It’s time to scrap the cap
Premier Danielle Smith, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz and Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean issued the following statement…
If Poilievre wins a massive majority, can we PLEASE build the Energy East Pipeline?
There was a poll put out on March 11 by Mainstreet Research suggesting the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre could nearly wipe the Liberals, NDP and Bloc…
Post-construction field work complete for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project
The official record shows that construction of the Canadian portion of Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Program (L3RP) was completed more than four years ago…
Trudeau just blinked on his premier climate change initiative, the carbon tax
Late in the afternoon of Oct. 26, the staunch federal Liberal policy of climate change priorities conquers all just cracked.
Danielle Smith rejects proposed Clean Electricity Regulations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threw down the gauntlet over the recently announced proposed Clean Electricity Regulations. On Aug. 14, she rejected those proposals vehemently.
CAPP, Clean Energy Canada react to Clean Electricity Regulations
Reaction was coming in fast and furious to the long-awaited announcement of federal Clean Electricity Regulations on Aug. 10.
Abandoned Greenland Ice Base calls CO2 concerns into question
Wired.com had another story with a climate change hook on July 20 called, “An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret.”
Two days after Alberta taps the brakes on wind development, wind power bottoms out again
On Thursday, the Alberta government announced a six-month pause on approvals for wind and solar projects, and by Saturday, wind generation in that province yet again bottomed out for much of the day.
Grounded Lithium’s Kindersley project could cost $447 million to build, but bring in $350 million per year
Grounded Lithium Corp. announced some of the metrics around its proposed Kindersley Lithium Project (KLP) coming from its preliminary economic assessment (PEA).
TC Energy spinning off Keystone Pipeline, 18 years after it was first proposed
TC Energy is spinning off its liquids pipelines, principally its Keystone/Marketlink system, into a separate, yet to be named company.
Crescent Point releases 2023 ESG report
Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced on June 28 the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report “highlighting the company’s strong environmental, social and governance…
19 Recommendations for a Just Transition
The House of Commons Natural Resources Committee tabled its report on “Creating a Fair and Equitable Canadian Energy Transformation” late in the day on Monday, June 19…
Saturn is one of Saskatchewan’s fastest growing oil companies
The Jeffersons (remember them?) may have been movin’ on up, to a deluxe apartment in the sky, but Saturn Oil & Gas just pulled off a similar move of its own.
June Crown land sale brings in $9.3 million, consistent with the previous sale
Each Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights this fiscal year has come in the around the $10 million mark.
Brian Zinchuk: Reliability of the electrical grid
I woke up the morning of May 25 and my early-rising wife informed me the power had been out for an hour.
Alberta wind power cratered, Sask’s wasn’t great
One of the arguments made for widespread adoption of wind and solar power generation is the idea of widespread dispersal. The argument goes like this: If the wind isn’t blowing here, it’s got to be blowing somewhere.
New natural gas power plant could lead to national unity crisis
There are major events and projects happening in Saskatchewan that, when you sum it all up, will have profound impacts not only on the Saskatchewan economy, but national unity.
Cameco 300 megawatt small modular reactor design
Westinghouse, which is now 49 per cent owned by Saskatchewan-based Cameco, announced its major entry into the small modular reactor (SMR) race.
Clean Electricity Standard unrealistic for Sask
On May 2, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe drew a line in the sand, or perhaps prairie topsoil, on federal climate change initiatives…
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Oilfield service rigs are among the largest “non-divisible” loads on Saskatchewan roadways. So what do you do when its road ban season, and you simply have to get it there?