A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track record of cost overruns complicate the picture.
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The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
Economic modelling suggests pipelines like Northern Gateway and Energy East would help insulate Canada from the threat of U.S. tariffs.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation to stifle public criticism.
The B.C. Court’s dismissal of Chief Dsta’hyl’s justification that he was following Wet’suwet’en law points to the need for broader discussion regarding rights and jurisdiction.
Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal Impact Assessment Act needs amendments for Constitutional compliance, but the court’s recommended approach is no longer viable.
A pipeline that has carried Canadian oil and gas across Wisconsin and Michigan for 70 years has become a symbol of fossil fuel politics and a test of local regulatory power.
Do environmental reviews improve projects or delay them and drive up costs? Two legal scholars explain how the law works and how it could influence the ongoing transition to renewable energy.
Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects. Will the Supreme Court uphold the act?
Critically endangered grasslands and productive farmland in NSW would be cleared to lay the Hunter Gas Pipeline.
A wave of infrastructure projects is coming as federal funds pour in. Cities and everyone in them needs to know the risks from the cheapest, most popular repair method and how to avoid harm.
The US government regulates many industries, but social media companies don’t neatly fit existing regulatory templates. Systems that deliver energy may be the closest analog.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to use energy as a weapon. An expert on global energy markets analyzes what could come next.
To put the $370 billion in subsidies to work, the US needs to build new infrastructure and manage a lot of regulatory hurdles.
Former Soviet bloc nations have reason to worry about an embargo on Russian oil, but Europeans are finally recognizing the true costs of their longstanding energy dependence on Russia.
Has Putin hurt Russia by jolting Europe’s shift away from fossil fuels into high gear?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his country’s massive energy reserves effectively for political influence. But with war in Ukraine, nations are looking for ways to cut those ties.
Russia is one of the world’s top three oil producers and a major oil exporter. How will it, and global oil markets, respond if its wealthiest customers turn off the tap?
Of the big pledges so far at the UN climate conference, cutting methane could have the most immediate impact.
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