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Why YOU Should Support Coastal GasLink
Coastal GasLink Under Construction - CGL Why should you support the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project? For starters, the project will supply natural gas to the lowest GHG-intensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in the world, not to mention it is also huge economic ...
Canadian Oil & Gas? Climate Action? Choose BOTH! (Part 3 of 3)
Remember learning about binary choices? Here’s a refresher. A binary choice is a choice between two alternatives – and ONLY two alternatives. But life often doesn’t conform to binary choices. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this 3-part series of blog posts, I discussed why Canadians ...
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion: By the Numbers
Pipelines currently making their way into news headlines such as Line 5 and Keystone XL should have us all concerned about the completion of existing projects currently underway in Canada. The Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) is one of these said projects; it’s critical for our...
Why a Line 5 Shutdown Just Doesn’t Make Sense
Straits of Mackinac, Michigan Just months after President Joe Biden axed the Keystone XL project, the future of another pipeline transporting Canadian oil is hanging in the balance. Now it is the possible shutdown of Line 5 dominating media headlines, a pipeline that has deliv...
Indigenous Peoples in Canada Can Speak for Themselves
If only you would listen, you’d hear Indigenous People trying to assert our needs. Some people say we should forget our past and move forward to the future. Well, we are trying to move forward. At times, some Indigenous People feel the need to get loud and vocal so that we ca...
Supporter Spotlight: Yvon Laprise - Mar. 2021
“Supporter Spotlight” features Canadians with a passion for Canada’s Natural Resource sector. Our spotlight this month is Yvon Laprise, an advocate in support of the LNG project in Saguenay, Quebec who is passionate about fishing, snowmobiling, camping and the great outdoors. ...
Bridging the Gap Towards the Middle Ground in a Diverse Society
Our society is seeing more population growth, social progress and technological advancement than ever before, but at the same time we’re also seeing polarization reach new heights between community residents, work colleagues and in some cases even our own family members. How ...
Canadian Resource Companies Helping STARS Ambulance Stay in the Sky
STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) is a life saver. Over the past few decades, the non-profit air ambulance organization has largely been funded by donations from individuals, businesses and other donors, supporting its continued service in transporting critically ill an...
Oil Sands Sector Spent $2.4 Billion With Indigenous Businesses in 2019
Oil sands producers spent more in 2019 than the previous two years on the procurement of goods and services from Indigenous suppliers says a recent survey by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Just under $2.4 billion was spent on procurement from Indigenous busi...
35+ Petroleum Products that Keep Us Warm During Winter
The winter in Canada can be really cold and very snowy, yet indoors our homes are filled with a great deal of warmth and light! We aren’t always cognizant of just how important natural resources are in our daily lives, especially when it comes to providing for some of the bas...