Advocacy & Opinion


​Opinion: Sorry, Trans Mountain protesters, grandparents aren't above the law

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 7:26 AM MDT

Chris Campbell is editor of the Burnaby Now and the New Westminster Record. When Terry Christenson was arrested Wednesday after…

Read Article


​Watch: Canada's energy debate ‘a battle between those who blame and those who solve’

Monday, July 15, 2019, 4:58 PM MDT

A new video from Canada Action seeks to elevate Canada’s oil and gas industry above the shouting of “finger-pointing, hypocritical,…

Read Article


​Opinion: planting trees is the most effective and practical means to reduce global GHGs

Thursday, July 11, 2019, 7:19 AM MDT

Mike Priaro, B.Eng.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), P.Eng. is an independent consultant who worked in Alberta's oil patch for 25 years. Scientists…

Read Article


Opinion: How Canada can tax carbon efficiently

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 7:14 AM MDT

Germain Belzile is a senior associate researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI). Economists generally agree that imposing a price…

Read Article


LNG: Pushing back on the ‘Big Lie’

Thursday, July 4, 2019, 1:04 PM MDT

Two articles were published in the Globe and Mail recently that might make supporters of Canadian LNG pause and wonder…

Read Article


​Opinion: Oil and gas exploration to undergo profound change as energy transition gains pace

Thursday, July 4, 2019, 7:01 AM MDT

Andrew Latham is vice-president, exploration with Wood Mackenzie.We are witnessing a profound change in conventional exploration’s long-held role to replace…

Read Article


Most B.C. residents continue to support TMX after Ottawa’s re-approval

Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 7:17 AM MDT

Mario Canseco is president of Research Co. The federal government has re-approved the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline,…

Read Article


​Opinion: Arguments against TMX are surprisingly flawed

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 6:57 AM MDT

Paula Arab is a Vancouver-based writer and media strategist. This piece was first published on Resource Works. Nothing has been…

Read Article


​Why this renewable energy CEO supports pipelines

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 1:49 PM MDT

For Dan Balaban, founder and CEO of wind and solar developer Greengate Power, it’s not an “either/or decision” about whether…

Read Article


​Opinion: Trans Mountain clean transition investment plan must include fossil fuels

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 7:25 AM MDT

Too often when people talk about the “clean energy transition,” they leave out the critical importance and big upside potential…

Read Article


A Stranded Nation: Young filmmaker seeks to get the facts straight about Canada’s oil and gas industry

Friday, June 14, 2019, 2:34 PM MDT

Heidi McKillop knows what it’s like to have the facts change your mind about oil and gas development, and she’s…

Read Article


​Rex Murphy says the oilpatch, and Alberta, saved Newfoundland

Friday, June 14, 2019, 7:24 AM MDT

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. This year, the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show (also referred to as the…

Read Article

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.