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Climate claptrapping – climate alarm, but no alarm about a supertanker about to sink

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The Houthis keep trying to blow up a loaded supertanker, and no one’s stopping them

The Houthis have, on multiple occasions now, set explosives on a fully loaded oil supertanker in the Red Sea. Their initial attack had the crew abandon ship, and since then they’ve repeatedly boarded it, set explosives, blew it up, while they filmed the whole thing and posted it online! And the production quality is really good – drone footage, onboard. You’d think it was a professional production!

For reference, the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of crude. The Sounion is carrying a million barrels.

Two podcasts for you on Labour Day:

Energy Realities Podcast: The Real Climate Claptrapping – Climate Alarm!

Irina Slav, Tammy Nemeth, and Stu Turley will be live talking about the most critical threat to our world, democracy, and our finances, “Climate Alarm.” or “Claptrapping”. Apparently if you question climate change, you’re no longer a denier, but producing climate claptrap.

Nemeth Report: Brad Hayes on energy literacy

Dr. Tammy Nemeth interviewed Dr. Brad Hayes, a sedimentary geologist, on energy literacy.  I signed up for his course last year but simply didn’t have time to follow through on it. I will get to it one of these days.

 

Jordan Peterson dares, and warns, those who wish to re-educate him

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The oilpatch should take note, because what Peterson is being subjected to is pretty much exactly what oil and gas companies in particular will be subjected to when it comes to Bill C-69. The complaint process is almost identical. Anyone without a dog in the fight can make a complaint against you, and you get to pay lawyers to fight for your livelihood. Every executive in the oilpatch should take notice, today, and watch this video.

Also:

French imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop

CO2 is not a pollutant, it’s plant food, says Sask United Party leader

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Sask United Party Leader Jon Hromek. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

CO2 is not a pollutant; we’re going to burn coal until we run out of coal: Sask United Leader Jon Hromek.

It’s not often an oil company CEO sells his company to run for provincial politics, becoming the leader of an upstart party in the process. But that’s exactly what Jon Hromek has done. And as someone coming from industry, his thoughts on energy transition, CO2 and coal differ from a lot of the other politicians in Saskatchewan, or for that matter, Canada.

 

Surprised no one brought out a pitchfork

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Pitchforks not included. Not sure about torches.

Pipeline company comes to oil town to build a wind project, and gets hostile response

You’d have thought they were proposing a pipeline in Nebraska.

This was a very hostile crowd. I’m surprised no one brought out a pitchfork or torch. I’m sure the Enbridge folks figured they were now working for TransCanada, running a Keystone XL open house in the States.

Meanwhile, in Alberta, on Sunday:

Fool me three times: Alberta’s 4748 megawatts of wind hits one, one and zero megawatts over three days

That followed this story on Friday which went viral:

Alberta’s wind power flatlines again this week, hitting 1 megawatt out of a capacity of 4748

And if you didn’t see this, it’s worth the hour.

Jordan Peterson Podcast: Danielle Smith on Bill C-59, freedom of speech, CO2, wind, solar and more

Facebook loved it so much, they immediately pulled down the post, claiming it “violated community standards” as spam.

Big fat zero from Alberta’s giant fans on Tuesday

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Alberta’s 1568 wind turbines didn’t power a single lightbulb Tuesday morning, producing a big fat zero megawatts

And, as promised yesterday, more on those Clean Electricity Regulations that mean even MORE wind and solar, and no more coal or natural gas without carbon capture.

Clean Electricity Regulations: Cenovus Energy (Detailed, with recommendations)

And maybe Wilkinson thinks aforementioned wind turbines will power all those electric heat pumps, when it’s cold, and when it’s hot. What am I saying? Of course he does.

Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028

Also:

TC Energy’s US$15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal

Steven Guilbeault says so, so it must be true

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He even has an economist agreeing with him!

Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault takes to X to explain how pricing on carbon dioxide emissions fixes everything from global warming to health to your pocketbook.

He seems to think there’s a lot of “misinformation about carbon pricing.”

And on that carbon front:

It looks like something’s up. Hearing cancelled for Saskatchewan’s bid to stop federal collection of carbon money

Also:

Frontier Centre for Public Policy: Is hydrogen really the solution?

In defense of populism

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Jim Warren: In defense of populism: it’s a timeless prairie tradition

Jim Warren: In defense of populism: it’s a timeless prairie tradition

Also:

Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: C-59 and free speech, Oil and Gas 20 and 30, and more

And:

Ugg. The Canadian Press writes about oil and gas haters trying another way to financially choke the oil and gas industry Climate advocacy group calls out property insurers for fossil fuel support.

Climate advocacy group calls out property insurers for fossil fuel support

Guilbeault’s letter to Saskatchewan on Clean Electricity Regulations

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Steven Guilbeault

Read the Government of Canada’s submission, written by Guilbeault

The proposed Clean Electricity Regulations are among the most significant policy moves in recent Canadian history. The fundamental thrust is to all but eliminate fossil fuel combustion from the Canadian electrical grid. On any given day, up to 88 per cent of Saskatchewan’s power comes from natural gas and coal.

