Canada’s largest energy company is responsible for having created great wealth, but some of the pedestrians on Encana’s road to โsuccessโ have been badly injured by theย juggernaut.
Adrian Morrow in Calgary’s online FastForwardWeekly offers a closer look at some of those victims, including DeSmogblog friend and tipster, Jessica Ernst, whose water has been so badly contaminated by Encana’s natural gas operations that she can set it onย fire.
A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
