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Guilbeault thinks he’s getting his wish. Is he?

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Steven Guilbeault. X/@s_guilbeault

 

“We reached a historic consensus to move away from fossil fuels in energy systems,” Guilbeault’s statement on the conclusion of COP28, verbatim.

And the Canadian Press version:

Guilbeault hails ‘monumental’ COP28 deal, others warn of ‘dangerous distractions’

Also:

COP28 Agreement Signals “Beginning of the End” of the Fossil Fuel Era: the verbatim press release

And the conclusion from yesterday’s op-ed:

Op-Ed: Deidra Garyk: The Impact of ESG on the Energy Sector, Part 2

 

Hans Gruber or Steven Guilbeault? Can you see the difference?

And since it’s the Christmas season, and Die Hard IS a Christmas movie, here’s a little Hans Gruber. Notice any resemblance to anyone? And if you don’t think Die Hard is a Christmas movie, fight me! Yippee Kai Yay, …

 

Wet’suwet’en protests, deep dive into ESG, Part 1

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Like or hate it, believe it’s a passing fad or the wave of the future. #ESG came out of nowhere about four years ago and now is at the forefront of concern for almost every larger business in the energy sector, and beyond. This Op-Ed by Deidra Garyk studies the Impact of ESG on the Energy Sector, Part 1. Watch for Part 2 tomorrow.

And along those lines, the Coastal GasLink project was an ESG nightmare, with protests across the country. This Canadian Press story says Police violated protesters’ rights in Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockades, Amnesty says

Also, oil prices are plummeting. This is not good, here, there or, apparently, in New Mexico

No. 2 oil-producing US state braces for possible end to income bonanza in New Mexico

COP28: Canadian gov’t focused on shutting down oil and gas while Saskatchewan was speaking for it

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Feds “focused on targeting the shutdown of a complete industry, regardless of whether they’re going to meet their emissions targets or not,” says Saskatchewan Premier Moe in Dubai

Pipeline Online speaks with Premier Scott Moe at conclusion of Dubai COP28 trip. (Another reporter asked questions, too, like do you believe the planet is warming…?

Clean Electricity Regulations, pipelines, new nuclear

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CANDU MONARK reactor.

I’ve been on the road, so there’s a whole lot to get caught up on:

Clean Electricity Regulations:

Saskatchewan and Alberta are tag-teaming the fight with Ottawa on the Clean Electricity Regulations. First, Alberta says on Monday it will use its Sovereignty Act (and Guilbeault has something to say about that). Then Saskatchewan names its tribunal panelists to look into the Clean Electricity Regulations and the harm they will do to the province. One of the panelists is Ken From, former CEO of SaskEnergy and occasional columnist for Pipeline Online. Another is former NDP finance minister and deficit-slayer Janice MacKinnon.

Wilkinson says Ottawa has always been flexible on clean energy rules. Yeah, right. A Canadian Press story.

CO2

Oilsands producers confident in their massive carbon capture project.

Pipelines:

Enbridge is finally, really, totally, completely done on Line 3 replacement. Really.

Coastal GasLink pipeline, the one to feed LNG Canada and finally allow LNG exports, has now been hydrotested and is now mechanically complete.

Nuclear, small and large:

Saskatchewan funds the Saskatchewan Research Council getting its first micro reactor. Notably, it’s a Westinghouse eVinci. Who closed its 49% purchase of Westinghouse a few weeks ago? Cameco.

SNC-Lavalin under a new name launches its first 1000 megawatt CANDU reactors.

The biggest opponent to nuclear development in Saskatchewan for decades was NDP MLA and cabinet minister Peter Prebble. Guess who is now complaining about Saskatchewan’s greenhouse gas emissions?  – a Zinchuk column

Misc.

A huge change occurred in Saskatchewan media, with the retirement of John Gormley, the king of talk radio in the Land of Living Skies for the last 25 years. His replacement is former Regina Police Service chief Evan Bray.

Build more wind, they say. Well Alberta did, and still got next to zip

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Alberta now has 44 wind farms, and Wednesday night they collectively produced next to no power. Oh yeah, and the sun wasn’t shining, either. Imagine that.

And in case you missed it, Ottawa can take its journalism subsidies and shove them. Maybe that’s why I’m the only reporter I know of who’s not singing the praises of wind and solar? Will reporters whose salaries are 35% subsidized by the federal government do the same, and question the narrative?

Saskatchewan says following the Net Zero by 2035 Clean Electricity Regulations are not possible, unaffordable, unconstitutional and unobtainable

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Dustin Duncan

In August, Steven Guilbeault released the draft Clean Electricity Regulations which mean to remake our entire country in just 11 years.

On Nov. 2, Saskatchewan told them where to go. Today, they said publicly how to get there.

Three stories:

‘It just isn’t possible’ – SaskPower Minister in-depth response to Clean Electricity Regulations.

SaskPower response to the Clean Electricity Regulations: ‘Not possible from technological, financial and logistical perspectives‘

Saskatchewan response to the Clean Electricity Regulations: Unaffordable, unconstitutional and unobtainable.

Saskatchewan lining up nuclear assistance

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SaskPower signed a “master services agreement” with Ontario Power Generation and its subsidiary, Laurentis Energy Partners, on Monday, to develop small modular reactors in Saskatchewan. The most likely site is about six miles from my house in Estevan.

Later this morning, there will be a press conference where Saskatchewan lays out its case against the Clean Electricity Regulations. Watch for extensive coverage from Pipeline Online.

One BC First Nation standing in the way of another’s development of LNG terminal

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The Nisga’a signed one of the first modern treaties in 1999, and is well on its way to making a final decision next year on the development of a multi-billion dollar LNG facility, with the backing of numerous natural gas producers, including Crescent Point Energy. But its neighbouring First Nation, the Lax Kw’alaams, are standing in the way. In the meantime, the world isn’t waiting and another opportunity for Canadian LNG is going down the tubes (posted last week).

Also: Senator Pamela Wallin was doing video interviews decades before Zoom existing. Last week she spoke to Pipeline Online editor and owner Brian Zinchuk regarding electrification, EVs, fuel economy, nuclear power, heat pumps, carbon tax and whole lot more.

Speaking of which, the Epoch Times picked up Zinchuk’s recent column on five year plans for the “Just Transition.”  Since that publication’s driving purpose is to fight against the Chinese Communist Party, they might know a thing or two about how five year plans went there.

Fighting the carbon tax tooth and nail

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Pipeline Online did In depth interview with the woman at the centre of the carbon tax storm, Conservative Natural Resources Critic Shannon Stubbs. This is part 1.

Also, hope for rising oil prices to lead to an increase in activity were dashed, so one of Saskatchewan’s serial entrepreneurs relocated one of his operations, based in Regina, to North Dakota, instead. Anyone care to guess why Canada’s oilpatch didn’t see an uptick in activity, and does it rhyme with “Doh?”

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