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1. Investment climate for B.C. energy sector remains dismal

   This year’s Global Petroleum Survey contains more bad news for the province of British Columbia. For the second straight year, B.C. is Canada’s least-attractive jurisdiction for oil and gas investment. And B.C.’s overall ranking remains ...

2. Cryptocurrency investors eye provinces with low electricity rates

   Recent media reports suggest lower power costs in some provinces could make Canada an attractive destination for bitcoin miners to run their power-hungry operations, with a Chinese firm already considering establishing a bitcoin ...

3. Canada’s energy sector gets some gifts (and a lump of coal) in 2017

   Canada’s energy economy received several gifts in time for this holiday season. Some were good, some were, well, not so good. One of the gifts was from the National Energy Board, which finally exerted its federal authority to approve ...

4. Ontario’s flawed electricity system subsidizes neighbouring jurisdictions

   A recent study by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) found that cheap exports of surplus clean electricity—nuclear, solar, wind and hydro—could have cost Ontario up to $1.25 billion over 21 months. The study states that ...

5. Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

   Those smart thermostats won't be free—taxpayers will foot the bill. ...

6. Renewable power (wind, solar) gets 72% of energy subsidies in the U.S.

   A new report by the U.S. Department of Energy makes for some interesting reading—well, if you’re an energy policy wonk with no life. The report examines whether the U.S. electricity grid, as it’s evolving, is likely to remain as reliable ...

7. NDP-Green pact does not translate into First Nation veto power over energy projects in B.C.

   The recently-signed four-year “confidence and supply agreement” between the Green Party and NDP in British Columbia has the potential to allow indigenous communities in the province to scuttle major energy projects. In the context of ...

8. When green labels mis-LEED

   There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, assessing the performance of so-called “green” schools—that is, schools built in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The ...

9. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Reaction to Morneau’s 'Mandate Letter'

   Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made “mandate letters” to his ministers publicly available. These letters are intended to clarify the focus of each minister’s portfolio. The letter to new Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above, ...