Energy Examined is a podcast that examines energy issues that impact Canada and the world. We tackle questions regarding growing global energy demand, the transition toward a lower-carbon future, and the role innovation and sustainable approaches can play at finding solutions to meet the economic, environmental and social priorities of all Canadians.
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Executive director, Indigenous Resource network, John Desjarlais believes in communication and respect for different perspectives
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John Desjarlais believes that the media, which tended to sensationalize Indigenous action, had misrepresented indigenous experience and point of view. He says that there is room for many Indigenous voices. Speaking up and providing more context and points of view regarding resource development is crucial.…
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How the B.C. natural gas and oil supply chain benefits communities across the province
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British Columbia’s natural gas and oil industry contributes significantly to the province’s economy, individual communities and also supports Indigenous reconciliation. iTOTEM Analytics recently conducted a study, Our Communities Care, examining the specific economic impacts of the industry’s supply chain. Energy Examined chatted with Colleen Sweet…
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LNG, energy security and cleantech: Opportunities in Canada's Atlantic Offshore
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Canada has a bustling offshore oil and gas industry, based mainly out of Newfoundland and Labrador. However the case to grow the Atlantic Offshore industry is a compelling one, with the region well positioned to meet global energy demand, providing energy security to European nations looking to displace natural gas from Russia. Energy Examined chat…
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Why ownership changes everything: Indigenous communities take the lead in resource development
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Bob Merasty is the executive director of the Indigenous Resource Network, an organization looking to build a sustainable future for Indigenous communities across Canada through responsible development of natural resources. "We're no longer passengers," says Merasty, highlighting the growing confidence of Indigenous groups to become owners and equal…
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Innovation hub aims for net-zero future via Canadian cleantech
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Soheil Asgarpour is president and CEO of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), an innovation hub that leverages industry investments to produce cleantech: technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate environmental impacts to land, water and air. Their key is building collaborative relationships among industry partners,…
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Diversity and inclusion in Canada's oil and natural gas industry
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Aimee Sheppard of Cenovus Energy and Kathy Hawkins of InclusionNL discuss the state of diversity and inclusion in Canada's oil and natural gas industry. Sheppard is the senior industrial benefits and diversity advisor with Cenovus Energy in St. John's, Newfoundland; Hawkins is executive director for InclusionNL. Sheppard recently won an award from …
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CRIN's central role enabling Canadian hydrocarbon innovation
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Glen McCrimmon of the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) discusses Innovation Central, a new initiative designed to help bring hydrocarbon cleantech solutions to market. CRIN connects people and organizations in the clean energy innovation space in Canada: innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and governments; recognizing the power of collabor…
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Keeping Canada’s Atlantic offshore industry safe and sustainable
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How can we ensure Canada's Atlantic Offshore oil and gas industry is safe and sustainable? From COVID to safety incidents and adapting to changing technologies, the challenges are constantly evolving, requiring the involvement of more than one approach, initiative or group. Energy Examined speaks with Jennifer Matthews, manager of regulatory affair…
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Lisa Baiton took the helm as president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers this May, arriving with 30 years experience working as a business advisor. She most recently served on the Global Leadership Team at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Baiton discusses with Energy Examined what inspired her to take on the new ro…
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10 years of oil sands producers working together on environmental solutions
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Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) celebrates its 10 year anniversary as a one-of-a-kind environmental innovation hub where oil sands producers work as collaborators rather than competitors, ensuring the oil sands are produced in a sustainable manner. Energy Examined speaks with John Brogly, Water Director at COSIA and one of the organi…
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How Alberta's Industrial Heartland can drive economic growth while helping reduce emissions
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Central Alberta is home to one of the world's leading hydrocarbon processing regions with $45 billion in capital investment, supporting 30,000+ jobs. Mark Plamondon is Executive Director of the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association. He discusses some of the diverse opportunities for the area, including how world-leading carbon capture infrastruc…
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How 16 First Nations bought a pipeline in B.C.
