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Bernie Woodall, Washington Post, 21-Dec-2006 ... more 26 Dec 2006 Robert Newman's History of Oil Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years - but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, he places oil centre stage as the cause of all commotion. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967 ... more 24 Dec 2006 Liquid coal touted as fuel of the future Coal could be the fuel that keeps the jet age aloft. Already the United States Air Force has carried out tests flying a B-52 Stratofortress with a coal-based fuel. Steve James, Globe and Mail, 18-Dec-2006 ... more 19 Dec 2006 Climate Change Catching Voter Attention Around World "It's the environment, stupid!" Just as Bill Clinton used the battle cry "It's the economy, stupid!" to keep his 1992 presidential campaign focused, political leaders worldwide are chanting a new mantra based on growing alarm about global warming. Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters, 12-Dec-2006 ... more 17 Dec 2006 Rona Ambrose has been left to smile pretty for the cameras Environment Minister Rona Ambrose is twisting in the political wind. Her agony will only cheer those who enjoy watching pain. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 15-Dec-2006 ... more 15 Dec 2006 Regulators move to curb coal plants California utilities would be prohibited from buying electricity from most coal-burning power plants in neighboring states under far-reaching regulations proposed by state energy regulators Wednesday. David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14-Dec-2006 ... more 14 Dec 2006 U.S. oil demand delays pipeline North American demand for fuel is driving a decision to delay by at least three years a $4-billion pipeline that would help carry Alberta oil through British Columbia to offshore markets: Enbridge Gateway Pipelines Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 06-Dec-2006 Gateway letter to NEB: link ... more 06 Dec 2006 More cities reject coal-fired power More California cities join Los Angeles, rejecting contract renewal with a Utah power plant as pressure over pollution mounts. Janet Wilson, Los Angeles Times, Nov-2006 ... more 01 Dec 2006 Landmark climate change ruling puts heat on industry The Australian Government will now have to take account of the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the output from Centennial Coal's Anvil Hill mine - even though 80 per cent will be exported. Landmark climate change ruling puts heat on industry Anne Davies, Sydney Morning Herald, 28-Nov-2006 DECISION: Gray vs the Minister for Planning Land & Environment Court of NSW, 27-Nov-2006 Appeal on green ruling likely Anne Davies, Sydney Morning Herald, 29-Nov-2006 Approval for Anvil Hill Project remains on track Media Statement, Centennial Coal, 28-Nov-2006 Environmental Victory in Anvil Hill Court Case Website statement, Anvil Hill Alliance, 27-Nov-2006 Greenhouse gas mine ruling 'disastrous' NEWS.com.au, 27-Nov-2006 Classics student's herculean battle a triumph Wendy Frew, Sydney Morning Herald, 29-Nov-2006 ... more 28 Nov 2006 Can we lock greenhouse gases away in rocks? Scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, will test their notion that carbon dioxide injected deep into the region's basalt formations will seep into cracks and pores in the rock - and stay there, converting in the process to calcium carbonate - a stable rock. Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times, 24-Nov-2006 ... more 24 Nov 2006 B.C.'s greenhouse gases grow 30% over 15 years B.C. is losing the battle to control greenhouse gas emissions because advances such as fuel-efficient vehicles and cleaner home-heating sources are being undercut by increases in population and economic growth. Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun, 24-Nov-2006 ... more 24 Nov 2006 Reporter stakes his claim I'm going into the mining business. Yessir, I figure mining has to pay better than journalism, so I bought me some subsurface mineral rights using the B.C. government's handy-dandy new online staking system. Brennan Clarke, Victoria News, 15-Nov-2006 ... more 18 Nov 2006 'No rules' feared in oilpatch The provincial Oil and Gas Commission is coming under sharp criticism for claiming the oilpatch in northeast B.C. has a near-perfect compliance record, despite more than 2,500 known infractions last year, two-thirds of them officially rated major or serious. Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun, 17-Nov-2006 ... more 18 Nov 2006 Coal bed concerns catch industry's ear Canada's shrinking supply of conventional natural gas -- and society's demand for energy -- drives industry to CBM's door. Thousands of coal bed methane wells are being drilled across Alberta this year and energy companies must walk the walk when it comes to dealing with concerns from rural landowners, say industry leaders. Tony Seskus, Calgary Herald, 16-Nov-2006 ... more 17 Nov 2006 McGuinty admits he made bad call on coal plants Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty backtracked yesterday. Instead of replacing the province's five pollution-spewing coal-fired plants with cleaner sources of electricity by the end of 2007, his government was forced to concede that the smokestacks from many of the coal plants will not disappear until 2014. Karen Howlett, Globe and Mail, 17-Nov-2006 ... more 17 Nov 2006 Critics slam B.C. commission's report on oilpatch compliance B.C.'s Oil and Gas Commission is coming under sharp criticism for claiming the oilpatch in northeast B.C. has a near-perfect compliance record despite more than 2,500 known infractions last year, two-thirds of them officially rated major or serious. Larry Pynn, CanWest News Service, Vancouver Sun, 15-Nov-2006 ... more 16 Nov 2006 Oil crisis? Depends on who you ask In sharp contrast to popular doomsday scenarios in which an oil supply crash triggers a global economic crisis, a U.S. energy think tank says the world has almost four times the oil supply envisioned by the pessimists. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 15-Nov-2006 ... more 16 Nov 2006 Enbridge makes new pitch to Chinese on oil sands stake Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. is trying to kick-start Chinese investment in Alberta's oil sands, just weeks after announcing the delay of its Gateway pipeline project due to lack of Chinese contracts. Shawn Mccarthy, Globe and Mail, 14-Nov-2006 ... more 14 Nov 2006 Clash over Coalbed Methane For months people around Telkwa and Smithers have been hearing from their government and a Calgary company that coalbed methane (CBM) development in their area would be a good thing for them and for British Columbia. But the verdict is in -- and most people in the area firmly disagree. Larissa Ardis, TheTyee.ca, 14-Nov-2006 ... more 14 Nov 2006 Arctic has less oil than earlier estimated The entire international Arctic region contains "much less" potential petroleum resources, with a mix of more natural gas, than previously estimated. Sam Fletcher, Oil & Gas Journal, 02-Nov-2006 Future of the Arctic, A New Dawn for Exploration Wood Mackenzie Video Interview, Nov-2006 ... more 07 Nov 2006 Gateway go bye-bye? Q. Can you tell us what happened to the Chinese? I mean, are they gone, are they looking elsewhere, and looking for cheaper oil? A. Until there is [a deal], we really don't have an anchor shipper. Pat Daniel, Enbridge, 01-Nov-2006 ... more 07 Nov 2006 Energy board hearings on N.B. pipeline will be David-versus-Goliath situation In what is shaping up to be a classic David-versus-Goliath struggle, concerned citizens in the New Brunswick port city of Saint John are preparing to take on the titans of the energy world. Chris Morris, Canadian Press, 05-Nov-2006 ... more 06 Nov 2006 Gateway takes back seat Enbridge Inc. will delay a planned pipeline running from Alberta to the Pacific in favour of expanding and accelerating new lines to U.S. markets, the Canadian pipeline company said yesterday Scott Haggett, Globe and Mail, 02-Nov-2006 ... more 05 Nov 2006 NEB approves TMX Anchor Loop National Energy Board approves TMX - Anchor Loop Application News Release, NEB, 26-Oct-2006 ... more 26 Oct 2006 Carrier Sekani file federal suit re Gateway Pipeline CSTC Tribal Chief Luggi continues to be open to constructive discussion with the Crown but vows: "First Nations will not be ignored on this project." CSTC commences federal court challenge News Release, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 26-Oct-2006 CSTC Filed Notice of Application Native suit might delay pipeline David Ebner, Globe and Mail, 26-Oct-2006 ... more 26 Oct 2006 A power struggle over power supply To the nearly unanimous vote to rescind section 53 of Bill 30, Energy Minister Richard Neufeld had a simple one-word response to reporters who asked him if he would bow to the will of the convention and repeal the aw. "No." Les Leyne, Times Colonist, 26-Oct-2006 ... more 26 Oct 2006 Closer energy ties with U.S. urged Canada should strengthen its energy ties with the United States if it wants secure oil and gas supplies, and stable markets for its own products, says a new report from the Fraser Institute. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 24-Oct-2006 ... more 24 Oct 2006 Oil Sands Could Eliminate Impact on Climate Change The Pembina Institute demonstrates in this report that the oil sands industry could be a leader in tackling climate change by slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution. Media Release, Pembina Institute, 23-Oct-2006 Download the fact sheet here Download the full report here ... more 24 Oct 2006 Coal-fired energy condemned British Columbia government should rethink its support for coal-fired electricity generation and instead require all future additions to B.C.'s energy supply to come from renewable sources, says a report to be released today by environmental groups. