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Tag Archives: oil
Climate-changing methane emissions from oil and gas twice as high as thought: study | Globalnews.ca
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 11, 2020 http://globalnews.ca/news/7456799/methane-emissions-oilpatch-environment-canada-study/ More Details Climate-changing methane emissions from oil patch twice as high as previously thought, study finds THE CANADIAN PRESS NOVEMBER 11 For Subscribers
Alberta asking Feds for more funds to deal with orphaned well cleanup
Old, unproductive oil and gas wells could cost up to $70B to clean up, says new report ‘The mess continues to grow,’ says landowner stuck with abandoned well Kyle Bakx – CBC News — Hustle in the oil patch: Inside … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, international, justice, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged AER, Alberta, bankruptcies, BITUMEN, cleanup, corruption, Energy, environmental, fossil fuels, funds, gas, misuse, oil, Oil Sands, orphaned, reclamation, regulator, Sustainability, tar sands, tax payers, wells
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Does the B.C. gas pipeline need approval from hereditary chiefs? – Macleans.ca
Protesters at a rally in Vancouver in support of pipeline protesters in northwestern B.C. (Darryl Dyck/CP) — This explains the two types of indigenous leadership, what role they each play and why they are often not in agreement. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Charter and Constitutional Rights, law, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged aboriginal, bc, Canada, chiefs, elected, First Nations, gas, hereditary, indigenous, leaders, oil, protests, territory, Unist’ot’en, Wet’suwet’en
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Alberta and Canada ignores the ticking time-bomb of orphaned oil and gas wells at its own peril
Eamon Mac Mahon, ASSOCIATED PRESS Syncrude upgrader facilities on the Athabasca river near Fort McMurray Alberta Dec 9 2019 – Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and Concerned Citizen — These are some of the major issues that make it hard … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged AER, Alberta, allegations, bankruptcy, Canada, cleanup, coal, corruption, gas, inactive, liabilities, oil, orphaned, pipelines, royalties, subsidies, tar sands, wells
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Climate change science goes back decades — and so does rapid climate change skepticism, says historian
International director of the Norwegian Polar Institute Kim Holmen relaxes with a cup of tea as he travels past the Wahlenberg Glacier in Oscar II land at Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, on Aug. 5, 2019. The northernmost town on the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, History, international, Nature, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Science & Technology, Sustainability
Tagged carbon emissions, CO2, coal, denialism, environmentalism, fossil fuels, Freedom, gas, global average warming, government, koch brothers, left-wing, Liberal, liberty, oil, rapid climate change, regulation, right wing, scepticism
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Canadian Government proposing replacing the National Energy Board Regulator via Bill-C69 and appointing board members and high paid CEO
March 30 2019 – Various news sources plus commentary Here is an update on the status of Bill-C69, a collection of news articles, details of the appointments and some commentary. This bill passed in the house with Liberal majority and … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged Alberta, Appointments, bankruptcy, Bill-C69, Canadian, cleanup, donations, Energy Regulator, environmental, Example, fraud, gas, industry, Liberal, National Energy Board, NEB, oil, Party, SNC Lavalin
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Alberta Energy Regulator suspends fracking well linked to Red Deer earthquake
SYLVAN LAKE, ALTA THE CANADIAN PRESS PUBLISHED MARCH 5, 2019 UPDATED MARCH 6, 2019 4.6 Magnitude earthquake from fracking caused houses to shake and power blackout early Monday morning in several communities on AB. Should this be a wake up … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Oil and Gas
Tagged Alberta, earthquakes, fracking, gas, oil, power outage
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Bankrupt companies can’t avoid oil well cleanups, top court says
JEFF LEWIS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER PUBLISHED JANUARY 31, 2019 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/article-bankrupt-energy-companies-cant-abandon-old-wells-supreme-court-says/
Posted in Financial, justice, News and politics, Oil and Gas
Tagged Alberta, allegations, cleanup, court, fraud, gas, oil, order, regulator
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Canadian crude oil prices have increased and trading at the lowest discount in ten years
Jan 18 2019 — LinkedIn Canadian crude oil prices have increased and are trading at the lowest discount to American oil in ten years. Canada’s Oil Trades At Smallest Discount To WTI In A Decade – oilprice.com Last year, the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, News and politics, Oil and Gas
Tagged Alberta, Canada, discount, oil, WTI
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