Energy and Climate Change

“The oil sands in Alberta will get most of the profit from this pipeline, but all of the risk is being placed on British Columbia and particularly the First Nations along the west coast,” said Nissen. “In a way, it feels like the global financial crisis of 2008: the profit was private, the bailouts were for the big bank and the risk was basically subsidized by all taxpayers.” Read the full article from The Guardian.

“Barron, a self-described environmentalist, calls the plan “progress.” Scientists and NGOs, worried about disrupting little-understood ecosystems 6,000 metres below deck, call it a potential climate cataclysm. Trump calls it business as usual.” Read the full Maclean’s article.

“For small towns like ours this will be a big deal,” Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell told The Tyee. Some residents, he said, could see double-digit property tax increases next year to make up for reduced pipeline taxes. Read the full Tyee article.

“Hakai Institute post-doctoral researcher Sam Stevens, who served as lead author on the study, said the team measured a concerning spike in low-oxygen states in 2022 and 2023, primarily during the summer months.” Read the full article at Global News.