Published in: Calgary Beacon (Jul 23, 2010), Edmonton Journal (Jul 23, 2010), Troy Media (Jul 23, 2010)

By: Simon Dyer

Ongoing criticism of oilsands development in Alberta is wreaking reputational havoc on our province, culminating in an unfortunate hit to tourism operators with the recent Rethink Alberta campaign. We think a different response could level the criticisms.

We're not alone. U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson challenged industry to "do more to demonstrate how they're meeting the challenges of providing energy security while meeting their obligations of environmental stewardship."

That's not what's happening though. Instead, we're witnessing a self-defeating cycle of ramped up public relations from the Government of Alberta that never truly addresses the substance of the criticisms directed at the province's regulation of the oilsands industry.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: Calgary Beacon (Jun 28, 2010), Troy Media (Jun 28, 2010), Edmonton Journal (Jun 30, 2010), The Star-Phoenix (Jul 9, 2010)

By: Simon Dyer

It's been more than two months now that oil from BP's blown out Deepwater Horizon rig has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. A man-made disaster of epic proportions, some people are now claiming that it makes Alberta's landlocked oilsands look safe in comparison. In fact, that statement couldn't be further from the truth.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: Edmonton Journal (Apr 20, 2010), NewsNorth (May 25, 2010)

By: Jennifer Grant

Alberta isn't alone in its lack of a plan for resource development. The Northwest Territories is currently at its very own crossroads in deciding the pace and scale of development it will allow on its largely untouched landscape.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: Edmonton Journal (Dec 16, 2009)

By: Daniel T'seleie

Climate change is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced and yet to most Canadians the current and potential impacts feel far away. What many Canadians don't realize is that climate change is having a large impact in Canada right now. I am a Dene youth from the small town of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. I am attending the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen to communicate the concerns that my family, my people, and my culture are confronted with every single day.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Apr 9, 2009

By: Steve Kennett

Alberta's recently released Nuclear Power Expert Panel report calls for a "debate" of the "relative risks/benefits (of nuclear energy) compared with alternatives." But the panel views nuclear energy through an uncritical lens and offers only a cursory and selective overview of the burgeoning array of green options already being deployed... 

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: Carbon Finance (Jun 20, 2008)

By: Matthew Bramley

Canada's Conservative government has come a long way in acknowledging the importance of climate change. But will the government's proposed policies put a meaningful price on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? And what is the likelihood that those policies will actually be implemented?

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Jun 19, 2008

By: Rob Macintosh

The Pembina Institute celebrates the life and mourns the death of our friend and colleague, Martha Kostuch, who passed away on April 23, 2008.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: Le Devoir (Jun 6, 2008)

By: Pembina Institute et al.

Par Marlo Raynolds, Directeur général de l'Institut Pembina et Steven Guilbeault, Cofondateur et coordonnateur général adjoint d'Équiterre

Un sondage réalisé plus tôt cette année par l'Institut Environics révélait que les Canadiens croient que les changements climatiques et la protection de l'environnement constituent l'enjeu planétaire numéro un.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Jun 4, 2008

By: Pembina Institute et al.

By Steven Guilbeault, Co-founder and Deputy Executive Director of Équiterre and Marlo Raynolds, Executive Director of the Pembina Institute.

While Canadians take pride in having a positive international reputation, this is quickly being tarnished as we become increasingly known for producing "dirty oil" and taking a head-in-the-sand approach to global warming.

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published in: The Lethbridge Herald (May 23, 2008)

By: Dan Woynillowicz

Amidst increasing global scrutiny, the Government of Alberta has launched a 25 million dollar public relations campaign to improve Alberta's growing reputation as a producer of "dirty oil."

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Dec 5, 2007

By: Dan Woynillowicz

There is an old French proverb that translates to, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." With the Alberta government's passing of Bill 46, this proverb rings true through both the hallways of the legislature and the landscapes of rural Alberta.

Topic Area: Energy Watch