Chatgpt generated image of rural Alberta infrastructure caught between old oil liabilities and new energy development.
When the Alberta Energy Regulator ordered MAGA Energy to suspend operations in April 2026 over unpaid obligations and failure to meet commitments, it was not just another small oil and gas enforcement story. It pointed to a much larger rural Alberta problem. The Rural Municipalities of Alberta reported that, as … [continued]
Chatgpt generated: Alberta homes in winter, where higher natural gas prices increasingly affect heating costs.
Alberta has spent years arguing that natural gas was undervalued because it was trapped in a basin with too few outlets. That argument was always partly right. The Alberta Energy Regulator says the average AECO-C price was only $1.45/GJ in 2024, down 47% from 2023’s global European Energy crisis prices, … [continued]
ChatGPT generated an illustration contrasting private risk for renewables with public financial backing for hydrocarbons in Alberta’s energy policy
Alberta’s January 2026 Order in Council authorizing expanded powers and funding for the province’s petroleum marketing agency shouldn’t exist, and if it had, it should have been a bill. Authorizing up to $900 million across borrowing, advances or investments by the Minister of Finance and provincial debt with broad powers … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic depiction of a future cross-Canada HVDC backbone connecting regions of renewable power
Mark Carney’s first budget as Prime Minister quietly provided Canada with the ingredients for something the country has lacked for a century: a truly national electricity backbone. The Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit, a 15% refundable credit on new generation, storage, and the transmission of electricity between provinces and territories, … [continued]
There has been a lot of good EV charging news lately. Just about one month ago, it was announced that a little over 1,200 EV charging ports were installed in one project in British Columbia. On the West Coast of the US, the state of California has over 201,000 EV … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image: A decommissioned wind farm fenced off under grey skies, with a warning sign reading "Closed Due to Regulatory Changes"—symbolizing Alberta's retroactive clampdown on renewables
Alberta’s latest assault on renewable energy investors is as clear as it is cynical. The provincial government’s newly minted reclamation rules for wind and solar projects, effective as of May 31, 2025, are unprecedentedly severe, requiring project developers to post reclamation securities equal to 30% of total anticipated decommissioning costs … [continued]
ChatGPT generated a thermal infrared drone image showing methane leaking from an abandoned well as a vivid red-orange plume against a dark purple terrain
Methane, long overshadowed by carbon dioxide in global climate discussions, is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Recent research, including a just published critical global inventory, A global inventory of methane emissions from abandoned oiland gas wells and possible mitigation pathways by Lei et al., highlights methane emissions from the … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this symbolic landscape image of a torn legal document featuring a wind turbine—capturing the breakdown of contractual sanctity and the chilling effect on investor confidence
Texas has just introduced a striking new piece of legislation, Senate Bill 715, which has shaken investor confidence across the energy sector, not just within renewables. It should be shaking investor confidence in every sector and multiple jurisdictions where modern conservative movements have taken hold. The bill demands that renewable … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a committee of quavering, oil-soaked mice, voting to bell a huge cat labeled "Climate Change"
Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadians’ actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]
A wildfire consumed much of the town of Jasper in Alberta, Canada, yet the provincial government refuses to act to protect its citizens.
