oil and gas

Alberta's premier has been unapologetic about trying to get special treatment for the oil and gas industry from Donald Trump. Why those efforts could end up backfiring — and what they have in common with Ralph Klein's own self-inflicted injury.

B.C. Premier David Eby is looking to speed up approvals for mining, energy and LNG projects, but critics and First Nations say doubling down on fossil fuels and fast-tracking mining projects is at odds with the province's climate commitments and duty to consult first nations on resource projects.

From LNG to drilling in Alaska, here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s energy and climate executive orders

Combine our own energy vulnerability with our economic reliance on fossil fuels and throw in a 25 per cent U.S. tariff threat, and what you get is the current national crisis.

Research shows that social media influencers can shape climate denialism around the world.

Firm disclosed its private sector work, Guardian Australia is told, but it is not known which clients were listed

Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence.

Trump sums up his energy policy as “drill, baby, drill” and pledged to dismantle what he calls Democrats’ “green new scam” in favor of boosting production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, the main causes of climate change.

Perpetual Energy's stock is down more than 99 per cent since it first went public and it played a key role in another company's 2018 bankruptcy — one that left the public on the hook for more than $200 million in reclamation liabilities. So why is its CEO getting feted as a leader?

As part of its ongoing BC election coverage, Canada’s National Observer is providing a cheat sheet on parties’ climate plans to date

One of 39 nations that pledged to end non-domestic support for fossil fuels at the COP26 climate change conference in 2021, Canada spent $6.75-billion less last year backing new sector projects, according to International Institute of Sustainable Development

A trove of monthly odour complaints to a Metro Vancouver hotline reveal over 200 grievances were filed with the municipal government between August 2022 and November 2023. The documents obtained by Canada's National Observer through an access to information request show about 50 people filed complaints, with one person filing 53 between December 2022 and June 2023.

Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote B.C. First Nation territory.

Oil and gas companies in B.C. used record amounts of fresh water in their operations in 2023, according to new data published by the BC Energy Regulator.