A cautionary column by Herb Emery, the Vaughan Chair in Economics at the University of New Brunswick, urges New Brunswickers not to jump to conclusions about the value of nuclear projects in the future based on assumptions about the past. Emery says that while critics invoke the “ghosts of development projects past” like the
STEPHEN MACMACKIN COMMENTARY In the face of the unmistakable consequences of climate change, society expects action on a clean energy future. With all the ingenuity and innovation we have within Atlantic Canada, clearly we can lead the way in forging that future. Amid the race to develop the next generation of clean energy solutions,
Greenhouse gases (GHG) are essentially 93% water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane. They are emitted from normal human and animal activities, like exhaling. These gases have a natural cycle where nature attempts to balance them in the atmosphere. For example, plants inhale carbon dioxide, while humans and animals exhale it. Open Publication
STEPHEN MACMACKIN COMMENTARY Very few Atlantic Canadians are aware the federal government is about to usher in new regulations on fuel production that will cost businesses and consumers in this region over $1.4 billion in direct compliance costs. Ottawa’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard essentially creates a new, second carbon tax on all fossil fuels
The Atlantica Centre for Energy has issued letters to the premiers of the Atlantic Canadian provinces and to the federal government warning that as the region struggles with the impacts of the pandemic, it is not the right time to impose the Clean Fuel Standard. The federal government is expected to reveal details of the
Irving Oil has secured approvals to move Alberta oil from the west coast to its refinery in Saint John, N.B. by tankers routing through the Panama Canal, a well as crude oil from Newfoundland and Labrador. The new supply has emerged as the company moves to enhance its access to Canadian crude amid the
Telegraph Journal Adam Huras Developing Atlantic Canada’s oil and gas reserves has the potential to transform New Brunswick from a have-not province to an economic powerhouse like Saskatchewan, a federal committee researching the industry has heard. Colleen Mitchell, president of Atlantica Centre for Energy, told a bipartisan panel delving into the cross-Canada benefits of