Published: Mar 17, 2010

By: Jeremy Moorhouse, Marc Huot, Simon Dyer

Drilling Deeper provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of the environmental performance of in situ oil sands by comparing nine operational facilities.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Oil Sands

Published: Mar 17, 2010

By: Jeremy Moorhouse, Marc Huot, Simon Dyer

Drilling Deeper provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of the environmental performance of in situ oil sands by comparing nine operational facilities.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands

Published: Mar 17, 2010

By: Jeremy Moorhouse, Marc Huot, Simon Dyer

Based on the in situ oil sands report card, this best practices checklist shows how industry can improve environmental performance.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands

Published: Mar 4, 2010

By: Amy Taylor, Jennifer Grant

The Canadian government, as a resource manager for the Northwest Territories' oil and gas resources, is at a crossroads — it has to decide how to manage oil and gas development in the territory. This fact sheet makes the case for a win-win development scenario, which would provide maximum benefit to the public (the resource owners), while allowing oil and gas companies to earn fair returns on their investments.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Feb 4, 2010

By: Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance, Jesse Row

This report identifies energy efficiency legislation used in other jurisdictions as a starting point for the conversation in Alberta to develop an Energy Efficiency Act. It also contains stakeholder perspectives on how each legislative option could be implemented in the province.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Feb 2, 2010

By: Jesse Row

The results of a public opinion survey shows that Albertans highly value home energy efficiency and support stronger energy efficiency standards for new homes.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Feb 1, 2010

By: Karen Campbell

In the wake of the release of its report, Opening the Door for Oil Sands Expansion: The Hidden Environmental Impacts of the Enbridge Gateway Pipeline, the Pembina Institute wrote this letter to Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, and Peter Sylvester, president of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. In the letter, Pembina calls on the government to amend the terms of reference for the environmental assessment to include the upstream impacts of the proposed pipeline.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Athabasca River, Oil Sands

Published: Feb 1, 2010

By: Matt Horne

In a December 2009 letter to Premier Gordon Campbell, the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation raised concerns about a lack of transparency in the Green Energy Advisory Task Forces process. Read the original letter here.

In this follow-up letter to the premier, Matt Horne, Director of B.C. Energy Solutions for the Pembina Institute, makes several recommendations for ensuring the success of the Green Energy Advisory Task Forces, including: 1) release the recommendations from each of the task forces publicly, and 2) implement the range of solutions needed to ensure clean energy in B.C. is supported, planned and permitted more effectively.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Jan 26, 2010

By: Amy Taylor, Jennifer Grant, Katherine Mackenzie, Mike Kennedy, Peggy Holroyd

The Canadian government, as a resource manager for the Northwest Territories' oil and gas resources, is at a crossroads — it has to decide how to manage the development of the oil and gas resources in the territory. A win-win development scenario would allow companies to earn fair returns on their investments while providing maximum benefit for resource owners today and in the future. With a view to achieving a win-win development scenario for oil and gas developments in the territory, this discussion paper reviews and evaluates the existing Frontier Lands Petroleum Royalty Regime; the system for awarding lease rights for oil and gas; and key opportunities for the Government of the Northwest Territories to capture revenue from oil and gas developments within the territory.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Jan 22, 2010

By: Karen Campbell, Pembina Institute

The Pembina Institute reviewed the Consultation Draft of the Consultation and Notification Regulation under the Oil and Gas Activities Act and submitted the following comments to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Energy Watch

Published: Jan 18, 2010

By: Greg Brown, Jennifer Grant, Jeremy Moorhouse

The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project will facilitate the expansion of the Alberta oil sands, causing significant environmental impacts.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Oil Sands