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1. Nuclear option makes a lot of green sense

   Wind and solar require backup generation from other sources. ...

2. Dubious Paris climate goals mean major economic pain for Canadians

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 22, 2020 According to a new study from the Canadian Energy Centre (CEC), to achieve our Paris Agreement climate commitments, Canada will need a huge carbon tax hike, costing $54 billion in lost annual output by 2030, with ...

3. Pipelines remain a red herring in climate debate

   Canada's crude oil reserves are the third-highest on Earth. ...

4. Elizabeth May’s ‘oil is dead’ claim underscores misunderstanding of basic economics

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 13, 2020 Last week, Elizabeth May, MP and former leader of the Green Party, made headlines by claiming that “ oil is dead ” in the wake of the COVID crisis. Rather than continue its reliance on oil, May suggested that the ...

5. Tariffs not the answer for low oil prices

   You don’t make your country richer by imposing taxes on your consumers. ...

6. Tax breaks—not government ownership—to mitigate Ottawa’s harm

   The Alberta government may take an ownership stake in future oil and gas development. ...

7. Policymakers across Canada should study Michigan’s success

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 11, 2020 In a development that has implications for the entire country, Fiat Chrysler recently announced it will layoff 1,500 unionized workers from its plant in Windsor, Ontario. Although many factors drive a company’s ...

8. Quebec’s fracking ban based more on exaggerated fears—not science

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 27, 2020 To say the least, there’s a lot happening right now in Canada that’s connected in some way to our natural resources. And not surprisingly, there’s a lot of misinformation about the affects of natural resource ...

9. Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2020

   The practice of hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking”—in conjunction with horizontal drilling techniques has allowed for an enormous increase in oil- and natural-gas production in Canada. The modern practices associated with fracking can allow for much more ...

10. Consumers—not voters—will ultimately drive climate policy

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 15, 2020 Last week, the Calgary-based oilsands producer Cenovus Energy announced plans to help fight climate change by reducing per-barrel greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, and reaching net-zero ...