Nine of 21 clean-energy projects submitted to BC Hydro in its last ‘call for power’ have been accepted, and all have First Nations partners. Eight of the nine will have 51% equity ownership. And Hydro adds: “This represents $2.5 billion to $3 billion of ownership by First Nations in new renewable-energy projects in the province.” …
Our newsletter: 05 December 2024 LNG critics’ hype misses marks Opponents of LNG development lost no time in urging the new BC government to squash the industry. But they ignored how world LNG demand is strong, and BC’s LNG is cleaner. And they ignored much more about the benefits. Instead of the usual environmental attack, …
Opponents of liquefied natural gas (LNG) development lost no time in urging the new British Columbia government to squash the LNG industry. The latest pitch avoided the old environmental eco-message: “If we want a liveable planet for ourselves, future generations and countless other species, we cannot build any more fossil fuel projects anywhere. Not one.” …
Our newsletter: 21 November 2024 Emissions cap? ‘I’m pissed.’ And Alberta’s premier was not alone in, with those words, slamming Ottawa’s planned emissions cap on oil and gas. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, for one, forecast “lower production, lower exports, fewer jobs, lower GDP, and less revenues to governments to fund critical infrastructure and …
Ottawa bills its planned emissions cap on oil and gas as “limiting pollution, driving innovation, and creating jobs.” That’s not at all what critics see. They forecast instead “lower production, lower exports, fewer jobs, lower GDP, and less revenues to governments to fund critical infrastructure and social programs on which Canadians rely.” That was from Lisa …