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 24-Oct-2006 Download report here ... more 24 Oct 2006 `Axis of Oil' more important to Prime Minister Exxon, the world's richest and mightiest corporation, was the leading force behind a massive 10-year campaign to block the Kyoto accord and ensure the world remains hooked on oil. `Axis of Oil' more important to Prime Minister than health of planet, says Linda McQuaig Linda McQuaig, The Star, 22-Oct-2006 Reality emissions check: business wins, we don't Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 21-Oct-2006 Clean Air Act News Release Includes links to the Clean Air Act, Gov't of Canada, 19_Oct-2006 Tiny beetle is a huge menace Paula Simons, Edmonton Journal, 21-Oct-2006 ... more 22 Oct 2006 Energy in Ontario: Lovins Q&A [On massive subsidies to the nuclear industry] even paying for the whole construction of the plant has the same effect of defibrillating a corpse — it will jump but it won't revive. This technology has died with an incurable attack of market forces. Tyler Hamilton, The Star, 22-Oct-2006 ... more 22 Oct 2006 Kitimat asks court to resolve Alcan feud The long-running feud between Alcan Inc. and the District of Kitimat had its day in court this week as Kitimat asked the B.C. Supreme Court to force Alcan to stop selling the electricity it generates and use it instead to benefit the local area. Fiona Anderson, Vancouver Sun, 21-Oct-2006 ... more 21 Oct 2006 U.S. coal plant boom poses big environmental, economic questions More than 150 new coal-fired plants are on the drawing board in 42 states - a building boom that would add scores of new coal-fired power plants to the nation's power grid and is creating a dilemma for politicians, environmentalists and utility companies across the United States. Steve Quinn, The Associated Press, 16-Oct-2006 ... more 16 Oct 2006 'With sadness,' a distinguished warrior leaves the Sierra Club Vicky Husband, among the most decorated warriors in British Columbia's environmental movement, has resigned from the Sierra Club after being ousted from the organization's conservation chair. Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun, 11-Oct-2006 ... more 11 Oct 2006 Canada's ENGOs to Harper: get on track From coast to coast to coast, Canada's environmental community has come together to tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper what they expect to see in his government's soon-to-be-released environment plan. GSXCCC and over 50 others, 04-Oct-2006 ... more 09 Oct 2006 Ottawa weighs funding jump for NEB The federal government is considering a major funding increase for the National Energy Board as the regulator faces a crushing workload and debilitating staff raids from pipeline companies bolstering their own work forces. David Ebner, Globe and Mail, 10-Oct-2006 ... more 09 Oct 2006 Climate meltdown can be halted Disastrous climate change can be averted, says David Keith. It will take time and could be enormously costly, but global warming can be halted. Margaret Munro, CanWest News Service, 07-Oct-2006 ... more 08 Oct 2006 The sleeping giant of the North The contorted pattern of the exposed permafrost suggests it may be hundreds of thousands of years old. “It’s been frozen like this forever.” But not for long. The bluff, on an island that is one of the anchor sites for the proposed $7-billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline, is melting away at the rate of 10 to 20 metres a year. So are hundreds of other permafrost ridges and cliffs across Canada’s North. Margaret Munro, CanWest News Service, 05-Oct-2006 ... more 07 Oct 2006 Helen Caldicott links nuclear power to global warming Caldicott explains the link between nuclear power production and global warming and discusses what she calls a propaganda campaign by industry and the Bush administration to push nuclear power E&ETV, 05-Oct-2006 ... more 07 Oct 2006 Will LNG jeopardize pipelines? The notion of building two Arctic natural gas pipelines -- Alaska and the Northwest Territories -- has been bandied about for decades. Now there's another obstacle to these megaprojects: LNG, or liquefied natural gas. "Alaska's competition is Qatar.'' Diane Francis, Financial Post, 04-Oct-2006 ... more 04 Oct 2006 Fill'er Up! The projected increase in Canadian oil production, all of it from Alberta's oil sands, is stranded without $20 billion in proposed new takeaway pipelines. What are the pipelines? Which will eventually ship oil? Arthur Caldicott, Watershed Sentinel, September-October 2006 ... more 02 Oct 2006 Alberta Tory decries raw bitumen exports Jim Dinning, the front-runner to become Alberta's next premier, says raw oil sands crude shouldn't be shipped to the United States for processing. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 27-Sep-2006 ... more 27 Sep 2006 Mackenzie go-ahead seems likely With both sides set to resume negotiations on fiscal terms for the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, the federal minister responsible for the project has issued a strong vote of confidence that it will go ahead. Claudia Cattaneo, National Post, 27-Sep-2006 ... more 27 Sep 2006 Only the brave gamble with Hydro-Quebec Nfld's Danny Williams decided earlier this year to go it alone on a proposed $9-billion hydroelectric development on the lower Churchill River in Labrador, rejecting an offer from Hydro-Quebec and the Ontario government to jointly build the 2,800-megawatt project. It was great politics. It is impossible. It took about two seconds for Hydro-Quebec to move to Plan B, fast-tracking 4,500-MW worth of hydro developments within Quebec. Konrad Yakabuski, Globe and Mail, 27-Sep-2006 ... more 27 Sep 2006 Pipeline deal an undersea fast ferries A quiet little scandal that's been lurking on the government books for years made brief appearance in the most recent budget update. The Vancouver Island Gas Pipeline Agreement is the innocuous name for one of the biggest government subsidy blunders in B.C. history. Les Leyne, Victoria Times Colonist, 27-Sep-2006 ... more 27 Sep 2006 BPA wants to give utilities power over what energy they use The BPA proposes to make hydropower a separate resource while charging utilities a different rate for any additional power they want from the federal agency. Currently, utilities pay a blended rate that adds in the cost of developing resources or buying additional power to meet load growthWilliam McCall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 23-Sep-2006 ... more 24 Sep 2006 Vancouver Sun BC Energy Series: Tough choices ahead B.C.'s wealth of energy resources generates both cash and controversy. The Sun examines our place in a world battered by skyrocketing fuel prices, global warming and an unstable oil supply. Staking a future on fossil fuels Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 23-Sep-2006 New energy tied to new cooperation Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 23-Sep-2006 Gas jockey 'pumps' 8 million litres a day Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 23-Sep-2006 Get ready for oil supplies to dwindle, experts warn Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 23-Sep-2006 Global meltdown feared: UN report Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 25-Sep-2006 Restless prairie winds power Alberta's renewable future Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun, 27-Sep-2006 Solar-power development gathers energy around the world Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 27-Sep-2006 ... more 23 Sep 2006 Neutralizing the oil sands' carbon emissions Oil and gas companies, when asked about greenhouse-gas emissions, quickly say: Speak to consumers. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 23-Sep-2006 ... more 23 Sep 2006 Mighty sources of energy, mighty big threats Oil sands mines are hideous marvels. They are terrible to look at, from the air or from the ground. They tear the earth, create polluted mini-lakes called tailing ponds that can be seen from space, spew forth air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and emit greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. They are voracious users of fresh water. A smell like that of gasoline infects the air for kilometres around. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 22-Sep-2006 ... more 23 Sep 2006 Cost of search for energy reserves soars The costs of finding additional reserves of oil and gas have soared, an industry study shows, adding to the malaise of international oil companies. Carola Hoyos, Financial Times, 21-Sep-2006 ... more 21 Sep 2006 Oil sands vision, red herrings and a sea of platitudes All three levels of government are running to catch up with the explosion of Alberta's oil sands. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 20-Sep-2006 ... more 20 Sep 2006 Fort McMurray gives new meaning to 'boom town' All Canadian roads, and not just the overburdened one from Edmonton, these days lead to Fort McMurray, Alberta. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 19-Sep-2006 ... more 20 Sep 2006 Coal Power Coal is Canada’s most abundant and lowest-cost fuel, not to mention a critical input in the manufacture of steel. Including the energy resident in coalbed methane, Canada’s 6 billion tonnes of proven coal reserves store more energy than all of our oil, natural gas and oil sands combined. Coal contributes in other ways to Canada’s economy as well. More than half of all coal mined in Canada is exported, making Canada one of the world’s leading coal exporters. Anthony Mang, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 Coalbed Methane – the new alternative fuel Lori Banger, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 Consider coal power with an open mind Don MacKinnon, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 Q&A Kevin Bambrough, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 In demand – Canadian coal suppliers seize opportunity Ted Davis, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 Coal Facts Coal Association of Canada, Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 Advertisers Globe and Mail, 15-Sep-2006 ... more 19 Sep 2006 NEB ... Sea Breeze Juan de Fuca Cable The National Energy Board (NEB) today approved Sea Breeze Converter Corporation's application to construct and operate a 150 kilovolt high voltage direct current international power line (IPL) between Vancouver Island and Washington State. News Release, NEB, 7-Sep-2006 Reasons for Decision, NEB, 7-Sep-2006 ... more 07 Sep 2006 Scouring Scum and Tar from the Bottom of the Pit Faced with the undeniable reality of “Hubbard’s Peak” in global conventional oil supplies, the world’s largest multinational energy corporations are now hell-bent on squeezing oil out of tar in northern Alberta. Yet the response from environmental organizations is timid. Are deeper forces yanking at these environmentalists’ chains? Peter Cizek, Canadian Dimension, July/August 2006 ... more 06 Sep 2006 Officials Reach California Deal to Cut Emissions California’s political leaders announced an agreement on Wednesday that imposes the most sweeping controls on carbon dioxide emissions in the nation, putting the state at the forefront of a broad campaign to curb the man-made causes of climate change despite resistance in Washington. Officials Reach California Deal to Cut Emissions Felicity Barringer, New York Times, 31-Aug-2006 State on Verge of Greenhouse Gas Restrictions Marc Lifsher & Jordan Rau, Los Angeles Times, 31-Aug-2006 ... more 31 Aug 2006 BC's Big Pipeline Plans Draw Fire from First Nations Massive Gateway project faces serious legal obstacles. A special report. Christopher Pollon, TheTyee.ca, 23-Aug-2006 ... more 31 Aug 2006 Mackenzie Gas Project window closing Time is running out to proceed with the Mackenzie Gas Project as regulatory delays boost cost estimates while competition increases from liquefied natural gas projects across North America, a senior Northern minister warned yesterday. Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post, 29-Aug-2006 ... more 29 Aug 2006 Alaska pipeline at risk To calls to "take Alaska back", Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Tony Knowles will square off for Alaska governor in November. Both support an "all-Alaska" route for Alaska natural gas to reach California - that means LNG tankers instead of a $25 billion pipeline through Yukon, BC and Alberta. Knowles, Palin in November Hopkins, Kizzia & Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, 22-Aug-2006 Alaska pipeline at risk Peter Morton, Financial Post, 29-Aug-2006 ... more 29 Aug 2006 Takeover of Kinder Morgan takes company private Kinder Morgan, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder, together with investment partners Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, AIG Financial Products and AIG Highstar Capital), The Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings LLC, ("Investor Group") will acquire KMI in a transaction valued at approximately $22 billion. Kinder Morgan, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Sell to Investor Group for $107.50 Per Share News Release, Kinder Morgan, 28-Aug-2006 Enigmatic Kinder pulls off biggest U.S. buyout Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 29-Aug-2006 Kinder Morgan agrees to takeover Gene Laverty and Jim Polson, Vancouver Sun, 29-Aug-2006 Kinder Morgan Agrees to Buyout Offer Jad Mouawad, New York Times, 29-Aug-2006 Kinder group boosts bid to $22 billion Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle, 28-Aug-2006 ... more 29 Aug 2006 Where's the Camaro muscle in fighting climate change? General Motors of Canada Ltd. made quite an announcement this week -- the Camaro is coming back and will be built in Oshawa. At the very moment when governments and industry should be acting to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, along comes GM to launch a gas-guzzling, high-emitting vehicle. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 26 August 2006 ... more 26 Aug 2006 Alberta's Integrated Energy Vision By taking an integrated approach to the province's vast and diverse energy resources, Alberta can play a major role in the global energy sector for the long-term, according to a newly released government document. Alberta government news release, 25-Aug-2006 ... more 25 Aug 2006 Environmentalists watching coalbed methane If anyone tries to drill for coalbed methane gas on the northern half of Vancouver Island, the Comox-Strathcona Regional District will be ready. Grant Warkentin, Campbell River Mirror, 23-Aug-2006 ... more 23 Aug 2006 Alcan treads fine line with hydro supply All this time we thought Alcan was an aluminum producer, when it turns out it's really just a gold digger. Alcan treads fine line with hydro supply Konrad Yakabuski, Globe and Mail, 16-Aug-2006 Alcan replies Cynthia Carroll, Globe and Mail, 21-Aug-2006 Alcan's newest promise doesn't impress, or fool, Kitimat Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, 21-Aug-2006 Alcan power grab rankles Kitimat Jeff Nagel, Victoria News, 23-Aug-2006 Electrifying facts - BC Hydro's deal to buy power from Alcan Harvey Enchin, Vancouver Sun, 25-Aug-2006 ... more 23 Aug 2006 Nfld. has the power -- and it's no patsy any more In an ideal world, it would be a slam dunk: Newfoundland is sitting on immense amounts of hydroelectric capacity and, God knows, if there's one thing that Ontario needs, it's electricity. Murray Campbell, Globe and Mail, 21-Aug-2006 ... more 21 Aug 2006 The Arctic: to defend or protect The intersecting forces of climate change, opening of the Northwest Passage, Canadian territorial ambitions, Stephen Harper's militarization, and goodness knows what else, are coming together now. These three articles give a sense of the forces at play. Arctic defence Graham Fraser, Toronto Star, 19-Aug-2006 Canadian Forces head north to assert sovereignty over Northwest Passage Nathan VanderKlippe, Edmonton Journal, 19-Aug-2006 Scientists, northerners discuss the changing Arctic Daily Herald Tribune, Grand Prairie Alberta, 19-Aug-2006 ... more 20 Aug 2006 Nuclear pitch for oil sands An upstart Alberta company has a deal with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to market the Candu nuclear reactor to firms in Calgary looking to operate oil sands projects. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 17-Aug-2006 ... more 18 Aug 2006 A huge loss of government revenues Alcan and the government's announcement of a $1.8 billion modernization of Alcan's Kitimat smelter was lauded by Premier Gordon Campbell as good for British Columbia. The details of this agreement are still emerging. A careful look at what we do know tells a different story -- of massive subsidies to a single firm, and a huge loss of government revenues and industrial potential. A huge loss of government revenues Richard Wozney, Vancouver Sun, 18-Aug-2006 So far, tough love has failed to deliver on B.C.'s aluminum dreams Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, 18-Aug-2006 ... more 18 Aug 2006 B.C. town battles Alcan over electricity sales The northwestern British Columbia community of Kitimat is vowing to thwart a smelter expansion plan that would give Alcan Ltd. the right to sell excess power from its B.C. aluminum operations back to the hydro grid at lucrative prices. B.C. town battles Alcan over electricity sales Peter Kennedy, Globe and Mail, 17-Aug-2006 That Was Then, This is Now Trafford Hall, Opinion 250, 14-Aug-2006 Alcan Given $2b In Subsidized Profits From New Deal With Province Opinion 250 News, 16-Aug-2006 ... more 17 Aug 2006 Alcan to invest US$1.8 billion in Kitimat Alcan Inc. will spend $1.8 billion US to revamp its primary aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C., resulting in an anticipated four per cent increase in annual production and securing about 1,000 jobs in the northern community. Canadian Press, 14-Aug-2006 Alcan announces $2-billion investment plan for B.C. News Release, BC Government, 14-Aug-2006 ... more 14 Aug 2006 If I had the energy, I'd invest in this sector Great news for utility construction companies and manufacturers of pipe, wires, turbines and all the paraphernalia that falls under the umbrella of infrastructure. More energy demand equals higher prices as utilities get their orders in and backlogs build. And guess who is ultimately going to pay for this spending spree. Bill Virgin, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 10-Aug-2006 ... more 11 Aug 2006 "Vampire Memo" Reveals Coal Industry Plan for Massive Propaganda Blitz Big coal -- in the form of the National Rural Electric Association, Koch Industries, American Electric Power, the Southern Company, the National Association of Manufacturers and others are planning a major blitz against efforts to fight global warming. Ross Gelbspan, deSMOGBLOG.com, 27-Jul-2006 ... more 28 Jul 2006 Gulf between oil, gas prices the greatest in 10 years Natural gas prices are so depressed relative to crude prices that the divergence between the two has widened to a decade-high, Ziff Energy Group said in a report yesterday. Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post, 25-Jul-2006 ... more 25 Jul 2006 Uranium is bad news for squirming Victoria Uranium was always trouble in old movies. A rattling Geiger counter meant something bad was about to happen. This time uranium is bad news for the B.C. government , as political heat mounts over two potential uranium mine developments in the Interior. Paul Willcocks, Vancouver Sun, 24-Jul-2006 ... more 25 Jul 2006 Making Sense of the “Coal Rush” "Coal Rush” to Threaten Environment, Challenge America’s Energy Security. Over 150 Proposed Plants Would Boost Global Warming Pollution by 10 Percent, Coal Consumption by 30 Percent; Dirty Technologies Predominate Making Sense of the Coal Rush, US PIRG ... more 24 Jul 2006 Truman on ownership of energy resources President Harry S. Truman on public ownership of energy: The minerals that lie under the sea off the coasts of this country belong to the Federal Government--that is, to all the people of this country. [We pledge] to develop the vast natural power resources of this country for the benefit of all the people, and make sure that the power produced by public funds is transmitted to the consumer without a private rake-off. ... more 24 Jul 2006 Battle brews over moratorium: British Columbia The recent appearance of large oil tankers in B.C. inside coastal waters is raising questions about whether a 34-year-old federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas development applies to new tanker traffic linked to the Alberta oil sands. Battle brews over moratorium Christopher Pollon, Globe and Mail, 24-Jul-2006 Oil tanker ban not written in stone, or anywhere else Jack Knox, Victoria Times Colonist, 20-Jul-2006 ... more 24 Jul 2006 Not off our coast: California California Governor Schwarzenegger on offshore drilling: "I can tell you that certain things are not negotiable. Our coast is not for sale and no amount of promises of money or other “incentives” will alter my position on that." Schwarzenegger on weakening the moratorium, 24-Jul-2006 Letter to all US Senators, 12-Jul-2006 Editorial, SF Chronicle, 23-Jul-2006 ... more 24 Jul 2006 Pacific Northern & Kitimat LNG strikes pipeline deal Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG announced the formation of Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership, to develop the natural gas transmission pipeline system from Kitimat to Summit Lake, British Columbia to serve Kitimat LNG Inc.'s proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal near Kitimat, B.C. