Alberta’s strong carbon policy is key to getting pipelines built
Opinion: If the Trans Mountain project succeeds, it will be because Alberta played ball with the federal government on climate policy
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A B.C. pipeline spill would be inevitable. But who would pay?
The only certainty is that the ecosystem hit by a large spill would pay the environmental price
Justin Trudeau’s mid-life crisis
After a series of stumbles and setbacks the Liberals have an ambitious but risky plan to break their slump and get back on track
Why oil sands protesters and companies both get it wrong
With his book The Patch, environmental writer Chris Turner makes a plea for realism in the noisy, misguided proxy war over pipelines
John Horgan misses the premiers’ meeting, loses game of inches
B.C.’s anti-pipeline premier wasn’t around to stop a joint statement that sounded decidedly pro-oil—in a mealy-mouthed, premiers’-summit kind of way
Why Canada’s pipeline approval process is such a mess—and how to fix it
Approving major energy projects in Canada is a crazy quilt of overlapping jurisdictions, institutions and policy goals. But a new report suggests a way forward
Why it’s time to rethink pipeline protests
Opposing the supply of oil won’t reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. What if we harnessed innovation and reduced demand, instead?
Trump’s bulldozer diplomacy meets pipeline politics
Donald Trump has ordered the fast-tracking of the Keystone XL pipeline—charging into Canada’s delicate dance with those opposed
We can’t build pipelines and meet our climate goals
Jason MacLean takes on those who argue a carbon tax will be enough to reduce Canada’s emissions, and lays out a path to meet the Paris climate deal targets
How to kill the Trans Mountain pipeline
Opponents of Trans Mountain amass, with some eyes alighting on Lightning Rock—which could prove to be a lightning rod, akin to Standing Rock