Victoria mayor prepares to visit oilsands, says she's 'coming with an open mind'
Victoria's mayor, a vocal critic of the environmental impact of Alberta's oilsands, is set to get a first-hand look at the industry. Read More
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Victoria mayor in no position to judge pollution Re: Oilsands group will continue to educate opponents, April 29 Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps gets invited to Alberta to tour our oil production system and...
View ArticleVarcoe: Suncor's new boss urges peace with B.C. and an end to curtailment
A new CEO is in charge of Canada's largest oilsands producer, but Mark Little is already heading down a familiar path on pivotal issues facing the industry, such as curtailment, pipelines and making...
View ArticleVarcoe: Another deal shifts more of the oilsands into Canadian hands
There's a reason why Canada is planted in the name of the country's largest petroleum producer. Read More
View ArticleYour letters for Nov. 26
Bigger issues than our oilsands Re: “China’s dramatic urbanization”, Opinion, Nov. 25 Not just China, but other developing countries are embarking on the urbanization process. As they do this, their...
View ArticleDead ducks reborn: LM Shyba and CD Evans reboot oil and gas satire for...
It's nearing the end of author and publisher Lorene Shyba's chat with Postmedia when she is jokingly asked about the sort of reaction she expects to her new audio book, Ducks Redux: Fueling Flames in...
View ArticleVarcoe: Cenovus embraces net-zero emissions goal as carbon becomes...
On the same day Cenovus Energy joined a small club of producers adopting a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within three decades, the U.S. government signalled it's headed in a distinctly...
View ArticleYour letters for Feb. 4
Last year when Calgary city council was grappling with budget cuts, Coun. Sean Chu said, "We have to cut wasteful spending and the stuff we do not need ... the arts ... and the Central Library. Do we...
View ArticleAlberta won't trade Teck Frontier mine for federal aid package, says UCP
The Alberta government won't accept a "charity handout" from Ottawa in lieu of approval of the Teck Frontier mine, Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said Friday. Read More
View ArticleMorneau says cabinet still deliberating on Teck oilsands mine, won't say if...
As the federal government faces a looming deadline at the end of this month to decide whether it will approve a proposed oilsands mine, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Monday that cabinet's...
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