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The Hill Times
4 days ago
Opinion: The Alberta energy deal is worse than you think
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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The Alberta energy deal is worse than you think
Canadaâs clean electricity regulationsâfinally published less than 12 months agoâare on the chopping block as part of this deal.
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/10/the-alberta-energy-deal-is-worse-than-you-think/484702/
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Stephen Thomas
5 days ago
đ°âĄ My latest opinion piece in
@hilltimes.com
today. I dig into details and fallout from the Alberta-Canada MOU. The Clean Electricity Regulations haven't even celebrated their 1st birthday, but are already at risk here.
#cdnpoli
#abpoli
#climate
#energysky
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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The Alberta energy deal is worse than you think
Canadaâs clean electricity regulationsâfinally published less than 12 months agoâare on the chopping block as part of this deal.
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/10/the-alberta-energy-deal-is-worse-than-you-think/484702/
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There's no reason for B.C. to align with Ottawa's weak EV targets when we are so far ahead in EV sales
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/a...
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Ottawa's weak EV targets could stall BC's transition
Even in a sluggish sales year, BC commands a zero-emission EV market share of 20 per cent. Experts warn that by hitching its wagon to federal targets, the province will be weighed down by targets that...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/analysis/ev-targets-federal-british-columbia
6 days ago
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reposted by
Canadian Climate Institute
6 days ago
A new report on Canadian LNG and oil exports rests on highly questionable assumptions about the global emissions impacts of these fuels and lacks transparency on the modelling inputs used. Hereâs a brief explainer đ§ľâŹď¸
ppforum.ca/publications...
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Refuel - Public Policy Forum
In partnership with the Canadian Chamber Future of Business Centre Executive Summary Would expanding Canadian exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), heavy and light oil raise or lower global greenhou...
https://ppforum.ca/publications/refuel-lng-oil-exports/
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As the world enters a super glut in oil, Carney and Smith waste our time talking about a new pipeline that makes zero economic sense.
6 days ago
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Disappointed by
@cleanprosperity.bsky.social
's analysis of the MOU. Does not account for how the MOU creates the incentive for other provinces to look for climate policy carve outs. Ignores the fact the feds had the necessary legal tools to increase the carbon price and to clean up electricity.
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7 days ago
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reposted by
Pembina Institute
7 days ago
The Ottawa-Alberta MoU is a backslide on methane goals. That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canadaâs roads. Alberta is already behind on methane â and now it has permission to fall further behindâĄď¸
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The Hill Times
7 days ago
Ottawa-Alberta energy deal could open door for other provinces to pursue weakened climate policies, say environmental experts: âthis is just a massive step backâ
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Sorely needed in B.C. and Canada, rather than more MOU giveaways to big oil: a commission on a post-fossil economy:
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Norway to examine scenarios for post-oil economy
Norway said Wednesday it will set up a commission to study potential scenarios for the countryâs post-oil economy, a commitment the Greens Party secured in exchange for backing the governmentâs 2026 b...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/norway-to-examine-scenarios-for-post-oil-economy/
11 days ago
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LNG expansion: will increase BC's emissions, increase global emissions and diverts resources from real solutions.
@iisd.org
set out the facts
www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
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How Canadian LNG Impacts the Climate: Carbon emissions, fuel switching, and cleaner alternatives
Producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Canada will increase domestic emissions, undermine the global energy transition, and divert resources away from climate solutions. Our expert, Steven Haig, exp...
https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/how-canadian-lng-impacts-climate-carbon-emissions-fuel-switching-and-cleaner
11 days ago
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Headline says it all: LNG is undermining BC's climate action
cheknews.ca/b-c-s-climat...
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B.C.âs climate review says âbuild on what worksâ â but LNG still blows a hole in the plan
A review of B.C.âs climate action plan released Wednesday zeroed in on whatâs working rather than what isnât.
https://cheknews.ca/b-c-s-climate-review-says-build-on-what-works-but-lng-still-blows-a-hole-in-the-plan-1292060/
11 days ago
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Time to act on methane! đđĽ"Itâs time Canada heeded the call, dropped the tired cover band act and made real strides on methane." âĄď¸two-thirds of people in Canada (64.5 per cent) support stronger methane regulations.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/o...
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COP30: Canadaâs methane chorus is getting stale
CAPE released polling a few weeks ago, alongside the federal budget, showing that nearly two-thirds of people in Canada (64.5 per cent) support stronger methane regulations.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/opinion/canada-methane-regulation-policy
12 days ago
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Ottawa negotiated away key climate policies in the MOU yet UCP delegates passed a motion calling on the provincial government to abandon all ânet-zero laws, regulations, policies and agreements.âÂ
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/n...
