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Report cover: Sunset over the oilsands
Oil & Gas
February 19, 2020
Publication

The oilsands in a carbon-constrained Canada

The collision course between overall emissions and national climate commitments
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Cover of Landowners Primer - unreclaimed oil and gas wells
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Publication

Landowners' Primer: What you need to know about unreclaimed oil and gas wells

A tool for landowners who find themselves with inactive, suspended, abandoned or orphaned wells on their property.
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Oil and gas infrastructure on rural Alberta agricultural land
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Article

What do rural landowners need to know about inactive and orphaned wells?

Pembina Institute’s latest primer on oil and gas liabilities in Alberta
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October 17, 2019
Publication

Alberta Energy Regulator Review

Pembina Institute submission to Alberta Energy on mandate and system operations review of the Alberta Energy Regulator
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Pumpjack and oil pipes
October 12, 2019
Op-ed

Credibility is Alberta Energy Regulator's real problem

A “world-class regulator” needs to manage more than just pushing out fast approvals
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March 14, 2019
Publication

Try out Alberta’s Energy Policy Simulator

Use this tool to forecast the impact of energy and climate policies on carbon pollution
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June 13, 2018
Article

How conservation offsets could be just what Alberta (and its caribou) needs

Syncrude contributes to Nature Conservancy as compensation for impacts of industrial development at other sites
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May 22, 2018
Article

What does the Redwater case mean for oilsands mines clean-up?

Whatever the Supreme Court decides, Redwater will change how we do things
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Oil & Gas
May 2, 2018
Article

The catch-22 of the Redwater case

Who gets the profits from selling a bankrupt oil and gas company?
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March 15, 2018
Article

Designing an Alberta-made caribou survival plan

Six recommendations to the Alberta government to help our woodland caribou recover as another deadline looms
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October 24, 2017
Article

Protect Alberta’s caribou, or they won’t survive 50 more years

Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 4
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May 19, 2017
Publication

The Right to a Healthy Environment

Documenting the need for environmental rights in Canada
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April 3, 2017
Article

Conservation offset exchange may be key strategy for saving Alberta’s caribou

Ready for the next bull market?
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