Tag: oil sands
Alta. too hands-off on energy approvals
Many Albertans get prickly at the prospect of oilsands bitumen flowing to the U.S. for refining. And rightly so — for how can the province make most of its finite […]
Read more »A sobering message
If this isn’t a political slap up the side of the head I don’t know what is. But will Ed Stelmach and the Alberta Tories get the message? Calgary pollster […]
Read more »Changes to royalty regime could threaten viability of natural gas; Industry appeals for status quo as it struggles with exploding costs
CALGARY – Wholesale changes to Alberta’s royalty regime could threaten the viability of natural gas production in the province and raise rates for consumers, industry insiders told the Alberta government’s […]
Read more »Oilsands pipeline to U.S. a job killer: labour group; Study says 18,000 jobs in the balance
The head of the Alberta Federation of Labour says TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Keystone pipeline to the United States is a job killer that needs to be stopped. In a submission […]
Read more »Labour spokesman wants premier to live up to promises
In the Old West, calling a man a coward was a shooting matter, and “Mr. Colt” usually had the final word. It’s unlikely, however, Alberta premier Ed Stelmach is toting […]
Read more »Raise oilsands royalties – Pembina: Low rates put ‘economy on steroids’
Albertans deserve a larger return on their vast oilsands, a provincial committee seeking input on how to best develop the resource heard Wednesday. The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development argued […]
Read more »“Fair Share Now!!!” Say Fort McMurray Workers
Hundreds of Fort McMurray workers are expected to rally tonight to send a message to the Conservative government and to Oilsands Companies that the boom in Alberta needs to be […]
Read more »