Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments are unwilling to curb consumption, the main driver of the economy. So it is up to each of us to become more thoughtful consumers
Category: Environment
Could Canada’s costly innovation help solve China’s coal dilemma?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Saskatchewan’s $1.5-billion CCS demonstration facility at Boundary Dam in the southern part of the province is the first commercial-scale CCS project in the world
The renewable energy movement ignores real world problems
Reading Time: 2 minutes The energy revolution has brought conventional utilities to the brink, only to discover that solar and wind power can’t be relied on
A smart road map to lower carbon emissions? Look to Texas
Reading Time: 4 minutes Texas switched from coal to natural gas and dramatically cut carbon emissions. Why doesn’t Canada follow its example?
Turning recycled value into wasteful municipal spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg’s decision to go with new curbside collection providers ramps up unnecessary costs for taxpayers as the market for recyclables softens
“Green energy” fairy tale turning into a nightmare for Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trudeau and his paladins remain convinced that their green energy dream will come true, if only they believe hard enough
Keystone XL approval errs on side of safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes One spill is too many but pipelines are much safer than rail for transporting oil
Fossil fuels remain key to energy future, according to report
Reading Time: 4 minutes The U.S. is eager to grab new business, which underscores the urgent need for Canada to secure access to offshore markets for our oil and gas
Fed’s Clean Fuel Standards will kill jobs: Just look at Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes The soon to-be-announced clean fuel regulations are just the latest example of politicians catering to climate activists
The flap over tailings pond bird deaths lacks perspective
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s just plain crazy to let ‘I-hate-oilsands’ activists frame our national energy agenda based on an immaterial number of bird deaths