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. and Kitimat LNG Inc. Announce Partnership to Develop Kitimat to Summit Lake Gas Pipeline News Release, Kitimat LNG, 17-Jul-2006 Pacific Northern strikes pipeline project deal for northern B.C. CBC, 17-Jul-2006 Kitimat gas line to serve oilsands Shaun Polczer, Vancouver Sun, 18-Jul-2006 ... more 17 Jul 2006 BC energy future at risk BC Premier Gordon Campbell recently announced the appointment to his office of Susan Yorkovitch as director of communications and she is to be focused solely on the BC Hydro file. Yorkovitch’s new job comes with a $3 million public relations budget as well. No doubt something’s up in the premier’s office on the multibillion dollar BC energy file. With the direct connect to BC Hydro via Yorkovitch along with the recent sale of Terasen Gas and the contradictory cancellation of Site C and the Island’s Duke Point generating project, Campbell has clearly signalled now that he is prepared to intervene politically and take the lead, albeit very unevenly. Charles J. Walter, Common Ground, Jul-2006 ... more 16 Jul 2006 B.C. report paints dire climate picture Climate change in B.C. is expected to alter the province's hydroelectricity supply, affect the productivity of lakes, rivers and the ocean, change ecosystems and increase the risk of forest fires, pest outbreaks, flooding and extreme weather, according to a new government report. Nicholas Read, Victoria Times-Colonist, 15-Jul-2006 British Columbia’s Coastal Environment 2006 report Executive Summary [pdf 36 KB] Full Report [pdf 5.3 MB] British Columbia’s Coastal Environment webpages ... more 15 Jul 2006 A Mission to Repeal Murphy’s Law Last week, just days after he officially took on a new assignment to run BP’s business in the United States, Robert A. Malone took off for the Alaskan tundra to visit one of the hottest of the several hot spots in the global oil company’s increasingly troubled North American portfolio. By Jad Mouawad, New York Times, 13-Jul-2006 ... more 13 Jul 2006 Challenges emerge for wind power A preliminary report shows the cost of building and operating Northwest wind farms has shot up by as much as 70 percent in two years. Chris Mulick, TriCityHerald, July 12th, 2006 Northwest Power and Conservation Council ... more 12 Jul 2006 Canadian oil policy not in the public interest If ever there was a guy who looked more like a "Stephen" than a "Steve," it would be our current Prime Minister. But when you're the most powerful guy in the world, it's your call. So, to George W Bush, our Prime Minister is evidently going to be just plain "Steve." Linda McQuaig, StraightGoods.ca, 10-Jul-2006 ... more 12 Jul 2006 Alaska Gov Increases The Pressure On Gas Pipeline Deal With his re-election bid on the line and a $1 billion oil industry tax initiative looming, Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski will try again to line up his state legislature behind a deal with three oil giants to build a natural gas pipeline to Canada. Dow Jones Newswires, Wall Street Journal, 11-Jul-2006 ... more 11 Jul 2006 Outdated and irrelevant data block offshore development The recent debate regarding oil tanker traffic in British Columbia waters and the impact this could have on the proposed Enbridge pipeline project has once again focused attention on the lack of public awareness of the nature of the "moratoria" that are currently affecting the economic development opportunities for coastal communities. John Winter, Vancouver Sun, 10-Jul-2006 ... more 10 Jul 2006 "BioTown" aims to run on its renewable energy REYNOLDS, Ind. - This farming hamlet is aiming at generating its own electricity and gas, using everything from municipal trash to farm waste, hog manure and even town sewage. Ashley M. Heher, AP, Seattle Times, 09-Jul-2006 ... more 10 Jul 2006 Political tide favors Big Oil On the same day that the U.S. House voted resoundingly to lift the 25-year ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, it also rejected a measure that would have boosted the minimum average gas mileage of American cars. That's all you need to know about U.S. energy policy, and who drives it. Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald, 09-Jul-2006 ... more 10 Jul 2006 Feds to permit delayed testing of Prudhoe Bay transit lines Too much sediment had built up inside two Prudhoe Bay transit pipelines for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. to safely run sensors to detect corrosion levels within an ordered timeline, the head of the federal agency demanding the tests said Friday. Matt Volz, AP, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 06-Jul-2006 ... more 10 Jul 2006 Why coal-rich US is seeing record imports With nearly a quarter of the world's coal supply, the US is witnessing a latter-day equivalent of "carrying coals to Newcastle" - a 230 percent leap in coal imports to the US since 1999. Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor, 10-Jul-2006 ... more 10 Jul 2006 Ralph Klein shops for vehicles in Washington Klein: You have oil sands here in Washington too? The truck stops here Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, 08-Jun-2006 What gifts will Harper bring Bush this time? Maude Barlow, Toronto Star, 06-Jul-2006 Activists target Smithsonian, Alberta Oil Sands, as Harper meets Bush ... more 06 Jul 2006 Alberta's tar sands are soaking up too much water Every student learns that oil and water do not mix. True enough, but producing oil, especially from tar sands, requires water -- and lots of it. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, 05-Jul-2006 ... more 05 Jul 2006 Boat-load of debate over tankers more 03 Jul 2006 US Congress votes to expand offshore exploration US House of Representatives voted on June 29 to reduce the extent of US offshore area subject to a federal drilling moratorium. Support for the bill was expanded by including provisions for revenue sharing with affected states. The White House supports the moratorium-dropping parts of the bill, and opposes the revenue-sharing parts. Media reports, Sierra Club statement, Map ... more 30 Jun 2006 BC NDP rearranges critics Carol James has rearranged her critics. Some of the appointments are good ones. Best one may be John Horgan as energy critic. http://nid-16168.newsdetail.bcndp.ca/ ... more 30 Jun 2006 5,000 jobs promised in pipeline project Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. is promising British Columbia 5,000 construction jobs and more than $1 billion in economic benefits from a project billed as the largest petroleum pipeline undertaking in North America in more than 50 years. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 28-Jun-2006 ... more 28 Jun 2006 Opposition Won't Slow Gateway Pipeline Project: Enbridge Enbridge Pipelines Inc. is committed to meeting its targets for the $4-billion Gateway pipeline, despite speculation in a CIBC World Markets report that it could be delayed by opposition from aboriginal groups, said company president Art Meyer. Peter Kennedy, Globe and Mail, 28-Jul-2006 ... more 28 Jun 2006 A Waste of Energy House members have introduced 267 energy-related bills this year, and senators have introduced 210. Everyone wants to be seen to be doing something. What those numbers really add up to is close to 477 excuses to do next to nothing Editoria, New York Times, 26-Jun-2006 ... more 26 Jun 2006 Offshore moratorium won't stop Gateway Supertankers will fill up with Alberta oilsands production and set sail for Asia from Kitimat starting in 2010, Enbridge Gateway Pipelines Inc. predicted, noting that a federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration would not restrict tankers from traversing B.C.'s coastal watersGordon Jaremko & Wency Leung, Edmonton Journal, 26-Jun-2006 ... more 26 Jun 2006 An independent, hardly radical, body weighs in on climate issue The Kyoto accord may be vanishing from the lips of federal bureaucrats faster than the party airbrush made purged members of the politburo disappear from Soviet photographs but, like it or not, climate change remains on the national agenda. Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun. 23-Jun-2006 ... more 24 Jun 2006 Gas rights to net $2 billion British Columbia's efforts to turn natural gas exploration into a year-round industry are a stunning success, new government numbers show. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 23-Jun-2006 ... more 24 Jun 2006 LNG imports loom in the Pacific Northwest North America's expanding appetite for natural gas will soon force utilities to take the unprecedented step of importing gas from overseas LNG imports loom in the Pacific Northwest Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 22-Jun-2006 ... more 22 Jun 2006 Kitimat LNG passes Environment Assessment On June 6, 2006, Kitimat LNG inc. received an Environmental Assessment Certificate from the Province of B.C., in large measure due to the support shown by the community of Kitimat and the Haisla First Nation. Kitimat LNG "thank-you" advertisement ... more 21 Jun 2006 Cogen shuts down while Hydro imports power BC Hydro has been paying the cogen plant to not generate electricity for nearly a month. Grant Warkentin, Campbell River Mirror, 16-Jun-2006 ... more 19 Jun 2006 BC Gas may go to shadowy Carlyle Group The world’s biggest and most secretive private investment firm, staffed with ex-spooks, presidents, prime ministers, and a few of our own ex-premiers, looks to add our gas resources to its handsome portfolio of war-profiteering companies Kevin Potvin, The Republic, 2006-Jun-08 ... more 12 Jun 2006 Harper May Slip On Oil This past week, Premier Ralph Klein of Alberta set his hair on fire, threatening to pull out of the equalization agreement if the feds monkey with it to Alberta's disadvantage. He will go to court. And whatever else he can think of. Well, he can't pull out. Rafe Mair, The Tyee, 2006-May-29 ... more 29 May 2006 Making a pitch for tidal power A local power project could lead the way in turning Canada into a tidal energy powerhouse. Grant Warkentin, Campbell River Mirror, 17-May-2006 ... more 24 May 2006 Kinder Morgan sells Terasen Water CAI Capital Partners today announced that it has completed the purchase in partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corp. of a majority interest in Terasen Water and Utility Services from Terasen Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc., for an undisclosed price[of $124 million]. CAI and bcIMC Acquire a Majority Stake in Terasen Water & Utility Services News Release, CAI, 22-May-2006 Kinder Morgan unit closes sale of Terasen Water Houston Business Journal, 22-May-2006 ... more 22 May 2006 The Anti-Enron In 1996, Rich Kinder lost out on the CEO job at Enron. So he left to start his own energy firm. Now he's a billionaire. Take that, Ken Lay! Julie Creswell & Doris Burke, Fortune, 24-Nov-2003 ... more 20 May 2006 Let 'Emissions Trading' Begin! This wonky idea could put a dent in climate change. Dermot Foley, TheTyee.ca, 11-May-2006 ... more 20 May 2006 Amory Lovins: The Energizer Amory Lovins has a vision: The U.S. economy keeps going and going and going—without any oil Cal Fussman, DISCOVER, Feb-2006 ... more 01 May 2006 Big oil profits, little choice The oil industry's massive first-quarter profits this week triggered another round of election-year outrage from President Bush and members of Congress, who spoke up on behalf of angry constituents feeling pinched at the pump. On Friday, Chevron reported its first-quarter profit soared 49 percent to $4 billion, with revenue totaling $54.6 billion, a 31 percent increase from $41.6 billion last year. Michael Liedtke & Brad Foss, Seattle Times, 29-Apr-2006 ... more 01 May 2006 Exxon Mobil brings crude south Exxon Mobil Corp. has reversed the flow of a U.S. pipeline to haul Canadian crude to Texas as political instability threatens supplies from nations such as Nigeria and Venezuela. Joe Carroll, Bloomberg News, 21-Apr-2006 ... more 22 Apr 2006 Going Nuclear: Patrick Moore makes the case My views have changed, and the rest of the environmental movement needs to update its views, too, because nuclear energy may just be the energy source that can save our planet from another possible disaster: catastrophic climate change. Patrick Moore, Washington Post, Sunday, April 16, 2006 ... more 20 Apr 2006 Mulroney is back to put PM on the spot If politics makes strange bedfellows, political tributes can make even stranger dinner partners. At a tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney's environmental legacy in the Adam's Room of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier tonight, hard core environmental activists, corporate power brokers, policy wonks and politicians will break bread for the first time in memory. Deirdre McMurdy, The Ottawa Citizen, 20-Apr-2006 COMMENT ... more 20 Apr 2006 Critics target Enbridge pipeline Opposition to Enbridge Inc.'s $4-billion Gateway pipeline project is mounting over the prospect of 156 tankers a year travelling through narrow channels on the British Columbia coast to export oil sands crude to China. