Material Risks: How public accountability is slowing tar sands development (pdf) By: Tom Sanzillo (IEEFA), Lorne Stockman (Oil Change International), Deborah Rogers (Energy Policy Forum), Hannah McKinnon (Oil Change International), Elizabeth Bast (Oil Change International), and Steve Kretzmann (Oil Change International)
Don Lindsay, CEO of Teck Resources, said last week that proceeding with the Frontier Oil Sands project may not happen, even if Canada approves its pending permit. A key reason he cites is the persistently low price of oil. Beyond any environmental considerations that might impact the final decision, the Federal Cabinet, which has until […]
Alberta’s tar-sands economy is faltering as global oil prices stay low, keeping local producers and associated businesses in money-losing or break-even mode, according to an article this morning in the New York Times. Under the headline “Lower Oil Prices Strike at Heart of Canada’s Oil Sands Production,” Ian Austen writes that “oil sands operators are […]
Good intentions aren’t the same as good strategy. In a column the other day in the weekly Hill Times of Toronto, Robert L. Evans, a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, suggested that Keystone XL opponents have been wasting their time. “The protest groups would have a much greater impact on the sustainability […]
ELECTRICITY PLANTS THAT ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON COAL COULD PAY ‘A PARTICULARLY HEAVY PRICE’ UNDER NEW RULES on the disposal of coal ash and steam-generator effluents, SLN reports this week. The SNL article, by Eric Wolf, notes that the EPA will probably implement the regulations this month, and that, according to a report by Bernstein […]
“ENERGY FIRMS IN SECRETIVE ALLIANCE WITH ATTORNEYS GENERAL” IS THE WEEKEND BLOCKBUSTER in the New York Times documenting how AGs in “at least a dozen states” have received $16 million in donations this year from the oil, gas, and coal industry and have been working closely with those donors to advance their business interests. A […]
IEEFA Australia: Renewables or gas – which will we choose?
It’s crunch time for the future of the north west of New South Wales, Australia. Will the region choose gas, or a renewable future? Jobs and investment are needed in the North West now, not in a decade’s time. Let’s look at what’s on the table. We’ve just seen the New South Wales government announce […]