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Barry Vickers discusses a groundbreaking development: 16 First Nation communities in B.C. have negotiated the option to purchase a 10% equity stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Vickers is director of project development with the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, and a member of Saik'uz First Nation. He discusses the sometimes tough negoti…
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Tim McMillan: The state of Canada's oil and natural gas industry
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Tim McMillan, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is stepping down. McMillan reflects on the changes and challenges he's seen over his 7-year tenure leading Canada's main oil and natural gas industry association, what work still needs to be done, and why he's optimistic for the industry's future.…
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The role of Canadian oil and natural gas in global energy security
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What role can Canada play in providing global energy security? Energy Examined speaks with Eric Nuttall, an energy columnist with the National Post and an investment manager with Ninepoint Partners LP. Nuttall reflects on the role energy security has played in enabling Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the impact on current energy markets, and what Can…
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Brayden Day Chief inspires Indigenous youth with stories of successful engagement
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Brayden Day Chief is a business student, entrepreneur and podcaster using his energy and optimism to inspire others. He discusses his interviews with Indigenous leaders, sharing stories of successful engagement with the natural resources sector, and the importance of Indigenous values in building partnerships that create opportunities for the next …
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Sustainable finance, ESG and Canada's role as a clean hydrocarbon supplier for the future
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As we move to update our energy systems for a low-carbon future, what does that mean for Canada's natural gas and oil industry? Fiscal and economic policy analyst Jonathan Stringham with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers discusses the realities of energy transition, and the continuing importance of hydrocarbon energy sources to meet g…
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Join Energy Examined podcast hosts Leighton Klassen and Holly Quan for a review of the key Canadian natural gas and oil issues that dominated 2021, as well as some of their favourite podcast clips from the past year. Klassen and Quan also take a look ahead to what's in store for 2022.
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Tales of ingenuity: The birth of Canada's oil and gas industry
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Did you know oil was first discovered in North America in southwestern Ontario--near a town that became known as Oil Springs? Or that the first attempt at fracking involved dumping nitroglycerin down a well, then running for safety? Energy Examined chats with Christina Sydorko, education program coordinator at Oil Museum of Canada: a national herit…
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The importance of good energy policy for climate, competitiveness and affordability
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What lessons can Canada learn from high energy prices in Europe and rolling blackouts in China? Sound energy policy needs to consider affordability and economic competitiveness along with environmental ambition. Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen chats with Mark Agnew, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations at the Canadian Chambe…
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COP 26, climate and Canadian oil and natural gas
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As delegates gather for COP 26, the UN climate summit in Glasgow Scotland, Energy Examined host Holly Quan chats with Patrick McDonald, climate director at CAPP. McDonald highlights the work being done by Canadian oil and gas companies to reduce emissions and commitments to meet reduction targets. He also discusses how a small country like Canada c…
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What will it take to get to net-zero emissions in the oil sands?
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Wes Jickling of Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) explains how oil sands are on a pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through massive investments in cleantech innovations and a focus on deep cooperation. "It is going to take collaboration on a scale that's unprecedented," says the COSIA chief executive of the commitment made b…
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It's a fact: a majority of Indigenous people support natural resource development
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The Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) recently commissioned an Environics poll to assess cross-Canada Indigenous support for natural resource development. What they found defies the common perception in the media: 65% supported development vs only 23% opposed. Energy Examined chats with John Desjarlais and JP Gladu of the IRN about the findings and…
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How do you create long-lasting, well-paying Canadian jobs? Invest in oil sands.
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What would a $10 billion investment in the oil sands do for Canada's job creation and economy? It's a question economist Philip Cross of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute posed in a recently published study. Cross discusses his findings which highlight the industry's role as a durable job creation and economic growth engine for all of Canada: a role …
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How oil and gas investments will drive Canada's economic recovery
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Our post-pandemic economy depends on creating jobs and income through investments and exports. As the world's fourth largest net energy exporter, oil and natural gas will be crucial to Canada's economic recovery, say Scotiabank's Swanzy Quarshie and Paul Lee. Quarshi and Lee are directors of global equity energy sales at Scotiabank. They highlight …
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Is the oil sands destroying Alberta's northern forests? Shannon Carla King is quick to point out no: lands are reclaimed by oil sands producers to a natural, self-sustaining habitat. Her method of showing this is unique: she's an Alberta artist who paints landscapes of the Canadian outdoors with a focus on, you guessed it, the wild beauty of reclai…
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What does environmental innovation in Canada's offshore oil and gas industry look like?
