My latest Economy Lab Post: Emissions: Peter Kent’s 178 millon-ton challenge

It may be his most important task, and setting Canada’s GHG policy course for the next four years will not be an easy one for Environment Minister Peter Kent. By his own admission, meeting Canada’s GHG goals will be a daunting challenge and will require stringent regulations on oil and gas, electricity generation, transportation, and … Read more

Reflections of an oil sands visionary

Last night, I was given a wonderful opportunity by some of our students to present my views on the oil sands in front of an interested and engaged audience here at the University of Alberta as part of the Oil Sands Visionaries speaker series.  Given the flack I have taken from some of my colleagues for being labeled as such, I best stop using the title after this post.

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