Energy

The December 11, 2017 approval of construction of the Site C Dam by BC Premier John Horgan has set off a wave of intense protest that is growing in depth and breadth.

Refineries in central and Atlantic Canada could save money on oil costs and produce fewer global greenhouse gas emissions if they bought more Canadian crude oil, according to a study by the Canadian Energy Research Institute released Wednesday.

The plan opens up 90 percent of U.S. offshore reserves to private companies: from 2019 to 2024, forty-seven new leases are planned for the waters off Alaska, California, the Eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico.

"I like the prime minister very much. Prime Minister Trudeau. Nice guy. Good guy. No, I like him. But we had a meeting... He said, 'No, no, you have a trade surplus.' I said, 'No we don't.' He said, 'No, no you have a trade surplus,'" Trump told the Florida crowd.

The Liberal government wants to lift the mystery surrounding the G7 summit as it prepares to host the gathering next year, in hopes that Canadians will feel more included and, perhaps, less inclined to protest on the periphery.

First Nations have managed land protection and conservation since time immemorial and those ancient values have powered up the modern energy sector in B.C. By the end of 2016, 30 First Nations had operational solar, run-of-river, geothermal, wind, and biomass projects powering their communities and the province.

The National Energy Board expects fossil fuel use to peak in the next two years, then decline as a mix of carbon pricing policies and climate-friendly technologies push Canadians to make different choices.

TransCanada Corp. is offloading its only solar power holdings in a $540-million deal as it moves against the industry trend of investing more in renewables.

Almost two years ago, the first assignment given to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was to produce a national energy strategy.

Geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells could solve many problems and help the environment.

Canada’s oilsands have been sucked into the bitter legal fight around Exxon and climate change.

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North Dakota regulators are suing a private security firm hired by the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, alleging it operated in the state without a license.

Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd is heading to the United States to promote Alberta’s energy industry.

Battered by more than two years of weak oil prices, drillers and other oilfield service providers look to lower costs and strengthen finances by scaling up.