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No, Alberta's oil patch doesn't need a bailout
2016-01-18 18:53:24| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Alberta's energy sector has yet to suffer anything like Ontario's manufacturing job losses, so calls for an auto sector-style bailout for the oil patch are premature There is a meme floating around Canadian policy circles that if the job losses that are currently occurring in the oil and gas industry were happening anywhere else in Canada, we would see a bailout. Like many memes, it is difficult to precisely identify its origins.
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Major oilsands operator Imperial still mulling over Alberta's new climate plan
2015-11-23 21:32:01| Energy - Topix.net
The bosses of four of Canada's biggest oilsands producers shared the stage with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley as she unveiled the province's sweeping new climate policy, but a fifth big player is still mulling over the details. Canadian Natural Resources , Suncor Energy , Cenovus Energy and Shell Canada all sang the praises of a plan that aims to cap oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes annually - about 30 megatonnes more than the industry now emits.
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Major oilsands operator Imperial still mulling over Alberta's new climate plan
2015-11-23 21:31:19| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The bosses of four of Canada's biggest oilsands producers shared the stage with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley as she unveiled the province's sweeping new climate policy, but a fifth big player is still mulling over the details. Canadian Natural Resources , Suncor Energy , Cenovus Energy and Shell Canada all sang the praises of a plan that aims to cap oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes annually - about 30 megatonnes more than the industry now emits.
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Albertas climate change strategy must include renewables
2015-11-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Calgary Herald: As Alberta gets ready to release its updated climate change strategy, renewable industries say it must include a permanent energy efficiency program, strategies to green up the electricity grid and a universal carbon tax. The province said it will unveil the strategy before the international climate change talks start in Paris at the end of the month, with at least part of it expected by Monday when the premier departs for the first ministers meeting in Ottawa. It comes as a new report, Powering...
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NDP promises carbon curbs that won't hurt Alberta's oil and gas industry
2015-11-16 01:21:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd said the province's NDP government will both take a leadership role on the climate-change file and stand up for Alberta's energy industry - hammered by low crude and natural gas prices and limited pipeline access to global markets. Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd said the province's NDP government will both take a leadership role on the climate-change file and stand up for Alberta's energy industry - hammered by low crude and natural gas prices and limited pipeline access to global markets.