ArticleIEEFA update: Commercial need for Trans Mountain Pipeline no longer holds –...
The Government of Canada is expected to rule by June 18 on whether the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion should move forward. In addition to possible legal challenges, the business case for the...
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