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Pipeline vs. Rail: Which Method is Best for Transporting Oil?
What is the best way to transport oil from reliable supply sources, such as Canada's oil sands, to buyers abroad? Given the pushback by non-governmental organizations to obstruct and delay all Canadian oil and gas pipelines into perpetuity based on environmental claims, it is...
Mining in Ontario: 21 Facts, History & More!
Did you know that Ontario is a hotbed for mining activity in Canada? With 37 active mines across the province, the industry supports countless families in communities such as Sudbury, Windsor, Midland, Timmins, Perth, Marathon, North Bay and Attawapiskat. The further north yo...
How B.C. LNG Helps Canadians, First Nations, Energy Security & the Environment
Canada Action has consistently shared the good news story about Canadian natural gas and the urgent need for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on our coastlines. A huge part of our balanced, fact-based and non-partisan message is to look at how advancing these new proj...
11 Images of Canadian Natural Resources Generated by Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been all the hype lately. The dawn of AI-generated images on the internet has many people wondering if some photos they now see online are real. It is true; some AI images are so realistic that it is hard, if not sometimes impossible to tell t...
How Much Copper Does the World Need to Reach Net-Zero by 2050?
Just how much copper does the world need to reach net-zero by 2050? The sheer volume of new production required is hard to fathom, but EnergyMinute’s stylish infographic puts it into a relatively comprehensible context. Over the next 27 years, the volume of global copper need...
Canada Ranks 16th on Index of Economic Freedom 2023
Canada has again received top marks among its international peers, this time on the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom 2023. Placing 16th overall out of 184 countries, Canada’s high ranking on the 29th annual version of the index is yet another friendly reminder ...
B.C. Liquefied Natural Gas: Frequently Asked Questions
Fracking, the natural gas industry and proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants provide enormous opportunities for Canadian and Indigenous families across British Columbia. But many questions remain about these projects, such as what fracking is and what environmental regu...
Canada Ought to Support Its Own Workforces, Families & Communities
Trying to figure out motives and agendas in debates on sustainability can sometimes be a waste of time. Other times, it seems obvious. In a report released at the end of June, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) said TC Energy should receive no compensation for the...
15 Examples of Past, Present & Future 'Peak Oil' Predictions
The concept of 'peak oil' has a long and inaccurate history. According to prominent economist and oil analyst David Yergin, the first predictions of peak oil production go way back to the 1880s when some American experts believed the exhaustion of Pennsylvania's oil fields wo...
When Will Tales of 'Peak Oil' Finally Come True?
When the last global pandemic spread worldwide, people everywhere bunkered down at home to ride out the virus. The use of petroleum products dropped drastically as a result, with global oil consumption bottoming out at about 70% of pre-pandemic levels in what has become known...