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The Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas industry produces oil with some of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in the world, and it's working to get even better. Kieran Hanley, executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA), discusses some fascinating work going on to advance clean tech solu…
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How Indigenous businesses, workers and communities are finding growing opportunities in oil and natural gas
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Among the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action are those calling for economic reconciliation. Through the growth of Indigenous employment, business partnerships and home-grown companies, Indigenous communities are seeking to reduce poverty and gain economic independence. A recent survey by CAPP shows that in 2019, oil sands produce…
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Beyond the stereotype: Oil sands communities are more than you might think
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There's a stereotype that oil sands communities like Fort McMurray are similar to frontier towns in the Wild West. The thing is, they're more aptly described as family friendly, highly livable and truly resilient: surviving wildfires, floods and COVID-19. That's no accident, says Perry Berkenpas, Executive Director of the Oil Sands Community Allian…
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How innovation can make cleaner natural gas and oil
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Bryan Helfenbaum is the executive director of Advanced Hydrocarbons at Alberta Innovates, an innovation hub that facilitates innovations from funding to commercialization. Bryan speaks with Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen, discussing some of the work going on at Alberta Innovates, including key developments that'll improve environmental perfo…
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What's next for Canada - U.S. energy relations?
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The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline has things off on the wrong foot for Canada/U.S. energy relations as U.S. President Joe Biden starts his presidency. On the other hand, renewed focus on environmental issues in the U.S. could help level the competitive playing field between Canadian and U.S. natural gas and oil producers. Gary Mar, presi…
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Hardship and Hope: How Canada's oil and gas communities are doing through tough times.
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Communities near oil and natural gas operations from Fort St. John, B.C. to St. John's, NL, depend on Canada's energy industry as a critical source of jobs and economic opportunity. Recent events like the 2020 oil price crash, COVID-19 pandemic and Keystone XL cancellation have hit rural oil and gas communities especially hard. Energy Examined host…
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Concerns have been raised in the media about orphan wells in Canada. These are natural gas and oil wells where the owner has gone bankrupt and can no longer cover the costs of removing the well equipment and restoring the land. So how big is this issue and what's being done? Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen speaks with Lars DePauw, executive d…
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Energy Examined hosts Tracy Larsson and Leighton Klassen highlight their favourite clips and podcast episodes from 2020, while discussing some of the overarching themes that emerged from Canada's energy scene in 2020, and what they're looking forward to in 2021.
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How the Clean Fuel Standard could hurt Canada's economic recovery
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Miguel Ouellette is an economist with independent think tank Montreal Economic Institute (MEI). Energy Examined host Tracy Larsson speaks with Ouellette about a recent MEI report on the Clean Fuel Standard, proposed federal regulation to lower greenhouse gas emissions through the use of lower-carbon fuels. Ouellette outlines concerns over the regul…
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Carbon XPRIZE finalist CERT turns C02 into industrial building-block chemicals use to make everything from tires to textiles
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Part 3 of our series of interviews with innovators competing in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: an international competition to combat climate change by turning CO2 emissions into valuable products. Energy Examined host Tracy Larsson chats with Alex Ip of Team CERT, a Toronto-based group that's found a way using catalysts to turn greenhouse gas CO2 em…
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Carbon XPRIZE finalist CUT turns CO2 emissions into concrete
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Part 2 of our series of interviews with innovators competing in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: an international competition to turn CO2 emissions into valuable products. Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen chats with Greg Boser of Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT), a Calgary-based company that's found a way to sequester greenhouse gas CO2 emissio…
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Carbon XPRIZE finalist Air Company turns CO2 emissions into vodka
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The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE is an international competition to turn CO2 emissions into valuable products. In a three-part series, Energy Examined interviews three of the ten finalist teams vying for the $20 million grand prize: to learn about their innovations, what got them interested in the battle against climate change, and the ups and downs of …
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What are the priorities of Canadians during the pandemic?
