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  1. 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, ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Global Petroleum Survey 2016

    This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 10th annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production facilities in various jurisdictions around the globe. ...

  5. Delaying pipeline projects leads to economic loss for Canadians

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, July 20, 2016 In a recently released study, we reviewed the economic consequences of insufficient pipeline capacity to ship western Canadian crude oil to refiners in the U.S. Gulf Coast and to ocean ports with access to ...

  6. The Costs of Pipeline Obstructionism

    This paper reviews how Western Canadian oil producers are being con­strained by the inability to access new markets via ocean ports and how this constraint, along with the drop in oil prices, the Alberta ceiling on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in oil ...

  7. ‘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 ...

  8. Energy conservation programs in Ontario: waste of time and money

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, April 12, 2016 Ontario consumers have poured billions into conservation programs that promise to increase the efficient use of electricity and save consumers money. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) spent nearly $400 ...

  9. Demand-Side Mismanagement: How Conservation Became Waste

    Ontario consumers have borne substantial costs for Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs that aim to promote more efficient use of electricity. DSM programs were underway from 1988 until 1996 and then again from 2004 until the present. The Ontario Power ...

  10. Wynne government ignores lessons from recent past on the pitfalls of cap-and-trade

    Appeared in the Windsor Star, March 2, 2016 Last week, the Ontario government released draft regulations under which 102 large industrial emitters will get free allowances to produce greenhouse gases (GHGs) at current levels in 2017 and would then have to ...