Energy

The land claims of the Lubicon Cree are still not settled. As oil sands activity heats up, a deal seems even more remote.

Peter Lougheed kept a low profile for years. Now he’s speaking out. But are the Tories listening?

Landowners near coalbed methane wells say government won’t protect their water. Who will?

Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez is betting that oil revenues can fuel profound social change.

A Calgary energy company is being sued in a New York court for complicity in genocide. Back home in Alberta, news organizations are happy to look the other way.

Public funding cuts created Alberta’s infrastructure deficit. Now the Alberta government wants us to believe that private investment through P3s is the only solution.

A Naturalist’s Lament.

Is coalbed methane Alberta’s next energy boon, or another environmental boondoggle?

The fresh-water-injection debate.

Fort McMurray struggles to keep pace with its booming oil sands industry.