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  1. Pipelines or Policies: What's Behind the Fall in Investor Confidence in Alberta?

    While an analysis of the share prices of firms show that savvy investors have already “priced in” many of the concerns about oil transport and access to outside markets, the Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey shows that investor confidence ...

  2. Global Petroleum Survey 2015

    This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 9th 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. The ...

  3. Investor Perceptions of Alberta's Oil and Gas Policy Changes

    Alberta’s new government has implemented, or plans to implement, many policy changes that will affect the oil and gas sector. Some of these changes include increases to the corporate income tax (CIT), increases in the carbon levy, and a panel review of ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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, ...

  6. Despite protests, fracking risks are modest and manageable

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 4, 2015 There’s never a dull moment in the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing—a process where water, sand, and a small amount of chemicals under high pressure are used to crack open rock formations, ...

  7. Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing: An Update

    Activist groups continue to oppose hydraulic fracturing, a new application of old technologies that is unlocking vast supplies of oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. This opposition has resulted in the establishment of moratoria in ...

  8. Renewables: all pain, little gain

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun BC Hydro’s planned project for a hydroelectric dam on the Peace River—known as the Site C dam—is proving to be controversial, with some industry groups panning the plan while touting renewable energy sources such as wind. One ...

  9. Oil-train derailments in Canada expose folly of anti-pipeline movement

    Appeared in the Financial Post Four recent oil-train derailments—two in the United States and two in Canada accompanied by yet another drive-by rhetorical smear of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Barack Obama—have re-invigorated the debate over ...

  10. Ontario's 'carbon tax' offers no benefit

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun With a call-for-comments, Ontario released its Climate Change Discussion Paper on Feb. 12. The plan is essentially a laundry list of public policies that have been sought by environmentalists and allies for decades: smart ...