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Alberta UCP delegates reject key provisions of Smith-Carney deal
At the party's AGM, resolutions passed that position the ruling party against emissions regulations and net-zero policies, EV mandates and greenwashing laws, while embracing coal power and new oil pip...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/news/alberta-ucp-smith-carney-deal
13 days ago
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reposted by
Stephen Thomas
13 days ago
âAssembly of First Nations chiefs voted unanimously on Tuesday to demand the withdrawal of a new pipeline deal between Canada and Albertaâ
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal | CBC News
Assembly of First Nations chiefs are demanding the withdrawal of Canada and Albertaâs recently announced new pipeline deal and expressing full support for First Nations on the British Columbia coast t...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-assembly-major-projects-9.6999182
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reposted by
EDF Energy Transition
18 days ago
Canada-Alberta MOU a Disappointing Retreat on Oil & Gas Methane Regulation - EDF statement with
@cape-acme.bsky.social
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social
www.edf.org/media/canada...
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Canada-Alberta MOU a Disappointing Retreat on Oil & Gas Methane Regulation
EDF statement on Canada and Alberta's MOU on energy development and equivalency agreement for methane emissions.
https://www.edf.org/media/canada-alberta-mou-disappointing-retreat-oil-gas-methane-regulation
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reposted by
The Goose đ¨đŚ
20 days ago
The FAKE Twitter Accounts Pushing Alberta Separation
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Canada's National Observer
19 days ago
"We did buy a pipeline because we felt there was a need to still get Alberta's oil to market," McKenna says. "And what did we get? They did not live up to their end of the bargain under any stretch of the imagination."
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As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/news/never-trust-them-catherine-mckenna-carney-smith-deal
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reposted by
The Tyee
19 days ago
âLook West,â the B.C. governmentâs new economic strategy, looks more like a public relations brochure than a serious and detailed plan. Marc Lee writes.
#bcpoli
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How BCâs New Economic Plan Gets It All Wrong | The Tyee
The governmentâs âLook Westâ strategy doubles down on resource extraction at the expense of smarter spending.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/11/25/BC-New-Economic-Plan-All-Wrong/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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The Ottawa - Alberta MOU looks to be very, very bad. Ottawa is giving in to unreasonable demands--and giving up good climate policies.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-alberta-mou-energy-pipeline-9.6990768
21 days ago
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reposted by
David Suzuki Foundation
25 days ago
Meet the leaders driving our second Suzuki Sessions đâĄď¸: Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Jordyn Burnouf, Stephen Thomas, and David Suzuki. Theyâre bringing fresh perspectives on Indigenous climate action, community energy projects, and what a just transition means for all.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Amazing work at COP30 by my colleague
@janellelapointe.bsky.social
speaking truth to power re fossil LNG and reconciliation
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23 days ago
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My latest op-ed: BCâs new economic plan too focused on LNG
www.biv.com/news/opinion...
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Opinion: B.C. risks locking itself into yesterdayâs energy economy
Global markets are shifting, yet province's 'Look West' plan doubles down on fossil-fuel growth
https://www.biv.com/news/opinion-bc-risks-locking-itself-into-yesterdays-energy-economy-11520179
24 days ago
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Nominating some weekend reading for Premier Eby and PM Carney to temper their LNG enthusiasm
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...
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BREAKING: With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbiaâs northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
https://www.theenergymix.com/breaking-with-pipeline-deal-coming-soon-new-analysis-shows-big-risks-for-investors-crushing-losses-for-provinces/
25 days ago
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The Energy Mix
25 days ago
As Ottawa and Alberta edge toward a new pipeline deal, Carbon Tracker (
@carbontracker.bsky.social
) warns the plan is a financial trap. Up to 30% of Canadaâs oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
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BREAKING: With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbiaâs northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
https://www.theenergymix.com/breaking-with-pipeline-deal-coming-soon-new-analysis-shows-big-risks-for-investors-crushing-losses-for-provinces/
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No time to build pipelines: "History isnât kind to those who fail to embrace technological transitions... Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and âĄelectrifyâĄeverything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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America is being left behind in this key area. Canada might be too if doesnât stop following Trump
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/america-is-being-left-behind-in-this-key-area-canada-might-be-too-if-doesnt/article_84157656-40f1-4a35-8d04-b5ad2c59a9a4.html
25 days ago
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reposted by
Climate Action Network Canada
27 days ago
đ˘ For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at
#COP30
as the âFossil of the Dayâ â the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries âwho are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.â Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
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Canada shamed as âFossil of the Dayâ at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
BelĂŠm, Brazil, 18 November 2025: Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Dayâthe first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour. Foss...
https://shorturl.at/hSGvm
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reposted by
Stephen Thomas
28 days ago
BREAKING: 138 Sustainability Leaders Scorch Climate Rollbacks in Federal Budget
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-138...
