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Canada Ranks 4th on Human Freedom Index 2019 (ESG Criteria)
Canada has been ranked 4th out of 162 countries on the Human Freedom Index 2019, much higher than any other top 10 oil exporter in the world (in order: Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Canada, Kuwait, UAE, USA, Iran, Nigeria, Kazakhstan). Way to go Canada! The Human Freedom Index ...
Teck Frontier Mine: 8 Facts You Must Know
With the federal government’s decision on the Teck Frontier Mine coming soon (in February), there’s some important details about this new oil sands project that need to be brought into the limelight.Teck’s new oil sands mine in northern Alberta will be one of the most innovati...
Pipelines in Canada: What You Need to Know
Trans Mountain Expansion Workers - TMX Pipelines in Canada that move oil and gas are the lifeblood of our modern society. They feed refineries which create the products we use every day such as the fuel necessary to heat our homes, plastics used in our hospitals and asphalt t...
LNG Canada Project: Removing 18 Million Cars from the Road Every Year
Did you know that once fully completed, the LNG Canada project will have 4 trains with the capacity to export 28 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia each year? This is huge news for LNG in Canada. It’s also very good news for the global environment as this a...
Canadian Oil is in the World's Best Interest: ESG Scorecard
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is being increasingly used by investors across the globe to help them determine where to invest, and Canada should be a country of choice because of our exemplary ESG record. Canada produces its natural resources to some of ...
Canada is #1 on Environmental Performance Index Among Top 10 Oil Exporters
Did you know that Canada is one of the world’s top 10 exporters of crude oil (4th) and ranks number one on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) versus the other top 10 exporting nations?! First published in 2002 by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration...
MYTH: Mineable Oil Sands is the Size of Florida
Bill Nye the Science Guy produced a video back in 2015 called EXPLORER: Bill Nye’s Global Meltdown, which made it seem like to the unknowing viewer that Canada’s mineable oil sands would expand to be the size of Florida if left unabated. If science is supposed to be based on o...
Forestry in Alberta: By the Numbers
When you think of Alberta’s forestry sector, the high treed slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the low-lying prairies likely come to mind. Wait, why the prairies though? Surely not many Canadians think about forestry in Alberta as a prominent provincial industry? That makes sen...
$40 Billion British Columbia LNG Project Approved!
Good news, Canada! Construction is set to begin on the $40 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project located in northern British Columbia. This massive project, which represents the largest energy investment in Canada’s history, is expected to bring huge economic benefits to...
Saskatchewan Carbon Capture Facility (CCS) Reaches 3 Millionth Milestone
In early November of 2019, the Boundary Dam 3 Power Station’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Saskatchewan captured its 3 millionth tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) since it began operation in 2014. This is an incredible milestone considering that the amount of carbo...