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A week doesn’t go by without headlines touting the need to rid the world’s energy diet of fossil fuels – coal, oil and natural gas. That sentiment was parroted on June 8th, 2015 when G7 leaders set a goal of being completely carbon vegan by the end of the century. Read more
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As published in Grande Prairies’ Daily Herald Tribune, June 11,2015:
Here is an interesting, yet little known fact: The production growth from Western Canada’s natural gas shale plays is comparable to that of the oil sands. Between 2009 and 2014, Western Canadian shale gas and associated liquids grew by about 700,000 barrels of oil (equivalent) per day, while the oil sands grew by 800,000 barrels per day. Read more
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“That thing must chug a lot of gas,” I said to my friend who was proudly running his right hand down the side of his big new SUV.
“Not an issue now,” he said as he stopped and patted the fuel cap, a confident gesture referring to low fuel prices. “Besides, it gets better mileage than the last beast I had.” Read more