#cdnpoli
#Budget2025
#climate
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BREAKING: 138 Sustainability Leaders Scorch Climate Rollbacks in Federal Budget
A group of 138 sustainability leaders from business, academia, environmental NGOs, and government, along with 70 of their affiliated organizations, are scorching the climate rollbacks in the Carney go...
https://www.theenergymix.com/breaking-138-sustainability-leaders-scorch-climate-rollbacks-in-federal-budget/
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Time for Canada to publish final methane regulations for the oil and gas sector đđ˘ď¸đĽđ
www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
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Ottawa tarde à officialiser son règlement renforcÊ sur le mÊthane
Ce règlement vise à rÊduire de 75% les Êmissions de mÊthane du secteur pÊtrogazier en 2030.
https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/934236/ottawa-tarde-officialiser-reglement-renforce-methane
28 days ago
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reposted by
The Narwhal
about 1 month ago
According to an email obtained by The Narwhal, MAGA Energyâs revenues had dropped and the company was in âsurvival modeâ when Alberta allowed it to acquire 170 oil wells. Now, the company isnât paying its bills to landowners and owes taxes to at least one municipality.
thenarwhal.ca/maga-energy-...
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Alberta allowed cash-strapped MAGA Energy to acquire 170 wells | The Narwhal
The Alberta Energy Regulator approved MAGA Energy, already in financial distress, to acquire 170 oil and gas wells. Unpaid bills will likely fall on taxpayers
https://thenarwhal.ca/maga-energy-alberta-unpaid-bills/
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reposted by
Catherine McKenna
about 1 month ago
âSince April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials â a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully persuaded Prime Minister Mark Carney's governmentâ
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
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Feds faced intense lobbying pressure before budget
Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials â a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully ...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/news/carney-budget-oil-and-gas-lobbying
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reposted by
David Suzuki Foundation
about 1 month ago
Canada's 2025 budget: â invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations đĄ creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts 𤥠completely ghosts nature funding. Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
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âClimate negativeâ: Canadaâs energy transition progress stalls in first Carney budget
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
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âClimate negativeâ: Canadaâs energy transition progress stalls in first Carney budget
From its underwhelming climate competitiveness strategy through near-static clean economy tax credits, the Liberal governmentâs 2025 spending plan is declared a fiscal and regulatory failure by indust...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/news/climate-negative-canadas-energy-transition-progress-stalls-first-carney-budget
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Stand.earth
about 1 month ago
đşď¸ đ đ§ đĽ Tankers, flare stacks, and fossil fuelsâoh my! Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America.
stand.earth/lng-false-cl...
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Mark Carney thinks Canada could more than double its LNG exports by 2050. He might want to remember what happened the last time a Canadian politician made big promises like that.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
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The LNG bridge is starting to collapse
Global demand for LNG is supposed to be driven by its role as a so-called "bridge" between coal and renewables. What happens when the shores it's supposed to connect keep getting closer with each pass...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/opinion/lng-bridge-fuel-collapse
about 1 month ago
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Canada's oil and gas industry is good at trumpeting all the benefits it offers and sweeping costs under the balance sheet.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
DeSmog
about 1 month ago
We obtained hundreds of documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial in Latin America and all across the Global South. Read
@geoffdembicki.bsky.social
's exclusive story.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
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âA Pretty Ugly Historyâ: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a-pretty-ugly-history-how-exxon-exported-climate-denial-to-the-global-south/
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We're releasing a new report today that scratches underneath the B.C. LNG industry's hype. The real winners are foreign multinationals, not British Columbians. Offshored profits, few jobs, higher energy costs and ignored environmental damages. Full report:
ow.ly/QtIZ50Xh3fn
about 2 months ago
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Back to the 1970s in Alberta đAre human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in virtually every direction.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
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Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/news/danielle-smith-climate-science-parliament-oil-gas-carney
about 2 months ago
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After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canadaâs National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could substantiate the claims. It couldnât.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/n...
