Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim …
Poor Corporate Governance Led to Goldcorp’s Ignominious Demise
Many people are bemoaning the loss of yet another large, independent Canadian company to a merger with an opportunistic acquirer. With the consequent loss of many executive and other head office jobs, the real tragedy is that too many Canadian …
What to expect from Iran
How low can oil go? For Canadians, the plunging price of oil means direct economic pain in the west, along with rising prices for food and other imports as our dollar drops with it. Those looking for clues about whether …
Surviving Sustainability
Surviving Sustainability is a comprehensive new series of papers of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, and an area of research that is only sporadically treated in public policy analysis. This oversight means that a substantial negative impact on our …
Harper’s quest for Santa’s Village
You have to give Prime Minister Stephen Harper some credit. While he has not delivered on his promises of military and ice breaker technology in his quest to solidify Canadian sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic, he has been consistent in making …
Quebec, Shale Gas and Pandora’s Box
There were some in Quebec who were thrilled last week when the new Parti Québécois government suggested it would ban the development of the province’s shale gas resources. While this seems to be just another story of a province deciding for or against a development opportunity, a shale gas ban might have larger consequences down the road.
Media Release – A Game-Changer is Coming: A look at a Future Natural Gas-to-Liquids plant to United States
Ian Madsen examines the economic, strategic and environmental implications of news that South Africa-based Sasol is looking into setting up a plant in Louisiana capable of delivering millions of tons of transport fuel derived from natural gas.
Natural Gas-to-Liquids Coming to the U.S.
Few “alternative fuels” hold the promise of abundance, reliability, high-yield, portability, compatibility, and strategic enhancement that the transformation of natural gas to liquid does. This backgrounder examines the economic, strategic and environmental implications of a market capable of delivering millions of tons of transport fuel derived from natural gas.
There Will Be Oil: For decades, advocates of ‘peak oil’ have been predicting a crisis in energy supplies. They’ve been wrong at every turn, says Daniel Yergin.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, a fear has come to pervade the prospects for oil, fueling anxieties about the stability of global energy supplies. It has been stoked by rising prices and growing demand, especially as the people of China and other emerging economies have taken to the road.