Blog entries tagged with energy+policy
Blog Entries | May 26, 2011
Oilpatch myths cost Albertans dearly
posted by Regan Boychuk
Alberta was blessed with trillions of dollars worth of non-renewable natural resources, but there are a variety of myths clouding the debate over how well the province’s Progressive Conservative governments have been managing that wealth on behalf of citizens.
Tagged with: energy policy | oil sands | tarsands
Blog Entries | May 23, 2011
Liepert is the one who’s out of touch
posted by Diana Gibson
Alberta's Energy Minister Ron Liepert told the US media that Barack Obama is out of touch with Americans for putting environmental concerns before jobs with regards to the Keystone pipeline. Liepert is showing his true colours. He is the one out of touch.
Tagged with: energy policy | environment | pipelines | Ron Liepert
Blog Entries | March 14, 2011
Alberta Energy Aiming for the Gutter
posted by Regan Boychuk
What the Progressive Conservative government is saying is that they are dedicated to getting the worst possible return for Albertans on their non-renewable resources.
Tagged with: energy policy | oil royalties
Blog Entries | December 14, 2010
The chicken or the egg, Minister Renner?
posted by Diana Gibson
According to Alberta's Environment Minister Rob Renner, "The fact remains, we have to face the reality that there will not be a dramatic reduction in dependence on hydrocarbons until alternative kinds of fuel and energy are developed." Actually, he has it backwards.
Tagged with: energy policy | environment | renewable energy | royalties | tar sands
Blog Entries | November 28, 2010
Memo to Energy Minister Liepert: Royalties are not taxes
posted by Regan Boychuk
Already “under attack for allegedly being rude and dismissive when he was health minister,” current Energy Minister Ron Liepert conceded he hadn’t read the Parkland Institute’s new report on vast oilpatch profits but that didn’t stop him from dismissing it...
Tagged with: economics | energy policy | oil and gas | Ron Liepert | royalties
Blog Entries | November 26, 2010
Responding to government and industry on profits
posted by Regan Boychuk
Parkland released its latest report yesterday morning, detailing the huge scale of oilpatch profits – Misplaced Generosity: Extraordinary profits in Alberta’s oil and gas industry. Many of the responses from government and industry were predictable – that’s why they were addressed in the report. Let’s run through the standard excuses offered for the string of royalty cuts Albertans have watched their government hand out over the last two years.
Tagged with: energy policy | oil and gas | oil profits | royalties | tar sands
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