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Major Projects Office canât back up its bossâ claim Trans Mountain helps fight climate change
After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canadaâs National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could ...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/news/major-projects-office-trans-mountain
about 2 months ago
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In central Alberta, public school teachers gather for session on âbright future for oil and gasâ:
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-teac...
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Alberta teachersâ association hosts talk on oilâs âbright futureâ | The Narwhal
An annual Alberta teachersâ association conference featured a speaker from a member of the Pathways Alliance oilsands group
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-teachers-pathways-alliance/
about 2 months ago
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"Instead, we are poised to make big, long-term investments in projects that contribute to climate change rather than fight it. đ˘ď¸đđĽThatâs an astonishing reversal for Canada and Carney"
www.thestar.com/business/is-...
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David Olive: Is Mark Carney retreating from Canadaâs climate change fight?
In an astonishing reversal, Canada is poised to make big, long-term investments in projects that contribute to climate change rather than fight it, David Olive writes.
https://www.thestar.com/business/is-mark-carney-retreating-from-canadas-climate-change-fight/article_23e09636-e45b-468e-a33e-cbc220ebf002.html
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
The Narwhal
2 months ago
New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carneyâs first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldnât get a word in.
thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...
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Carney welcomed industry lobby, ignored environmental groups: records | The Narwhal
Records show resource industry lobbyists had regular access to Prime Minister Mark Carney in his first 100 days, while environmental groups were shut out
https://thenarwhal.ca/carney-natural-resource-lobbying/
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reposted by
Pembina Institute
2 months ago
LNG Canada Phase 2 could blow past B.C.âs entire oil & gas emissions target â and still hasnât made an investment decision. Is this really the kind of ânation-buildingâ project Canada needs?
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A strange start for âclimate competitivenessâ
The federal governmentâs full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canadaâs carbon emissions â or Canadiansâ tax dollars.
https://buff.ly/WeNYdjt
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Oh no -- looks like the argument that B.C. LNG is needed to displace coal isn't holding up as low cost renewables now generate more electricity than coal.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Renewables generate more power globally than coal for the first time: report
Shift to renewables driven largely by rapid growth in China and India
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-renewables-generate-more-power-globally-than-coal-for-the-first-time/
2 months ago
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reposted by
Pembina Institute
2 months ago
âIf a new pipeline promised to be really profitable and had a really strong business case, there would be a private sector proposal in development and this point.â Janetta McKenzie tells BNN Bloomberg why a new pipeline is bad for taxpayers and the climate.
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Pembina Institute
2 months ago
A new
@alberta.ca
oil pipeline would be a âmulti-decade gambleâ that assumes global oil demand wonât declineâdespite cheaper alternatives and growing climate risks. Itâs a risk the private sector wonât take. âĄď¸
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Albertaâs New Pipeline Pitch: Bad for Business, Disastrous for Climate, Analysts Say
Climate advocates and at least one policy analyst are taking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith back to business school after she promised to pitch a new westbound oil pipeline to the federal MajorâŚ
https://buff.ly/U1B1qXf
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A coalition of more than 250 leaders has laid out five of its own major projects to replace Ottawaâs fossil-fuel push.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/30/n...
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Municipal leaders urge feds to focus on nation-building, not ânation-burningâ
A coalition of more than 250 leaders has laid out five of its own major projects to replace Ottawaâs fossil-fuel push.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/30/news/municipal-leaders-nation-building-fossil-fuels
3 months ago
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reposted by
David Suzuki Foundation
3 months ago
17 allied groups are meeting 24+ MPs in Ottawa to urge federal action on a renewable east-west power gridâcleaner air, lowering bills, saving billions in healthcare & supporting rights. âĄ
climatecaucus.bsky.social
@stephenjwt.bsky.social
@cape-acme.bsky.social
@yoursacredearth.bsky.social
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The federal and provincial governments are on track to provide almost $4 billion in support to the LNG sector on the West Coast by 2030.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/23/n...
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Feds, BC are shifting LNG risks to public purse, report claims
The federal and provincial governments are on track to provide almost $4 billion in existing support to the LNG sector on the West Coast by 2030.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/23/news/ottawa-bc-lng-subsidies
3 months ago
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More evidence that B.C. LNG is a bad bet for our province
www.biv.com/news/environ...
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Start-up emissions at B.C. LNG plants systematically underestimated, finds study
Researchers say B.C. regulators have underestimated pollution by ignoring LNG terminal start-up emissions.
https://www.biv.com/news/environment/start-up-emissions-at-bc-lng-plants-systematically-underestimated-finds-study-11254750
3 months ago
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