Europe stumbled by ignoring energy reality
Canada’s own 2024 grid scare proves we’re on the same path unless we change course.
Low-carbon power central to energy transition
Replacing oil and gas will be a ‘gargantuan’ task.
Empowering Indigenous communities through hydrokinetic energy collaboration
Oscar Judelson-Kelly explores how Indigenous communities can take charge of their energy needs as partners in this renewable power solution.
Brave experiment powers BC resource community
BC businessman teams up with Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, to revive the fortunes of resource-based communities in Western Canada with renewable energy. Fabian Dawson, with Mata Press Service, reports.
RNG: opportunity in unlikely places
BC has a lot of waste. But thanks to local innovators, BC companies are finding a way to use that waste to bring down emissions and supply renewable natural gas.
Green pressure on Canada escalating, rapidly
So supporters of a big shift to “green” are putting heat on our federal government to turn Canada into a shiny world leader for renewable energy, now that “oil is dead.” They promote it to Ottawa as a part of the new normal they want to follow the COVID-19 pandemic. But does this logic make sense?
An unlikely fan base for Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Planet of the Humans
A recent documentary backed by filmmaker Michael Moore and directed by Jeff Gibbs, Planet of the Humans, has received effusive praise from the most surprising of audiences. Moore, of course, is known for pointed critiques of capitalism and American politics. Yet oil- & gas-loving conservatives are among the film’s most vocal champions on social media. What gives?
Critical thinking matters amid calls for folding up Canada’s oil & gas sector
Renewables-only advocates have seized upon the pandemic as a way to pressure federal politicians into using their powers to deep-six Canada’s domestic oil and gas industry, writes Stewart Muir.
Questioning the “100% renewables” idea might land you in court
When a group of energy scholars wondered about the assumptions behind a “100% renewable” campaign, they got a nasty surprise: a $10 million libel threat. The man behind that threat is renewables crusader Mark Jacobson and this week he is in Vancouver trying to stop climate-friendly LNG exports.