Tag Archives: Oil

Canada’s rising carbon tax and the supreme court

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Other News Sources

(April 1, 2023) The expansion of federal control over the economies of resource-rich provinces will ensure those provinces, and all Canadians, will lose out through escalating energy prices that increase the cost of living generally.

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels | Tagged Andrew Roman, carbon tax, gas, Impact Assessment Act, Oil, Supreme Court of Canada | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Trudeau stands alone as Canada — and the world — abandons green energy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Other News Sources

Wind and solar have become the fossils of the energy industry; oil, gas and coal remain the fuels of the future. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Renewables | Tagged China, coal, Germany, Oil, renewables | 1 Comment

Parker Gallant: Environmental Defence, hypocrites or hypochondriacs

Posted on February 12, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(February 11, 2014) Riddle me this! What do the Cement Association of Canada, United Steelworkers, Xerox and Middlefields Resource Funds (investors in oil and gas exploration and development) and Environmental Defence have in common?

Posted in Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines, Renewables, Tar Sands | Tagged carbon tax, Climate Change, green energy, Oil, Parker Gallant | 1 Comment

Lawrence Solomon: Russia’s rise — a threat to the West

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 8, 2013) America’s demise in the Middle East has made Russia the region’s preeminent power, and a threat to the West. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Egypt, energy, middle east, Obama, Oil, Putin, Russia, saudi arabia, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Argo perpetuates myth of CIA coup

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Other News Sources

(February 25, 2013) Oil was the last thing on the CIA’s mind in 1953 intervention. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Academy Awards, American hostages, Argo, energy, iran, Iranian revolution, Ken Taylor, nationalization, Oil | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Fight jihad, stop carbon taxes

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 21, 2013) Shale oil boom means security. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Shale Oil | Tagged carbon taxes, Climate Change, energy independence, foreign policy, Global Warming, global warming skeptics, middle east, Oil, Russia, Shale Oil, terrorism, United States | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Will Egypt seize Libya for its oil?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(October 5, 2012) Will Egypt seize Libya for its oil? Given Egypt’s political ideology, its history with its neighbours, and its material needs, this must be a live issue. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Arab Spring, Egypt, Lawrence Solomon, libya, Oil | 2 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: A world awash in oil

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 30, 2012) The Middle East will go back to being an obscure backwater. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil, Shale Oil | Tagged energy, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, natural gas, Oil, saudi arabia | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Vladimir the Great

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 2, 2012) After centuries of serfdom, Putin has delivered prosperity. But it is also easy to foresee a Russian economic collapse, if Putin follows in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessors: Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Continue reading →