alberta

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 Renewable Energy Sabotage: Time For Federal Intervention

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

Hidden Super-Emitters: The Climate Imperative Of Addressing Abandoned Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

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

Contract Chaos: Texas’ Retroactive Energy Bill Shakes Market Trust

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"

Mice Vote To Bell Cat: Climate Terror In Alberta

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]

Genessee Two, Alberta, Canada. Credit: Capital Power

Good News, Bad News — Last Coal-Fired Generating Station In Alberta Closed

In 2015, Alberta premier Rachel Notley of the New Democratic Party announced plans to completely phase out coal power by 2030 as part of its broader climate policies. Critics questioned whether it could be done. “The industry was up in arms that it wasn’t possible,” Blake Shaffer an assistant professor … [continued]

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a family huddled around a stove into which they are shoveling Canadian $20 bills

ATCO’s Proposed Edmonton Hydrogen Subdivision Would Pay 4-10 Times Current Cost For Heat

Every time I publish an article or post something on LinkedIn pointing out the economic folly and inevitable cul-de-sac of hydrogen-for-energy, commenters drag out new examples of bad hydrogen schemes, whether as ideas they think are proving my point or examples that disprove my thesis. After publishing on Canada’s $25 … [continued]

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a natural gas processing facility with methane emissions visible from various sources like flare stacks, stationary engines, and tanks

Natural Gas Isn’t Burning Nearly As Cleanly As We Thought

Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has a shared dream that it has world-beating emissions reductions because … [continued]