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  1. Keystone XL approval errs on side of safety

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 24, 2017 This week, state regulators in Nebraska approved the Keystone XL pipeline, ending nine years of regulatory and political limbo across multiple jurisdictions. TransCanada Corp can now build its pipeline. That ...

  2. Trans Mountain pipeline—B.C.’s NDP government should put safety first

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 28, 2017 The last several weeks have seen new, if somewhat contradictory, developments on the Trans Mountain pipeline file. Kinder Morgan received approval last year to twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, ...

  3. Safety First: Intermodal Safety for Oil and Gas Transportation

    A contentious road lies ahead for the construction of three recently approved oil pipelines (Trans Mountain, Line 3, and Keystone XL). Given continued opposition to oil and gas infrastructure, we have examined the latest data on the safety of oil and gas ...

  4. Obama's message to Canada: We don't want your oil

    Appeared in the Huffington Post Once again, energy policy was an element of President Obama's State of the Union Address (2014). What's interesting is both what's seen, and what is not seen. Here, in the quotes related to energy, is what& ...

  5. Intermodal safety in the transport of oil

    In the face of expanding production and pipeline bottlenecks, more oil is moving by rail in both Canada and the United States, but transport of oil by rail (or other non-pipeline transportation modes) carries its own set of risks. While pipelines may leak ...

  6. Putting Canada's Energy Security at Risk

    Appeared in Lakeshore News When we talk about energy policy here in Canada, whether provincial or national, the discussion usually revolves around investment, jobs, revenues, and the environment. That's generally been the terms of discussion on the ...

  7. Wildrose's wild idea

    Appeared in the National Post In an early February announcement with a local candidate near Edmonton, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith added her voice to those who want  to offer “incentives” to attract investment for more refineries in Alberta. Smith said ...