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Feb 1, 20153 min read
Opinion: Plan for a low-carbon Alberta
By Gordon Laxer, Edmonton Journal January 31, 2015 As Alberta’s economic engine falters, now is a good time to rethink the province...
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Gordon Laxer
Jan 21, 20153 min read
Opinion: Canada should stockpile oil while prices are low
Gordon Laxer, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: January 20, 2015 While oil is cheap, China is cannily buying up to 700,000...
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gordonlaxer
Dec 13, 20145 min read
It's Time to Nationalize the Tar Sands: Lukacs
Half of Canadians support a public takeover. We can't allow corporate recklessness any longer. By Martin Lukacs, 12 Dec 2014, TheTyee.ca...
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gordonlaxer
Jan 11, 20143 min read
Canadian Left split over Alberta oilsands: Walkom
Canadian Left split over Alberta oilsands: Walkom Some, like left-nationalist guru Mel Watkins say the tarsands should be shut right...
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gordonlaxer
Aug 26, 20134 min read
Energy East? Use oil from Newfoundland, not the tar sands
Energy East? Use oil from Newfoundland, not the tar sands In Saint John New Brunswick, Mr. Harper exclaimed that with TransCanada's...
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gordonlaxer
Apr 6, 20134 min read
Pipelines won't solve our problems
Edmonton Journal published on Apr 6, 2013, was also published in the Victoria Times Colonist, the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald....
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gordonlaxer
Oct 13, 20123 min read
Quebec ‘Non’ looms over west-to-east pipeline gambit
Toronto Star, October 13, 2012 October always brings shorter days, falling leaves and the bite of frost. This year, frost in Alberta is...
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gordonlaxer
Mar 25, 20094 min read
Yesterday's fuel, yesterday's deal
Yesterday's fuel, yesterday's deal Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 03/25/2009 Suncor’s proposed buyout of Petro-Canada is being touted as...
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gordonlaxer
Jun 23, 20084 min read
Bitten by the deal that once fed us
Bitten by the deal that once fed us Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 06/23/2008 John McCain’s visit to Canada on Friday was a preview of...
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gordonlaxer
Feb 8, 20083 min read
Strategic petroleum reserves
Strategic petroleum reserves Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 02/07/2008 When Cape Bretoners were hit with a furnace-oil shortage in...
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gordonlaxer
Aug 20, 20074 min read
Easterners could freeze in the dark
Easterners could freeze in the dark Appeared in: The Hill Times 08/20/2007 At a meeting of the House of Commons’ international trade...
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gordonlaxer
Jul 11, 20072 min read
Tory MPs storm out of meeting on energy sharing
Tory MPs storm out of meeting on energy sharing OTTAWA July 11, 2007 - Amid heated charges of a coverup, Tory MPs on Thursday abruptly...
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gordonlaxer
May 16, 20075 min read
Canada's energy needs come first
Canada's energy needs come first Appeared in: The Edmonton Journal 05/16/2007 The following is a presentation on the Security and...
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gordonlaxer
Apr 26, 20073 min read
Canada's energy insecurity
Canada's energy insecurity Appeared in: The Toronto Star 04/26/2007 Today and tomorrow, a prominent right-wing think-tank based in...
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gordonlaxer
Oct 2, 20067 min read
Canada-first energy strategy needed
Canada-first energy strategy needed Appeared in: The Edmonton Journal 10/06/2006 On March 8, Premier Ralph Klein made a remarkable and...
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gordonlaxer
May 6, 20064 min read
The gassy elephant in our living room
The gassy elephant in our living room Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 05/17/2006 Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Environment Minister, headed into...
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