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Just in time for Canada Day, Alberta Finance and Enterprise Minister Lloyd Snelgrove chose to exhibit why Canadian democracy is devolving into something akin to corporate rule ("Ottawa urged to get behind Enbridge pipeline," Edmonton Journal, June 23). This particularly appears to be the case in the province of Alberta where, more often than not, it is government of the oil industry, by the oil industry, for the oil industry.
(Editor's note: I suspended coverage on Northwest Coast Energy News in July as I recovered from a leg injury. Healing is going well. At this time I am resuming limited coverage. So for the record, here are today’s news releases on the announcement of LNG Canada Phase 2.) On Tuesday, September […]
The annual World Bank Global Gas Flaring report for 2026 reveals that global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, reaching 167 billion cubic meters (bcm), the highest recorded level since 2019. The gas wastefully burned could have powered homes and industries, created jobs, reduced import bills, and extended electricity access and […]
BC and the federal Natural Resources announced they have completed new flood plain mapping of parts of the province including the Skeena River from Houston to west of Terrace and into the Lakelse Lake area. A news release this morning said the maps are part of a two phase plan to remap all flood hazards […]