If implemented in their current form, they will utterly remake Canada, its economy and society. The Government of Saskatchewan, on June 25, rejected these regulations, based on a report by the Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal, convened under the Saskatchewan First Act. That act, in turn, was brought into law to counter numerous onerous federal climate change initiatives.

Within the tribunals report are all the submissions made by numerous companies and agencies, several of which Pipeline Online is publishing verbatim in the coming days and weeks. But perhaps the most significant was the Feb. 15 submission by Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, who, with Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, is one of the leading figures from the federal government on this front. As such, his submission is the stance of the federal government. Notably, he does not explain how Saskatchewan is to replace all of its fossil fuel-based power in the 10 years, five months and 30 days remaining from today. Here it is, verbatim

 

First implementation of the Sask First Act – Saskatchewan won’t follow Clean Electricity Regulations

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Jim Reiter, Bronwyn Eyre, Michael Milani. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

For a long time, Premier Scott Moe has been saying it’s impossible to comply with federal regulations regarding getting rid of our fossil-fueled power generation, in the timeline the federal Liberal government wants.

It’s coming to a head.

This is the first action of this type thus far under the Saskatchewan First Act. This is what it was meant for.

If implemented in their current form, the Clean Electricity Regulations mean to all but eliminate the burning of fossil fuels for power generation in 10 years, six months and three days from now. Saskatchewan relies on natural gas and coal to produce the vast majority of its power, up to 88 per cent on some days. And if implemented, these regulations will fundamentally alter Canada and its economy, and affect all of its people in one form or another. It’s one of the most important policy pieces in generations, seeking to remake Canada.

Saskatchewan won’t follow Clean Electricity Regulation, citing Economic Assessment Tribunal report.

Executive summary of the report

The government released all the submissions to the tribunal. I will be reprinting many of them over the coming days, maybe weeks. There’s a lot. And there’s a lot to be said.

Clean Electricity Regulations, part of the biggest story of our times

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Boundary Dam Power Station

I’ve been saying for a while now, this whole “energy transition” is the biggest story of our times. And the biggest part of that is implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, which will affect every person, business and industry in this country. On Tuesday, Saskatchewan said it’s not going to follow them, because they’re impossible to follow.

I will have numerous stories on this over the coming days and weeks, deep dives into what this is all about. I just got off the phone with one cabinet minister and will be talking to another in a few minutes. Watch for that in a bit. In the meantime, this is the executive summary of the report prepared for the Saskatchewan government, a report whose purpose is to give backing to our saying “F off” to the feds. That’s basically what Saskatchewan is doing.

 

 

Saskatchewan, Alberta, to fight back. Manitoba? Crickets

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Saskatchewan, Alberta governments respond to federal gag law: ‘considering all options to fight back’

As for Manitoba – does its Premier Wab Kinew even know they have an oilpatch? Because the previous NDP government sure didn’t. Back in 2009, I attended a ministerial tour of a new oil pipeline in southwest Manitoba. It had taken the Manitoba energy minister a full year in that position before he bothered to drive outside of Winnipeg to see a pumpjack.

But the Manitoba Conservatives weren’t much better, either. Former premier Brian Pallister once spoke of “oil producing provinces” by conveniently forgetting Manitoba is one of them.

Anyhow – it’s been crickets from the Manitoba premier thus far.

It’s not 2024, it’s 1984

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The reaction was fast and furious to this horrible intrusion on freedom of speech.

There is no way in hell Pipeline Online will be censored in this manner. I did not wear an air force officer’s reservist’s uniform for seven years to be gagged by my own federal government. A lot of companies, and individuals, feel the same. Here’s their statements:

Oilpatch to Ottawa: To hell with your gag law.

Here’s first evidence of the new law in action. It wasn’t the last.

Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes all website, social media content

Also:

Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs

Top 10 Saskatchewan conventional oil wells for April

 

1984, here, and soon to be now

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Bronwyn Eyre

Remember when Charlie Angus was unsuccessful in his private members bill to muzzle promoting oil and gas? Turns out the NDP-Liberal coalition means he wasn’t so unsuccessful after all, and the Saskatchewan government is crying foul. Is anyone else?

Aleana Young

But if I go to jail for this, the Sask NDP energy critic said she’ll join me and the attorney general in the same cell.

When did we become 1984? Saskatchewan fighting oil and gas gag law inserted in federal budget

What on earth are they thinking?

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Oil CEOs tell House of Commons committee they support carbon pricing. That’s CARBON TAX, FOLKS!

Here’s some real oilmen for you:

2024 Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Del Mondor

2024 Southeast Saskatchewan Oil Person of Year Ryan Birnie

I was just at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show this week. And former Prime Minister gave an awesome fireside chat as the keynote. Unfortunately, his people didn’t want any reporting on it. So I can’t. But man, I sure wish I could.

Greenhouse gas emissions reporting coming for Canadian businesses

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If you own or run a business, you need to read this. Greenhouse gas emissions reporting WILL affect you. Tammy Nemeth: Beware – The Warrior Accountants are at the Gate.

“The profound implications of these standards on our economy and society underscore the need for an open and honest public conversation, rather than relying on unelected appointed standard-setting bodies to make those decisions. Now is the time to engage in that conversation and shape those standards before they are set.”

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