A new report from Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Nik Nanos, Entering the Energy & Environment Policy Frontier, explores the changing energy landscape in the United States and Canada and identifies energy policy risks and opportunities. Using original public opinion research, in-depth interviews with experts and advocacy groups, and analysis of secondary data, Nanos suggests that the government should not […]
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Keystone XL and the war on drugs | TheHill
No, the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will NOT carry black tar heroin. But whether you think that diluted bitumen from the Canadian oil sands is better or worse than heroin, there may be a lesson from the “war on drugs.” No, I haven’t been smoking anything, although this morning my hybrid did inhale gasoline and exhale CO2, some of whose carbon probably came from Alberta. As […]
Keystone pipeline makes sense, says Canada’s U.S. ambassador | CTV News
United States ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman had little to say Tuesday about a possible decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, but that didn’t stop Canada’s U.S. ambassador from bluntly stating there’s no proof that the pipeline shouldn’t be built. Gary Doer said all the evidence — environmental, economic, safety and scientific — supports a favourable decision by […]
U.S. oil exports spike – and most of it comes to Canada | Globalnews.ca
Oil exports in the United States have hit a 15-year high, and most of that is getting shipped to Canada, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The increase in exports, which have more than doubled in the last year, comes thanks to the booming, oil-rich Bakken in the U.S. Midwest. But it may seem counter-intuitive that Canada, which […]
Mexico eyes foreign investment as Senate approves energy reform bills – The Globe and Mail
The Mexican Congress is moving quickly to enact legislation that will drive massive reform in the country’s energy sector, and create both opportunities and challenges for Canadians producers and service providers in the industry. The Senate this week passed four sweeping bills that overhaul the national oil company, Pemex, and the state-owned power company, CFE, and set up regulatory bodies […]
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