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Promoters of proposed Sarnia refinery launching study

September 9, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Promoters of proposed Sarnia refinery launching study

Backers of a push to see a new $10-billion refinery built in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario to upgrade oil sands bitumen gathered in late August to launch a pre-feasibility study. Clem Bowman, a former head of Imperial Oil’s research department in Sarnia who went on to play an important role in developing Alberta’s oil sands, returned to […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, News Tagged With: Alberta, bitumen, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Clem Bowman, oil sands, Ontario, Ottawa, refinery, Sarnia-Lambton, upgrade

Who’s right and who’s wrong?

August 20, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Who’s right and who’s wrong?

What are the numbers telling us when it comes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Keystone XL pipeline? All depends on who you want to believe. The U.S government says there will be no appreciable increase in GHG emissions. A new study by the Stockholm Environment Institute dispute that. Researchers Michael Lazarus and Peter Erickson claim the […]

Filed Under: Canada, Environment, International, News Tagged With: Canada, GHG, greenhouse gas emissions, Keystone XL, Ottawa, pipeline, Stockholm Environment Institute, U.S. government

Comment: Seizing an opportunity

August 17, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Comment: Seizing an opportunity

Prior to a recent tour of British Columbia, I thought people in the province were opposed to shipping the product of Canada’s oil sands through their province. But I saw firsthand that the reality is far more complex. The natural inclination for many Albertans is to tell the people of BC about the economic benefits […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Aboriginal Canadians, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Energy Circle, energy, First Nations, oil sands, Ottawa, Senate Committee on Energy, Senator Doug Black

Alberta Government studies Supreme Court on First Nations land rights

July 4, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Alberta Government studies Supreme Court on First Nations land rights

It’s a decision that could impact resource projects around the country. The Supreme Court justices ruled overwhelmingly in favour of giving the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in title to land in the interior of British Columbia. A lawyer, Larry Innes, who represents the Athabasca Chipewyan, a band downstream from the Fort McMurray region had this to […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, News Tagged With: aboriginal, Alberta, British Columbia, decision, justices, land-use rights, Larry Innes, Ottawa, resource projects, Supreme Court, Tory government, treaty rights, Tsilhqot'in First Nation

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