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A dangerous calculus

The Beginning of the End of the Tar Sands?

It’s a small simple chart which has a huge significance for Canada and the climate.

Don’t let fossil fuel subsidies undermine clean energy momentum in Canada

On Tuesday, Justin Trudeau’s government unveiled their first budget. There’s good news, and there’s bad news.

TransCanada’s Big Gamble on Shale Gas

TransCanada, the company that tried in vain to build the hugely controversial Keystone XL pipeline (KXL), which would have transported tar sands oil from Canada to the US, is now betting big on fracking gas instead.

Introducing the Climate Test

We must assume success in achieving our climate safety objectives, and work from that assumption when assessing proposed fossil fuel projects. We must apply the climate test.

Tar Sands Companies “Selling Crown Jewels” to Survive

Desperate times mean desperate measures. Something has to give. With no end in sight to the low oil price, Canadian tar sands companies are having to sell what are being described as their “jewels in the crown” in order just to survive.