Advocacy & Opinion
John Wesley and 18th-century ESG: The movement’s principles are timeless and must be defended that way
Monday, October 24, 2022, 6 AM MDT
By now, pretty much everyone who ought to be familiar with ESG fundamentals has at least basic literacy around the…
World Petroleum ‘Pivot’ Congress?
Monday, July 4, 2022, 6:36 AM MDT
You’ve heard of the WPC: the World Petroleum Congress? What about its counterpart, the WPPC — the World Petroleum “Pivot”…
Whitelaw: Is carbon the 'new' staple in our contemporary economy?
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 6:27 AM MDT
Harold Innis is no longer a household name in Canada, but perhaps he ought to be. As Canada progresses forward…
Greenwashing is increasingly making ESG moot
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 6:47 AM MDT
The concept behind ESG keeps getting harder to defend. For years now, managers of big funds touting their supposed focus on the environment, social issues…
ESG litigation over social issues is poised to rise
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 6:30 AM MST
Climate-related lawsuits like those filed against energy companies Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Plc and PG&E Corp. have dominated ESG litigation…
Opinion: Reflections on ESG in Canadian O&G
Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 6:43 AM MST
Editor's note: Author Tony Rino recently published his thesis "I know something you don’t know’: Analysis of perceptions of Environmental,…
Whitelaw argues people-and-skills based scenario planning key to energy transition
Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 1:56 PM MST
How is this for a partnership for the times: Avatar Innovations, City of Calgary, Energy Futures Lab, Indian Resource Council and…
Whitelaw urges Calgary's new council to "creatively" engage with energy sector
Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 1:17 PM MST
Now that Calgary council seems firmly committed to a climate emergency discussion, its challenge will be to ensure action trumps…
Whitelaw: Energy transition homework crucial for Calgary's new city council
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 11:54 AM MST
Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek is more astute than many naysayers give her credit for as she pushes the climate emergency…
For the good of global emissions reductions: the Alberta perspective on LNG
Monday, November 1, 2021, 6:08 AM MDT
As jurisdictions and energy experts world-wide take their stance on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) — for the good of Canada’s…
How will we mourn for the Plus 15?
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 6 AM MDT
“Don’t it always seem to go… that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone…” (Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow…
Whitelaw: Is it time for a renewed movement around energy transition literacy?
Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 5:58 AM MDT
Back in what seems a lifetime ago, the notion of “energy literacy” enjoyed a moment in the sun. Many “stakeholders”…
