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1. ‘Better deals’ on pipelines will not make America rich again, Mr. Trump

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 11, 2016 From a Canadian perspective, Donald Trump’s recent energy policy speech was both interesting and troubling. On one hand, Mr. Trump’s commitment to approve the Keystone XL pipeline—a key piece of continental ...

2. TransCanada lawsuit spotlights weak climate change connection to Keystone

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 9, 2016 The Keystone XL saga has taken a new twist in the New Year. On Jan. 6, TransCanada (the company that would have built and operated the Alberta to Texas pipeline) launched two lawsuits over President Obama’s ...

3. What Ever Happened to Safety First

   Appeared in the Washington Times, Aug 19, 2015 Debates over oil pipelines seem to be never-ending. The quintessential example being that of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has languished in regulatory limbo for more than 2,500 days. It appears that this ...

4. Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and gas

   Oil and gas pipelines are a critical piece of Canada’s energy infrastructure. In 2013, this mode of transportation moved more than 2.4 billion barrels of oil and gas. But accidents do happen as seen with the recent oil spill in Alberta where a Nexen ...

5. Canada’s pipeline debate needs reality check

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Santa Barbara oil spill has irritated already-sensitive public concern about oil pipelines. And as the ...

6. Safer rail transport still can’t compete with pipeline safety

   Appeared in the National Post On May 1, 2015, an interesting thing happened. The United States and Canada came to agreement about transporting oil and other flammable liquids. No, they did not agree to build more pipelines—rather, they agreed to implement ...