For the most part people in the oil industry are well aware of what corporate social responsibility means. And that meaning is a little different depending on who you work for. What is becoming clear with mounting opposition against fossil fuels is a companies interaction with the community is perhaps more important than ever. The […]
Comment: Oil and gas industry faces a trust deficit that threatens to undermine the fracturing boom
From the top of Houston’s downtown skyscrapers on a clear day, you can see straight out to the refineries that surround the Houston Ship Channel. On a not-so-clear day, you can see the brown haze of pollution that hangs over our city. Houstonians know well the jobs, energy and wealth that come from our oil […]
Comment: Climate plans amount to ‘wishful thinking’
Alberta’s strategy to address climate change has proven to be little more than “wishful thinking.” When the Alberta government introduced its Climate Change Strategy in 2008, the document was branded with the words “Responsibility, Leadership and Action” but eight years later – with greenhouse gas emissions nowhere close to meeting the provincial target – there’s […]
Convincing public oil industry is safe can be a tough sell
Ensuring they have social licence to operate is a cornerstone of oil companies operations in North America these days. But it can be a hard sell when accidents occur. In one instance, a 75-hundred gallon (178 barrels) storage tank filled with crude oil emptied into Cache La Poudre River. It’s Colorado State’s only designated National […]