Energy

opinion

'Cagey' Clark's Pipeline Prevarications

Premier won't take position on Northern Gateway but calls NDP concerns 'goofy' and 'gobbledygook.'

By Bill Tieleman, 15 May 2012

news

BC Hydro Management Process Flawed: Internal Audit

Crown corporation not sure whether money was lost as a result.

By Stanley Tromp, 14 May 2012

news

BC's Emerging Green Faith Movement

Churchgoers opposed to tankers, pipelines say activism expresses compassion for God's creation.

By Adam Pez, 9 May 2012

opinion

Why We Stopped the Coal Train

And why risking arrest was the right thing to do. An account from the railway tracks.

By Kevin Washbrook, 9 May 2012

opinion

Gateway Designed to Pump Far More Crude than Advertised

Pipes could carry 60 per cent more than now proposed. Result: hundreds more tankers off BC's coast.

By Robyn Allan, 7 May 2012

opinion

Hellish Highway 63 Strikes Again

Andrew Nikiforuk's call for a crack down. Plus, an excerpt on the road to Fort McMurray from 'Tar Sands.'

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 5 May 2012

opinion

Petro State per Usual: Reading Alberta's Election

Why it's so hard to kick out or reform an oil-fueled government.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 25 Apr 2012

opinion

Open Letter Urging Premier Clark to Act for BC

Gordon Campbell signed away our right to enviro-assess pipeline projects. You can get it back.

By Robyn Allan, 23 Apr 2012

opinion

Danielle Smith Is No Sarah Palin

Palin was braver against Big Oil. And more political truths Alaska reveals about Alberta.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 21 Apr 2012

opinion

Albertans: Gripped by Stockholm Syndrome?

Concessions to Big Oil keep causing deficits. Yet Wildrose promises deeper petro-captivity.

By Mitchell Anderson, 18 Apr 2012

news

Economist Blasts Rosy Reports on Canadian Oil Economics

Four documents extolling oil sands and Gateway pipeline more 'propaganda' than business cases, says Robyn Allan.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 11 Apr 2012

opinion

The Death of the Reverend

Andrew Nikiforuk wrote the book on Wiebo Ludwig. Now he writes his obituary.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 11 Apr 2012

opinion

Do Asian Coal Plants Pollute North America?

As BC ships more coal across Pacific, US researchers find transcontinental air pollution.

By Eric de Place, 9 Apr 2012

news

Eco-Policies of Alberta's Next Government?

Speed up oil sands, give $300 in petro proceeds to each citizen, says surging Wildrose party.

By Geoff Dembicki, 5 Apr 2012

news

Albertans Get Bum Deal from Oil Industry: Report

Low royalties deprive province of 'significant, increasing amounts of potential revenue.'

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 5 Apr 2012

news

Report from the Texas Energy Boom

Fracking is wrapped in the flag of patriotism, but Asian exports and higher prices also loom large.

By Dawn Paley, 19 Mar 2012

opinion

Ethical Oil: The Puppet Rap

K-Mart and Easy-E drop some oil sands science. Your Friday satire.

By Various Contributors, 16 Mar 2012

news

Scientists Doubt Fix to Wetlands Damaged by Oil Sands

Current reclamation efforts fail to replace valuable carbon-storing landscapes, study finds.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 14 Mar 2012

opinion

My Cage Fight in Fort McMurray

Alberta invited me to give a talk. Next thing I know, I'm duking it out with the VP of Enbridge Northern Gateway.

By Michael Byers, 9 Mar 2012

opinion

Kept in Dark by BC's Oil and Gas Commission

Can public count on being put first? Consider the mystery of a small spill last summer.

By Ben Parfitt, 7 Mar 2012