Ottawa Insider

Natasha Bulowski reports from Ottawa with a slant on how federal policy is impacting British Columbians.

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Chief Allan Adam sits looking out the window with some hotel greenery in the background

‘Prepare for court,’ ACFN chief tells Alberta Energy Regulator

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is telling the Alberta Energy Regulator to “prepare for court” after a third-party report commissioned by the regulator found it responded responsibly to oilsands tailings pond spill and seepage incidents at Imperial Oil’s Kearl site. He told the regulator on Sept. 26 that he does not accept the report.
By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 27th 2023

Report finds carbon capture’s ‘stubbornly high’ prices are likely here to stay

Canada’s oil and gas industry says the costly technology it plans to use to reduce its climate footprint requires more investments from the federal government. If governments lend a hand now, the industry maintains the technology will become more affordable over time as more projects proceed, but a new analysis casts doubt on that claim.
By Natasha Bulowski | News, Energy, Ottawa Insider | September 7th 2023

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