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 20-Apr-2006 ... more 20 Apr 2006 Nuclear our best option, premier says Nuclear power may be the best option to fulfil Ontario’s future electricity needs, despite its obvious downsides including Chornobyl-type accidents and radioactive waste, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday Toronto Star, 19-Apr-2006 ... more 19 Apr 2006 Fuelling Fortress America A Report on the Athabasca Tar Sands and U.S. Demands for Canada's Energy by the Parkland Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Executive Summary, 07-Mar-2006 Apocalypse soon? Frances Russell, Winnipeg Free Press, 12-Apr-2006 ... more 19 Apr 2006 Patrick Moore on the real costs of coal An independent study conducted for the Ontario Ministry of Energy found a relationship between increased air pollution due to coal-fired electricity generation and up to 668 premature deaths, 928 hospital admissions, 1,100 emergency room visits and 333,660 minor illnesses such as headaches, coughing and other respiratory symptoms, per year. The real cost of coal-fired plants is $4.4 billion Patrick Moore, Letters, The Record, Waterloo, 10-Apr-2006 Ontario's renewable energy program needs competition Tom Adams, The Record.com, Waterloo, 03-Apr-2006 Energy Policy in Ontario: Some Perspectives on the Road Ahead Tom Adams, Ontario Energy Association Breakfast Series, 08-Mar-2006 COMMENT ... more 16 Apr 2006 There was a young fella named Tushingham   There was a young fella named Tushingham   Who lost all his novels by flushing'em   Down Rona's toilet   She started to boil. It   Was time for restricting and hushing'im Climate change expert muzzled Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star, 14-Apr-2006 Novelist scientist silenced as Harper Tories quietly axe 15 Kyoto programs Bruce Cheadle, Brooks Bulletin, 13-Apr-2006 Tories silence climate writer CP, 14-Apr-2006 Feds cool launch of enviro novel CP, Edmonton Sun, 14-Apr-2006 Republicans Accused of Witch-Hunt Against Climate Change Scientists Paul Brown, Guardian, 30-Aug-2005 Stop the Gag on Global Warming Peter Rothberg, The Nation, 05-Feb-2006 COMMENT ... more 16 Apr 2006 In coastal states, a revival of offshore drilling debate The battle over oil and gas drilling in the US is heating up on a new front - or rather multiple fronts in coastal waters from Virginia to Florida to California to Alaska. Brad Knickerbocker, The Christian Science Monitor, 13-Apr-2006 ... more 13 Apr 2006 Environmentalists ask opposition to defeat government if Kyoto abandoned Leading environmentalists from across Canada say the opposition parties should defeat the government if it abandons the effort to meet Canada's Kyoto commitments. Dennis Bueckert, Canadian Press, 13-Apr-2006 GSXCCC media release ... more 13 Apr 2006 Stop pretending For those of us who produced 1999 estimates of the technologies, costs and policies required to dramatically reduce GHGs by the 2010 Kyoto deadline, the past eight years have been profoundly frustrating. Mark Jaccard, Vancouver Sun, 11-Apr-2006 ... more 12 Apr 2006 With Big Boost From Sugar Cane, Brazil Is Satisfying Its Fuel Needs Brazil expects to become energy self-sufficient this year, meeting its growing demand for fuel by increasing production from petroleum and ethanol. Already the use of ethanol, derived in Brazil from sugar cane, is so widespread that some gas stations have two sets of pumps, marked A for alcohol and G for gas. Larry Rohter, New York Times, 10-Apr-2006 ... more 10 Apr 2006 Smoking does not cause cancer ... more 09 Apr 2006 'Impossible' for Canada to reach Kyoto targets: Ambrose Canada has no chance of meeting its targets under the Kyoto accord and must set more realistic goals for cutting greenhouse gases, the federal environment minister says. 'Impossible' for Canada to reach Kyoto targets: Ambrose CBC News, 07-Apr-2006 Tories call for more realistic Kyoto targets Dennis Bueckert,Macleans, 07-Apr-2006 ... more 08 Apr 2006 U.S. group eyes offshore oil According to a recent report from the U.S.-based Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, B.C.'s offshore oil and gas could help solve North America's energy problems. Russ Francis, Georgia Straight, 07-Apr-2006 ... more 07 Apr 2006 First Nations Announce Review Process for Gateway Pipeline Project A group of First Nations throughout Northern B.C. are pleased to announce that an inaugural Steering Committee has been formed to establish a First Nations Review Process (FNRP) to examine the proposed Enbridge Gateway Project. ... more 06 Apr 2006 Sempra drops plans for Idaho coal-fired plant It took less than an hour for the Idaho State Senate to ratify and send to Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (he of the Interior Secretary nomination) one of the more momentous environmental votes of recent history. With a 30-5 vote, the Republican-dominated Senate agreed with its similarly Republican House to install a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in the state for two years. UPDATE 1-Sempra drops plans for Idaho coal-fired plant Shea Andersen, Reuters, 29-Mar-2006 Idaho Flirts With Coal Power, Looks For Different Date Shea Andersen, Reuters, 30-Mar-2006 ... more 05 Apr 2006 Duke Energy urges limits on carbon dioxide Exelon Corp. and Duke Energy Corp., the two largest U.S. utility owners, joined PNM Resources and Sempra Energy at a Senate hearing Tuesday to express support for creation of a federal program to set limits for U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Tina Seeley, Bloomberg News, 04-Apr-2006 ... more 05 Apr 2006 Water crisis looms on Prairie horizon Alberta may be swimming in oil, but a new study says the province is in grave danger of running out of water. Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal, 04-Apr-2006 ... more 05 Apr 2006 Canadian Tar Sands: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Some are saying that peak oil is a myth since there is plenty of low grade oil to still be recovered around the world. The question is whether it's worth the price being paid to mine the stuff, and whether the problems spawned by its extraction will be worth it in the long run. Dr. Joe Duarte, Rigzone, 28-Mar-2006 ... more 05 Apr 2006 Research in Pacific shows ocean trouble Research fresh off a boat that docked Thursday in Alaska reveals some frightening changes taking place in the Pacific Ocean. Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 31-Mar-2006 Caribbean coral suffers record death Seth Borenstein, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 30-Mar-2006 Deep-sea corals in danger Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 03-Apr-2006 ... more 05 Apr 2006 Be Worried, Be Very Worried No one can say exactly what it looks like when a planet takes ill, but it probably looks a lot like Earth. Never mind what you've heard about global warming as a slow-motion emergency that would take decades to play out. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the crisis is upon us. TIME MAGAZINE SPECIAL, 03-Apr-2006 Global Warming, Jeffrey Kluger Feeling The Heat, David Bjerklie A Science Advisor Unmuzzled, James Hansen The Greenest Bank, Adam Smith ... more 03 Apr 2006 B.C. launches solar initiative British Columbia is launching a groundbreaking green energy initiative that hopes to install solar heating panels on 100,000 residential rooftops, and the province turned into a manufacturing hub for the sector. "The economic opportunities are huge for B.C. if it acts quickly." Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 01-Apr-2006 Starshine solution to B.C. energy needs Jim Jamieson, The Province, 02-Apr-2006 Conference agenda, Solar BC BC Sustainable Energy Association ... more 01 Apr 2006 Oil heads toward US$70 Oil prices appear headed back toward $70 US a barrel, a level not seen since hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf of Mexico coast and sporadic shortages sent gasoline at the pump above $3 a gallon U.S.-wide. Potenially grave consequences for global economy... Brad Foss, Canadian Press, 01-Apr-2006 ... more 01 Apr 2006 Exxon Mobil not welcome in Venezuela anymore Venezuela's oil minister said today that Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's second-largest integrated oil company, was no longer welcome in this oil-producing nation. Exxon Mobil not welcome in Venezuela anymore Natalie Obiko Pearson, Houston Chronicle, 29-Mar-2006 Venezuela Takes on Exxon Mobil in Oil Play The Associated Press, New York Times, 30-Mar-2006 ... more 31 Mar 2006 The New Face of an Oil Giant Since taking over as Exxon's chairman three months ago from Lee R. Raymond, his abrasive predecessor who dismissed fears of global warming and branded environmental activists "extremists," Mr. Tillerson has gone out of his way to soften Exxon's public stance on climate change. But "it's the same old wine in a new bottle." Jad Mouawad, New York Times, 30-Mar-2006 ... more 31 Mar 2006 As prices surge, oil giants turn sludge into gold In February, engineers from French oil giant Total SA fired up colossal drum boilers to generate steam that will be pumped to a depth of 300 feet under the frozen ground here in Fort McMurray, Alberta. If all goes well, by May, the steam will marinate a tar-like mix of oil and sand until the crude begins to flow. Russell Gold, Associated Press, 27-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 NESCO terminates Sumas Energy 2 and Message from Chuck Martin It is with deep regret that we inform you of our decision to terminate the SE2 Project effective immediately. In coming days, SE2 will withdraw its EFSEC permit and withdraw or cancel its other permits, permit applications, and project arrangements. Chuck Martin, NESCO, 28-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 Electricity rates in B.C. likely to