Category Archives: Energy Pipelines

The Trans Mountain Expansion Project – A Policy Case Study – September 2019 REVISED

Posted on September 3, 2019 by admin

Contentious infrastructure projects like Trans Mountain typically go through four stages: the review stage where the project application is reviewed by regulators and stakeholders participate in formal engagement processes; the political stage where authoritative decision-makers issue a formal decision; the … Continue reading →

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The BC pipeline reference case in context

Posted on May 24, 2019 by admin

George Hoberg May 24, 2019 The fascinating thing about the Trans Mountain case is that it raises all sorts of questions  about what kind of country Canada is, and in particular who gets to decide what issues? Today’s issue is … Continue reading →

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Here we go again: NEB redo of Trans Mountain review leaves climate impacts out

Posted on October 6, 2018 by admin

George Hoberg October 6, 2018 September 26, 2018, the NEB released its draft list of issues and factors for consideration in its reconsideration of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The reconsideration commits the same indefensible error of not including climate impacts … Continue reading →

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The Trans Mountain Expansion Project – A Policy Case Study – REVISED

Posted on August 30, 2018 by admin

Sarah Frose and George Hoberg August 30, 2018 In a stunning development in Canadian politics today, the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the Canadian government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. The court found two major flaws. First, it … Continue reading →

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The Trans Mountain Expansion Project – A Policy Case Study

Posted on August 22, 2018 by admin

Sarah Froese and George Hoberg August 22, 2018 We have completed a case study on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, updated through August 19, 2018. We’ll be putting online on a case study website shortly. But we wanted to make … Continue reading →

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The Two Elephants in the Room at the Pipeline Summit

Posted on April 14, 2018 by admin

George Hoberg April 14, 2018 As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and British Columbia Premier John Horgan prepare for the emergency pipeline summit, the dominant discourse in mainstream and social media has been about Alberta’s economic needs … Continue reading →

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Over to You, Mr. Trudeau: The Political Perils of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion

Posted on May 20, 2016 by admin

George Hoberg May 20, 2016 The National Energy Board has recommended the approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project with 157 conditions. Yesterday’s decision brings the regulatory process created by Stephen Harper to an end. The decision is now … Continue reading →

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Major New Legal Obstacle for Northern Gateway Pipeline

Posted on January 13, 2016 by admin

January 13, 2016 George Hoberg A BC Supreme Court judge today invalidated the agreement between the BC and federal governments on the environmental assessment process used to support the approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline. While the decision does not … Continue reading →

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Game over for Keystone KXL: How environmentalists created Obama’s new climate test

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin

George Hoberg November 6, 2015 Obama’s decision today to reject the Keystone XL pipeline brings a seven year saga to a close (well, except for the lawsuits). It is an extraordinary victory for the climate movement, but in this post … Continue reading →

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Nobody Believes You, Mr. Harper: Five Key Energy-Environment Insights from the Opening Canadian 2015 Election Debate

Posted on August 7, 2015 by admin

George Hoberg August 7, 2015 Pipeline and climate issues took central stage in last night’s leader’s debate hosted by Maclean’s. There are five main takeaways from the debate. You can watch the debate here, and read transcripts from it here … Continue reading →

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