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Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, chats with Energy Examined on a recent survey that explored how Canadians are feeling during the pandemic and what their key priorities are moving forward. The survey found the economy and health are key priorities, and the majority of Canadians believe natural gas and oil should help drive an economic …
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Can Canada's economy come back without natural gas and oil?
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Energy executive, investor and philanthropist Mac Van Wielingen says he can't imagine a recovery without Canada's largest industrial sector and export commodity. In a conversation with Energy Examined host Tracy Larsson, Van Wielingen discusses why productive assets from a strong oil and gas industry are vital to counterbalance growing deficits, an…
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How Canada's resource sector can drive real jobs and economic recovery
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What if we had a surefire way to create 2.6 million new post-pandemic jobs, and increase GDP by 17%, while also taking meaningful action on climate change? Canada's resource sector is the best path to economic recovery notes Margareta Dovgal, Director of Research at Resource Works. She chats with Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen about a recent…
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Karen Ogen-Toews: Indigenous economic reconciliation and oil and gas in a post-COVID world
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Karen Ogen-Toews is CEO for the First Nations LNG Alliance and a council member for the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. She chats with Energy Examined host Tracy Larsson about how First Nations have been dealing with the COVID crisis, and the lifeline that major energy projects like Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada are providing to keep members of her and…
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Canada's Atlantic offshore oil and natural gas industry is in crisis, notes Charlene Johnson, CEO of Noia, Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas industry association. Low oil prices and pandemic shutdowns have created struggles including delays and cancellations of major projects, lost job opportunities and reduced exploration. Johnson and Energy…
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A Rising Tide: How a growing West Coast LNG industry could spur economic recovery across Canada
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A new report by the Conference Board of Canada suggests a growing West Coast LNG industry could spur the creation of 100,000 jobs a year just when Canada's economy needs it most. Energy Examined host Leighton Klassen speaks with Bryan Cox, CEO of the Canadian LNG Alliance about this opportunity--how sending liquefied natural gas to markets in Asia …
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This is what world leading environmental regulations for oil and gas looks like.
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Canada has some world-leading environmental regulations when it comes to natural gas and oil: an example is efforts to reduce GHG emissions due to flaring and venting. Professor Tim Taylor of Mount Royal University discusses the collaborative approach that got us there, and how it can be road map for global efforts to decrease emissions from oil an…
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Doing Indigenous consultation the right way
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Bob Joseph is the founder of Indigenous Corporate Training. He chats with Energy Examined about the importance of understanding Indigenous history in Canada, and the nuances of cross-cultural communication when conducting Indigenous consultation for major energy projects. Weaving in thoughts on reconciliation and UNDRIP, Joseph discusses how to get…
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How Canada's oil sands producers are making themselves environmental leaders
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While others criticize, Canadian oil sands producers have taken action: forming an unprecedented technology sharing alliance to push environmental action further than many realize. Wes Jickling discusses how Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) invests billions in innovation to reduce GHG emissions and air, water and land impacts, and its…
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What's involved in an energy transition? Part 2
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Part 2 of a chat with Dr. Scott Tinker, Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas and president of Switch Energy Alliance, whose goal is to inspire an energy educated future. Dr. Tinker discusses a vision for a strong energy future through energy literacy and understanding.…
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As the world grapples with COVID-19, climate change and energy poverty, there are many varying views on what the energy of the future will look like and how we can get there. Energy Examined speaks with Dr. Scott Tinker, Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas and president of Switch Energy Alliance, whose goal is to i…
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This $40 billion project will aid Canada's economic recovery, battle climate change and advance Indigenous reconciliation.
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Susannah Pierce is the director of corporate affairs for LNG Canada, which has started construction on a $40 billion project to export liquefied natural gas from Canada's West Coast to markets in Asia. We talk with Susannah about how this historic project is exactly the investment Canada needs: creating 40 years of opportunity for Canadian jobs and…
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How Canadian oil and gas companies are ensuring worker and public health and safety during COVID-19
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Energy is an essential service: we need it to keep our houses warm, power our lights and appliances, and maintain our transportation networks. As Canadians hunker down to meet the COVID-19 pandemic challenge, our oil and natural gas companies are implementing plans to keep workers and the public safe and healthy. Stuart Carver is president of Sandh…
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