surge The cost of electricity in B.C. could soon rise seven per cent or more as BC Hydro scrambles for cash to make up a huge revenue shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 29-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 B.C.'s electricity exports to U.S. jumped 128% last year The value of B.C. exports of electricity to the United States jumped 128 per cent in 2005, caused by rising prices and increasing demand, a report released by the provincial government said. Fiona Anderson, Vancouver Sun, 29-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 Booming Alberta lures thousands of Canadians It's not just Alberta's economy that's booming, so is its population. Eric Beauchesne, Vancouver Sun, 29-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 Mining, oil and gas project proposals sought Geoscience B.C., an industry-led agency started with $25 million from the province, has put out another call for proposals for projects to increase knowledge of the mineral and oil and gas potential in central B.C. Gordon Hoekstra, Prince George Citizen, 29-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 Exxon Valdez: Still a shock In spite of earning profits of $36 billion last year alone, ExxonMobil continues to fight a $5 billion damage award from federal court to fishermen and affected communities. Closure is still missing for those most hurt by the spill. Less shameful but more damaging, our society continues to act as if oil were a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block to future U.S. prosperity, security and quality of life. As a result, the environmental threat from global warming remains largely unchecked. Opinion, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 26-Mar-2006 ... more 29 Mar 2006 Who to blame when disaster is inevitable? The once proud flagship of the B.C. Ferries fleet lies in more than 365 metres of water, its hull broken into four pieces. Why? Equipment failure? Human error? Negligence? How the Queen lost its way Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, 25-Mar-2006 Who to blame for the state of our ferries? Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, 25-Mar-2006 ... more 25 Mar 2006 B.C.Hydro files stolen Break and enter at Accenture office nets thieves names, salaries, bank accounts of more than 4,000 of the utility's workers. Lindsay Kines, Times Colonist, 25-Mar-2006 ... more 25 Mar 2006 California's new power diet plan Aggressive regulations and incentives in California - building codes, appliance standards, and utility-run energy efficiency programs - have led to almost no growth in electricity demand in the state since 1975, compared to a 50% increase in the rest of the country. Danylo Hawaleshka, Macleans Magazine, 24-Mar-2006 ... more 24 Mar 2006 17 years after Exxon Valdes: What have we learned? Certain events in history assume a sometimes real, sometimes symbolic importance and magnitude. Exxon Valdes is one of them. On this 17th anniversary of the Exxon Valdes accident, present day reminders happening around us - BP, Queen of the North - are as if to mark the significance and risks Arthur Caldicott, GSXCCC, 23-Mar-2006 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. is reviewing a federal order that calls for sweeping changes in response to the record crude oil spill on Alaska's North Slope, a company spokesman said Tuesday. BP mulls options following federal spill response order Rachel D'oro, Associated Press, 21-Mar-2006 ... more 23 Mar 2006 Wind Energy Demand Booming Facing a Texas-style stampede of consumers wanting to sign up for the current remaining supply of green electricity, Austin Energy has resorted to a GreenChoice raffle that will be held on March 23. Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, 22-Mar-2006 ... more 23 Mar 2006 Dirtier Side Betrays Promise of ‘Clean Coal’ Between the coal-rich Appalachian Mountains and coal-hungry energy consumers like the state of Ohio, critics say the concept of an eco-friendly use for the fossil fuel is far more misnomer than reality. Kari Lydersen, The New Standard, 15-Mar-2006 ... more 22 Mar 2006 Nothing unites Northwest leaders like threat to BPA The Bonneville Power Authority, the federal agency that provides 40 percent of the power consumed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana is a formidable political force, protected fiercely and with remarkable success by its patrons from the Northwest. Charles Pope, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 21-Mar-2006 ... more 21 Mar 2006 Expanding opportunites for renewable energy in Ontario Ontario is leading the way in using clean, renewable electricity by setting a standard price that will make it easier for entrepreneurs and businesses to sell clean power from small projects to the grid, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced today. Ontario government news release, 21-Mar-2006 BC Sustainable Energy Association news release, 21-Mar-2006 David Suzuki Foundation news release, 21-Mar-2006 ... more 21 Mar 2006 Comments on the Ontario Power Supply Mix Report The Ontario Power Authority’s Supply Mix Advice Report recommended a particular mix of generation capacity and the contributions of each source to meeting electricity production requirements by 2025. Many organizations responded with submissions arguing for more sustainable solutions: Pollution Probe Energy Probe Pembina Institute Sierra Club of Canada Ontario Clean Air Alliance David Suzuki Foundation ... more 13 Mar 2006 First nation vows to sue over pipeline Aboriginal groups along the route of Enbridge Inc.'s proposed Gateway pipeline to connect Alberta's oil sands with international markets via the West Coast are threatening legal action after they said they have not been adequately consulted in the early stages of the project. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 13-Mar-2006 ... more 13 Mar 2006 Give back power to the people 100 years ago Ontarians voted for hydro power over coal. McGuinty must hear citizen voices again David Suzuki and Paul McKay, 13-Mar-2006 ... more 13 Mar 2006 Natural gas has eight years left A Natural Resources Canada presentation in the heart of Canada's energy industry lays bare the stark reality of energy resources Dan Crawford, The Republic, 02-Feb-2006 ... more 12 Mar 2006 BP plan would pipe crude from Canada to state The news was bad for BP last week: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens dropped his plan to allow more oil than ever to be brought in tankers to the docks of the company's refinery near Bellingham, the largest refinery on the West Coast. But now it turns out that British Petroleum is working on another plan that could make all that moot: Piping in Canadian crude through the back door. Robert McClure, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 10-Mar-2006 ... more 10 Mar 2006 The War for Clean Energy The threats that reliance on non-renewable energy sources pose to humanity are real, says University of Victoria scientist Dr. Ned Djilali. It makes sense, then, that his research at UVic's Institute for Integrated Energy Systems seeks to find real solutions to the complex problems posed by environmentally destructive and limited energy sources such as fossil fuels. Patrick Blennerhassett, Victoria News, Mar 08 2006 ... more 09 Mar 2006 Shell & Statoil: project to utilise CO2 for enhanced oil recovery offshore Shell and Statoil have signed an agreement to work towards developing the world's largest project using carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) offshore. The concept involves capturing CO2 from power generation and utilizing it to enhance oil recovery, resulting in increased energy production with lower CO2 impact. Shell News Release, 08- Mar-2006 ... more 08 Mar 2006 Coal is making a comeback in energy-hungry British Columbia Coal activity is picking up again in the established coal mining areas around Tumbler Ridge and in the Kootenays, but that’s not the only place. Ranchers near Quesnel were surprised to find out that West Hawk Development Corp. had acquired mineral rights to coal deposits there, not to mine for export but to fuel a coal gasification plant. Tom Fletcher, Parksville Qualicum News, 07-Mar-2006 ... more 07 Mar 2006 Melting Antarctic Ice Causing Sea Levels to Rise Satellite surveys show that ice is melting in Antarctica faster than snowfall can replenish it, which is causing sea levels to rise. Two separate studies showed varying results. But both studies drew the same conclusion that the ice in Antarctica is melting rapidly. The only difference between the two studies was the degree that sea levels were rising. Armando Duke, Alternate Energy Resource Network, 07-Mar-2006 ... more 07 Mar 2006 Canada needs leadership on `green' issues California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, built a movie career by playing the role of a supercharged action hero taking on all manner of bad guys. But now, in his political career, Schwarzenegger has become the supercharged campaigner against bad guys who generate greenhouse-gas emissions or waste energy. David Crane, The Toronto Star, 03-Mar-2006 ... more 03 Mar 2006 Canadian oil backgrounder A 12-point energy backgrounder prepared by Brent Patterson of the Council of Canadians, for CBC's The National. ... more 03 Mar 2006 NDP MLA gets behind coal petition Cariboo North NDP MLA Bob Simpson presented a petition to the B.C. legislature this week on behalf of 240 community members who are opposed to the development of a coal mine project in the Northern Interior. Gordon Hoekstra, Prince George Citizen, 03-Mar-2006 ... more 03 Mar 2006 Benefits of offshore drilling can take a long time to surface If B.C. begins exploring for and then exploiting offshore oil and gas, the benefits may still be a long time coming, says a researcher who has tracked the petroleum industry in Newfoundland. Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun, 03-Mar-2006 ... more 03 Mar 2006 Fundamental differences with Montana over proposed coal mine may erupt again Last week's announcement that officials from Montana will participate in the environmental assessment process for a proposed coal mine near the Flathead Valley in southeastern B.C. appears to have defused a nasty cross-border spat. Don Whiteley, Vancouver Sun, 01-Mar-2006 ... more 01 Mar 2006 Great Expectations: Back to the Future Hydro's Energy Blueprint, published yesterday, is a lithographic masterpiece. From the bolt of lightning on the cover through to the hour glass running out of sand at the back, pictures and graphs leap from the page in stunning full color. Twining around them, the written message is driven home with the unexpected and chilling force of an icicle in the back. We're running out of power! Quick, let's build the Site C dam ... more 28 Feb 2006 Conservationists file initiative to require more renewable sources of Washington State conservationists and clean energy advocates have filed an initiative that would require state utility companies to increase the amount of renewable sources in their electricity supply Vancouver Sun, 28-Feb-2006 ... more 28 Feb 2006 Oil expert: Output downhill from here Few petroleum geologists qualify as celebrities. But Ken Deffeyes, a former Shell Oil geologist who is now a professor emeritus of geosciences at Princeton University, recently sold out Portland's First Congregational Church, where he came to lecture on his latest book, "Beyond Oil." Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian, 27-Feb-2006 ... more 27 Feb 2006 Ecology sees potent future in state for alternative fuels If all the organic waste generated in the state each year were converted to energy, it would meet 50 percent of the state's energy needs, according to a report released by the state Department of Ecology. John Dodge, The Olympian, 25-Feb-2006 ... more 27 Feb 2006 Cdn. Natural's eyes firmly on Horizon Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. had its best results yet in the fourth quarter and the company says the performance underscores its ability to successfully build its giant $10.8-billion Horizon oil sands project. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 24-Feb-2006 But Houston, we have a problem: where will all the workers come from, where will they live, and where do they go when this oil Klondike is over? ... more 27 Feb 2006 Oilpatch welcomes Lunn Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn's first meeting with oilpatch officials Thursday was short on specifics and full of group hugs, with a general pledge to work closer with his provincial counterparts. James Stevenson, Times Colonist, 24-Feb-2006 ... more 25 Feb 2006 Province lagging on energy self sufficiency The provincial energy and mines minister told the B.C. Chamber of Commerce energy summit Thursday that the average British Columbian should understand the province is not as energy rich as people believe. Andrew A. Duffy, Times Colonist, 24-Feb-2006 ... more 25 Feb 2006 More Alberta oil to flow to West Coast Traffic on Alberta's oil route to the West Coast will jump in early 2007 then again by late 2008 in a two-step, $600-million expansion project. For the second time in eight months, Trans Mountain Pipe Line applied to increase delivery capacity on its 1,150-kilometre connection to Vancouver from Edmonton. Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal, 23-Feb-2006 ... more 23 Feb 2006 Hotter, Faster, Worser Over the past several months, the normally restrained voice of science has taken on a distinct note of panic when it comes to global warming. John Atcheson, CommonDreams.org, 22-Feb-2006 ... more 23 Feb 2006 Governor puts forth oil-tax reform plan Gov. Frank Murkowski on Tuesday unveiled oil-tax reform legislation that could add $1 billion annually to the state treasury at today's oil prices and said it is part of a natural gas pipeline deal that all three North Slope producers have agreed to. Richard Richtmyer & Wesley Loy, Anchorage Daily News, 22-Feb-2006 ... more 22 Feb 2006 Energy in the 2006 BC Throne Speech and Budget The 2006/07 Budget tells us that it is indeed business as usual. In the $35 billion ($35,364,000,000) budget, the government is expecting to take in $4.85 billion from natural resources, another $486 million from related permits and fees. Only $1.08 billion is to come from forests. Speech from the Throne http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2006/bfp/2006 Budget and Fiscal Plan MEMPR 2006/07 Service Plan ... more 22 Feb 2006 Power Solution Proposed to Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Tackling the Mountain Pine Beetle crisis in British Columbia can create economic and energy benefits for the province and Canada as a whole, a newly released report commissioned by the BIOCAP Canada Foundation has concluded. British Columbia’s Beetle Infested Pine: Feedstocks for Power Amit Kumar, Shahab Sokhansanj, Peter C. Flynn, Apr & Nov, 2005 ... more 20 Feb 2006 Plan to hire foreign oil sands workers causes furor Labourers from China could soon be in northern Alberta to help build Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s $10.8-billion Horizon oil sands project, a prospect that has angered union leaders in the province who say the work could easily be done by locals. Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 17-Feb-2006 ... more 17 Feb 2006 The 2006 Economic Forecast: Oil Remains a Wildcard Predicting the economic results of 2006 is like shooting craps. Future unknown events will drive the world economy, and we can only guess which scenario has the higher probability. 2006 just doesn't feel right. And 2007 could be worse. Ronald R. Cooke, Energy Pulse, 07-Feb-2006 ... more 14 Feb 2006 Coal may be in vogue again Alberta's Energy Minister Greg Melchin believes coal, whether we like it or not, is poised to become the most important fuel in Canada's future. Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star, 14-Feb-2006 ... more 14 Feb 2006 Gary Lunn has full plate From journeyman carpenter, to construction superintendent, to lawyer, to cabinet minister in the federal government, Gary Lunn brings a varied skilled set to his job as Canada’s new energy minister. Gary Park, Petroleum News ... more 11 Feb 2006 Next step: A majority government The NDP is now one seat from holding the outright balance of power in the new Parliament. When David Emerson crossed the floor to join the Conservative cabinet as Minister of International Trade, the Conservative seat total increased by one to 125. That number, plus 29 New Democrats, adds up to 154 or one-half of the total number of 308 seats. Duncan Cameron, rabble.ca, 07-Feb-2006 ... more 08 Feb 2006 Sweden Plans to Be World's First Oil-Free Economy Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years - without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. John Vidal, Guardian / UK, 08-Feb-2006 ... more 08 Feb 2006 New Power Meters Show Users the Money Two years ago, Kieran Wong had an "advanced" electricity meter installed in his Valencia home as part of a pilot project designed to see whether the high-tech devices could help customers save power Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times, 06-Feb-2006 ... more 08 Feb 2006 Harper cancels sale of B.C. shipping terminal The federal government has cancelled the sale of the Ridley Island shipping terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C., to an Ontario company. The Canadian Press, 07-Feb-2006 ... more 08 Feb 2006 Why Canada Needs a National Energy Plan The federal government is anxious not to say or do anything that might give the impression it is contemplating another National Energy Policy. By adopting a head-in-the-sand approach to energy, however, Canada imperils its energy security for the future, particularly for one area of energy that is still mostly in public hands in Canada: electricity. But both the generation and sale of electricity in Canada are increasingly and rapidly coming under U.S. control. Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 01-Feb-2006 ... more 04 Feb 2006 U.S. eyes Alberta oilsands to help cut dependence on unstable Middle East The U.S. Department of Energy is predicting crude oil from Alberta's oilsands -- not alternative energy sources such as biomass ethanol -- will help halve America's dependence on overseas oil within two decades. Sheldon Alberts, Vancouver Sun, 04-Feb-2006 ... more 04 Feb 2006 B.C. Develops Solar Water Heating Program The BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA) has developed Canada’s most ambitious program for solar water heating. Its Solar Hot Water Acceleration Project has received strong support from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and from the provincial Department of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, with NRCan offering a grant of $700 and the provincial department $200 for every installed solar hot water system. It costs about $5,000 to install a system in the average house, and based on average domestic water use, the system is paid for in about five-and-a-half years. Nickle's Energy Evolution, 30-Jan-2006 ... more 03 Feb 2006 Making an Oil Pledge President Bush set an ambitious goal in his State of the Union address: break the country's addiction to oil and move beyond a petroleum-based economy. This Declaration of Undependence rests on new energy sources. Justin Blum, Washington Post, 02-Feb-2006 ... more 02 Feb 2006 Enbridge touts ‘Alberta Clipper' The Enbridge Inc.-TransCanada Corp. rivalry intensified Thursday when Enbridge announced a new pipeline to carry Alberta oil-sands crude to the United States, directly taking on a TransCanada proposal that made a major advance earlier this week. David Ebner, Globe and Mail, 02-Feb-2006 ... more 02 Feb 2006 Energy's nothing without infrastructure To say the existing infrastructure in Alberta is inadequate is an understatement -- and this doesn't factor in the exponential growth that will take place when construction on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline begins in late 2007 or early 2008. Deborah Yedlin, Globe and Mail, 02-Feb-2006 ... more 02 Feb 2006 The next big play: Canada's oil sands Over the next few weeks, oil companies from North America and Asia will take decisions that will help determine whether the Canadian province of Alberta joins the ranks of the world's great oil-producing regions. Bernard Simon, Financial Times ... more 31 Jan 2006 Calpine - the fall of a merchant power company The Calpine Power Income Fund has ownership in a number of power generation assets. Among these, the Fund owns Island Cogen in Campbell River. Calpine is a US-based merchant power company. It owns a number of Canadian subsidiaries. Many of these subsidiaries are involved in a complex set of relationships with the Calpine Power Income Fund. Late last year, Calpine "filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code" ... more 31 Jan 2006 Oil and gas companies announcing record profits The big oil and gas companies announce their 2005 financial results at this time of year. This year, it's a vulgar display of excess. ExxonMobil: US$36 billion after taxes. Shell Canada: $2 billion. ... more 30 Jan 2006 Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Sell Terasen Water & Utility Services Terasen's water and utility service companies changed hands for the second time in three months, with company owner Kinder Morgan Inc. of Houston, Texas, announcing it is selling the subsidiaries for $125 million. The buyers are CAI Capital Management, and a consortium which includes the existing Terasen Water and Utilities executive team. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 18-Jan-2006 News Release, Kinder Morgan, 17-Jan-2006 ... more 29 Jan 2006 Will Kyoto die at Canadian hands? "Our Kyoto target is impossible; how many other countries are going to meet theirs?" - Bob Mills. When the history of the Kyoto Protocol comes to be written, Canada will appear as a particularly influential figure in the narrative. Richard Black, BBC News, 27-Jan-2006 ... more 27 Jan 2006 Kinder Morgan to expand capacity of its pipelines Kinder Morgan Inc., which operates about 64,000 km of pipelines in North America, said it has reached agreements with shippers to boost the capacity of its Trans Mountain system in Canada by a third. Vancouver Sun, 27-Jan-2006 ... more 27 Jan 2006 Clean-burning biodiesel looking forward to boom times B.C.'s biodiesel industry is entering a growth spurt that will see it booming by 2010, representatives from government and potential suppliers and investors were told at a Richmond workshop yesterday. Jim Jamieson, The Province, 27-Jan-2006 ... more 27 Jan 2006 Green power scheme gets more time for public review The public will have more time to review a multi-million-dollar hydroelectric proposal. The public review period for Plutonic Power Corporation's application for an environmental assessment certificate was extended to March 2. Paul Rudan, Campbell River Mirror, 25-Jan-2006 ... more 27 Jan 2006 It's not easy building green power In the rugged Coast Mountains north of Vancouver are a series of remote watersheds that have long promised the ultimate power-generation solution to British Columbia's growing need for electricity. But Plutonic Power's plans have run into a problem with the Klahoose First Nation that claims aboriginal title to the region. Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, 27-Jan-2006 ... more 27 Jan 2006 Environmentalist to advise Alberta on oil sands Martha Kostuch, a prominent environmentalist, will help Alberta improve how it will consult with the public about its plan to turn the oil-sands region into a single mammoth industrial zone. Globe and Mail, 26-Jan-2006 ... more 26 Jan 2006 Gas hub scrambles to meet the boom Fort St. John's scramble to keep pace with its role as the hub of British Columbia's energy sector reached a new level of urgency on Wednesday with an industry prediction that natural gas exploration in the province will jump about 20 per cent this year. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 26-Jan-2006 ... more 26 Jan 2006 Mackenzie Valley - Where pipe dreams, fears collide As hearings begin into the Mackenzie Valley pipeline, Report On Business energy reporter Dave Ebner, in a three-day series, examines the $7.5-billion plan to slake the South's thirst for natural gas. Part 1: Where pipe dreams, fears collide Part 2: Pipe dreams Part 3: A delicate balance in a delicate place Dave Ebner, Globe and Mail, 23-25 Jan-2006 ... more 25 Jan 2006 South American political pipeline opens for natural gas network Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Brazil, Argentina and his country would move forward on a proposed natural gas network spanning much of South America, adding that the agreement heralded a new era of regional cooperation with less U.S. influence. From left, the presidents of Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil join hands after a meeting in Brazil. Associated Press, 19-Jan-2006 ... more 21 Jan 2006 What they don't want you to know about the coming oil crisis Soaring fuel prices, rumours of winter power cuts, panic over the gas supply from Russia, abrupt changes to forecasts of crude output... Is something sinister going on? Yes, says former oil man Jeremy Leggett, and it's time to face the fact that the supplies we so depend on are going to run out. Jeremy Leggett, The Independant, 20-Jan-2006 ... more 20 Jan 2006 An ex-premier provides a reminder of where our wealth comes from Former premier Dan Miller was in Prince George recently, delivering a message that was as important to the rest of province as it was to the hinterlands. Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, 20-Jan-2006 ... more 20 Jan 2006 Ban BC tanker traffic, poll finds British Columbians are strongly opposed to tanker traffic on the West Coast and don't want to see oil and gas development take place offshore, a new opinion poll released yesterday shows. Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, 20-Jan-2006 ... more 20 Jan 2006 China Fights Rising LNG Prices The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planning body, recently issued a notice in order to fight surging liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices. China News, 18-Jan-2006 ... more 20 Jan 2006 Pipeline expansion would accommodate Canadian gas The proposed expansion of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline would more than triple its capacity and allow the pipeline to transport fuel from two new liquefied natural gas terminals in the Maritimes. Andy Kekacs, Waldo Village Soup, 19-Jan-2006 ... more 20 Jan 2006 A new gust of wind projects across the US Out in the dwindling oil fields around McCamey, Texas, where rattlesnakes outnumber people and black-gold gushers once blew their tops, a new energy geyser is blowing - wind power. Mark Clayton, The Christian Science Monitor, 19-Jan-2006 ... more 19 Jan 2006 Plutonic Power 'confident' of environmental approval A Vancouver company is one step closer to providing "green power" to thousands of homes in B.C. with its application for an environmental-assessment certificate. Fiona Anderson, Vancouver Sun, 19-Jan-2006 Plutonic Power Corp. Environmental Assessment Office review of East Toba River Montrose Creek Hydroelectric project ... more 19 Jan 2006 EnCana gas plant gets go-ahead The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission has approved EnCana Corp.'s application for a $60-million natural gas processing plant in the province's northeast. Vancouver Sun, 19-Jan-2006 ... more 19 Jan 2006 OGRII gets ugly In 2004 the BC government launched an "oil and gas regulatory improvement initiative (OGRII)". The main thrust of it was to distill existing oil and gas permitting down to a "streamlined" "one-window" contact for permits, combined with "results-based", after-the-fact, largely self-regulating oversight (duh). The latest draft of OGRII invites comments until 24-Feb-2006. ... more 18 Jan 2006 Coal export is not a terminal illness The Ridley Island shipping terminal at Prince Rupert is one of the key parts of the "Pacific Gateway strategy," a grand vision to enhance B.C.'s position at the crossroads of Asian-North American trade. Les Leyne, Times Colonist, 12-Jan-2006 ... more 12 Jan 2006 Oilsands to lead world by 2010 As conventional oil reservoirs deplete rapidly around the world, Canada's oilsands will be the biggest contributor to new global supply by the end of the decade, predicts CIBC World Markets (TSX:CM). Times Colonist, 11-Jan-2006 ... more 11 Jan 2006 U.S. company still hasn't given up on SE2 B.C. lawyers are asking Washington's Energy Facility Site Evaluation Commission to quash Sumas Energy 2's application to renew its construction permit. Christina Toth, Vancouver Sun, 11-Jan-2006 ... more 11 Jan 2006 Open pit coal project draws ranchers' ire West Hawk Development is seeking to build an open pit coal mine and gasification plant in the Quesnel area. The proposed mine is causing concern among ranchers and farmers in the area. By Stephen Braverman, Vancouver Sun, 11-Jan-2006 ... more 11 Jan 2006 Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas, Ending Dispute Russia and Ukraine struck a face-saving and complex deal Wednesday that allowed both sides to say they secured the price they wanted for natural gas, ending a dispute that raised concern across Europe about Russia's reliability as a strategic energy partner. Peter Finn, Washington Post, 05-Jan-2006 ... more 09 Jan 2006 Will federal parties secure Canada's energy future? The spike in world oil prices after Hurricane Katrina highlighted the need to plan for coming oil and natural gas shortages. The Americans are discussing how to ensure security of supply. So are politicians in many countries. But not in Canada. Gordon Laxer, Parkland Institute, 06-Jan-2006 ... more 09 Jan 2006 Me-oh, me-oh my-oh, we're sure in love with bio Biofuels are the hot topic this Sunday morning before the Legislature convenes in solemnity and wisdom Monday in Olympia. James Vesely, Seattle Times, 08-Jan-2006 ... more 08 Jan 2006 Solar-heated communities break new ground in Alberta Imagine a neighbourhood of 52 R-2000, single-family homes, basking in Prairie sunlight that provides up to 90 per cent of each home's space heating requirements. It's not science fiction: construction is underway at the Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks, west of Calgary. Yvonne Jeffery, Calgary Herald, 07-Jan-2006 ... more 08 Jan 2006 B.C. coal port sale becomes political hot potato The proposed sale of a money-losing coal terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C., is creating strange bedfellows in the federal election campaign, putting Industry Minister David Emerson at odds with fellow Liberal and Transport Minister Jean Lapierre and on the same side as Conservatives who oppose the deal. Wendy Stueck & Simon Tuck, Globe and Mail, 06-Jan-2006 ... more 06 Jan 2006 BC Hydro had an up-and-down year in 2005 It was a good news-bad news year for BC Hydro in 2005. Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, 03-Jan-2006 ... more 03 Jan 2006 Expert: Alaska could lose out in pursuing LNG Alaskans could be making a big mistake if they ditch proposals for an all-land natural gas pipeline to the Lower 48 in favor of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, says a University of Alaska professor who has studied natural gas markets. Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 01-Jan-2006 ... more 02 Jan 2006 The Lure of Nuclear Power Let's start the worry beads by looking at electrical energy and what we're going to do. It seems that the name of the game is wait until our hand is forced and we take the line of least resistance: Site C. We, that is those of us who live in populated areas, think this is the best way because it harms the environment the least - a point you might, if you were a moose or deer, vehemently contend. Rafe Mair, TheTyee.ca, 02-Jan-2006 ... more 02 Jan 2006 A true bonanza in the oilpatch We end the year with the Canadian economy running at full tilt, the loonie in free flight and natural resources keeping the party alive. Will the oilpatch continue to boom? Claudia Cattaneo looks at the energy sector and says, yes, it will go like gangbusters. Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post, 30-Dec-2005 ... more 01 Jan 2006 Venezuela gains control of private oil fields Thirty-two privately operated Venezuelan oil fields returned to state control on Sunday with the start of the new year, the government said. 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