Does spilled pipeline bitumen sink or float?
A scientist seeks to answer this pressing environmental question amid a national pipeline debate
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An Alberta pit stop on Trump’s bizarro road to the White House
Kellyanne Conway’s trip to the oil sands could set the tone for Canada-U.S. relations in the Trump era
Blocking pipelines is a costly way to lower emissions
Rather than block pipelines, we could achieve the same reduction in global emissions, but without the economic costs, by putting a price on carbon
Will Ottawa’s plan for a national carbon price work?
A Q&A with economist Andrew Leach on what we know about the Trudeau government’s national carbon price plan, and all the questions that remain unanswered
Oil price smackdown—the case for and against higher oil prices
Depending on who you listen to, oil prices are either about to crash again, or soar much higher. Here’s how all the arguments stack up.
Five things we learned from Notley’s meeting with oil sands execs
What it will take to restart the oil sands, and what is next for the thousands of workers employed in the sector.
Could the oil sands catch fire?
What if the wildfires raging in Fort McMurray hit the oil sands?
What meeting Canada’s climate targets would mean for the Prairies
There’s no way Canada can achieve its climate targets without harming the Alberta and Saskatchewan economies, writes Trevor McLeod of the Canada West Foundation
Life at $20 a barrel: What the oil crash means for Canada
As the price of crude plunges, and drags the loonie with it, the pain stretches far beyond the Alberta oil patch. What’s next for Canada’s economy?
Shannon Phillips: Alberta’s Minister of hard hits
How a former activist and roller derby player is changing Alberta’s—and Canada’s—climate change record