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Oil & Gas
November 4, 2026
Media Release

Alberta Energy Regulator faces legal challenge over new rules that risk environment, limit public input, and favour industry

Nine Albertan organizations filed for a judicial review last week
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Oil & Gas
October 13, 2026
Media Release

Alberta’s new draft sub-regional plans miss the mark for protecting caribou and nature

Responsible energy development means balancing oil and gas production with maintaining adequate habitat
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Electricity, Oil & Gas
October 1, 2026
Media Release

Accelerating clean energy, electrification serves Canadians’ interests; an expensive taxpayer-funded oil pipeline does not

Canada is placing taxpayer money at the wrong end of the global energy transition
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Methane flaring
Oil & Gas
September 22, 2026
Article

As Alberta seeks methane equivalency, all measurement and monitoring tools are needed

Third-party modelling, analysis and assessment of results must incorporate data from a variety of technologies
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
A pumpjack on the prairies in Alberta
Oil & Gas
September 18, 2026
Article

It’s time to clean up the mess

Answers to common questions on the failure of Alberta's land reclamation policy
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
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Cover of the A Pipeline in Search of a Market report
Oil & Gas
September 9, 2026
Publication

A Pipeline in Search of a Market

Economics and taxpayer risks
Ian Sanderson
Oil & Gas
September 9, 2026
Media Release

West Coast pipeline remains a risky gamble for taxpayers

Absence of private investment signals fundamental risks of high costs, high tolls, weakening oil demand
Ian Sanderson
Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 4, 2026
Media Release

Federal climate report paints grim picture, reinforces urgent need to cut emissions through electrification

 Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Truck on road in oilsands
Oil & Gas
September 2, 2026
Article

Fuelling Canada’s oil and gas emissions

Proposed oil and gas projects will only increase emissions from Canada’s highest emitting sector
Harrison Mar
unpaid bills cover
Oil & Gas
August 18, 2026
Publication

Unpaid Bills

How Albertans are shouldering the costs for oil and gas companies
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Cover of the No Well Left Behind policy paper
Oil & Gas
August 13, 2026
Publication

No Well Left Behind

Evidence-based policy options to improve Alberta’s management of orphan wells
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
July 13, 2026
Media Release

New Pathways MOU relies on more taxpayer dollars for carbon capture, proposes government support for oil production

The non-binding agreement with the Oil Sands Alliance confirms carbon capture project has shrunk by half
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Oil & Gas
July 6, 2026
Media Release

Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal wrong remedy to energy security, economic diversification risks

Without any declared interest from private sector, neither Premier Smith nor Premier Ford ruled out the possibility of tens of billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on another new pipeline
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie