Our thanks to Resource Works for compiling the facts and figures below: The BC government draws billions in revenues from British Columbia’s natural-resource industries. The province’s latest fiscal plan looks to earn $3.2 billion from natural resources in 2024-25, up from $3 billion in 2023-24. And it forecasts $3.4 billion in 2025-26 and $3.8 billion …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called itself “the most authoritative global source of energy analysis and projections.” That may once have been true, but in recent years it’s open to question, especially since the IEA has taken to painting theoretical “scenarios” of energy possibilities. They’re based on what the IEA calls “stated policy scenarios …
Canadian opponents of LNG development happily pushed on social media a new study finding that liquefied natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is “33% worse than coal” for generating electricity. But they failed to point out that it’s not applicable to our Canadian LNG. Making its finding, the Cornell University study led by …
Our newsletter: 12 September 2024 LNG Canada takes in first gas To start working on its first testing of the Kitimat plant, LNG Canada has begun receiving gas from the Coastal GasLink pipeline and low-level flaring has commenced. LNG Canada advises that more visible flaring will begin in the coming weeks. “Flaring is a critical …
Our newsletter: 29 August 2024 LNG and First Nations in the news News media have been buzzing with stories and headlines about Canadian LNG, and the role of First Nations in its development. Geoff Russ, for example, wrote in National Post: “B.C.’s transformation into a major player in oil and gas has been a triumph. . …
