Alberta poised to become one of the leaders in Canadian economy Alberta is one of four provinces that will lead the Canadian economy, according to the Conference Board of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba will see their economies grow faster than the national average this year, according to the Conference Board of Canada’s provincial outlook for [...]
Canada must cut oil and gas emissions to ensure trust for Keystone XL pipeline By Clare Demerse The “truth of the matter,” Stephen Harper told a New York audience this week, is that heavy oil from the oilsands is no worse than heavy crudes in other parts of the world. “And I don’t have to [...]
Oil sands pipelines take away jobs says union; CAPP says Keystone good for workers By Dina O’Meara When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor Energy) and Syncrude focused on securing capital rather than [...]
Fuelling up the family minvan creates demand for oil, which necessitates pipelines like Keystone XL By Dr. Jennifer Winter The approval of Keystone XL by Nebraska Governor Dave Heinemen has caused a lot of media excitement, as did the State Department’s latest environmental assessment. A consequence of “positive” developments in the approval saga is [...]
Redford says Keystone XL lobbying trip not about ‘speaking to the converted’ As the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline rages on in Washington, Premier Alison Redford told reporters she was in town to set the record straight on Alberta’s environmental record. While it was Redford’s fourth trip to the U.S. capitol in recent months, this [...]
Alison Redford’s popularity plunging thanks to hard-line budget Most of us are happy at 29. The world is our oyster. The future looks bright. Alison Redford at 29? Not so good. But then, we’re talking percentage points here, not years. A 29-per-cent approval rating is a problem. The Alberta premier was in Washington, D.C., yesterday [...]
Alison Redford will discuss Keystone XL pipeline in United States this week Alberta Premier Alison Redford will be in Washington this week to discuss the Alberta-U.S. trading partnership, with a focus on the Keystone XL pipeline. Redford will meet with several legislators and administration officials on both sides of the Keystone debate to address Alberta’s environmental [...]
Crude involved in Pegasus pipeline spill was conventionally produced oil Is the 5,000 barrels of crude oil spilling over the lawns of Mayflower, AK from the Alberta oil sands or not? It’s not, now let me explain why and why that fact is important. First, why it’s important. If environmentalists can tie the Pegasus pipeline spill and [...]
Ad counters NYT editorial against Keystone XL pipeline The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, took out out an ad in Sunday’s New York Times newspaper, tying the controversial project to core American values and to U.S. pride in its military. The half-page ad is headlined “Keystone XL: The [...]
State Department to hold 45 day consultation period on Keystone XL pipeline The U.S. State Department says TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline won’t have a major impact on Alberta’s oilsands development, a critical finding that could make it easier for the White House to green-light the controversial project. The pipeline “remains unlikely to significantly impact the [...]
