Energi Talks
Markham Hislop
Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.
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May 18, 2023 • 35min
The case for BC LNG, redux
Markham interviews Paul Sullivan, Senior VP Global LNG + FLNG Worley, who has been involved in a number of BC LNG project proposals and understands the economics of the global and Canadian LNG industries.
May 1, 2023 • 48min
Report critical of Suncor's plan to cut northern wetland in half
Markham interviews Dr. Lorna Harris, scientist and program lead, Forests, Peatlands and Climate Change for · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada discusses a report co-authored with Dr. Kelly Biagi, “A Review of Suncor’s McClelland Lake Wetland Complex Operational Plan for the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project” for the Alberta Wilderness Association.
Apr 21, 2023 • 28min
Canada must step up its clean energy industrial policy or fall behind
Markham interviews Dr. Bentley Allan, a research director at Alberta-based Transition Accelerator and one of the authors of “Critical Next Steps to Ensure Canada’s Future Competitiveness.”
Apr 21, 2023 • 39min
Michael Liebreich on why hydrogen is NOT a silver bullet
Markham interviews Michael Liebreich, Senior Contributor, BloombergNEF, and author of the op-ed, The Unbearable Lightness of Hydrogen, December 2022.Check out his podcast: Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.
Apr 18, 2023 • 29min
Citizens sue SaskPower over natural gas power plants
Markham interviews David Maenz, one of the technical experts on the Saskatchewan strategic climate litigation.Climate Justice Saskatoon and 7 Saskatchewan residents, aged 15 to 80, filed an application at the Court of King’s Bench on March 31, 2023, claiming that expanding gas-fired electricity generation violates their Charter rights to life, security of person, and equality.
Apr 18, 2023 • 24min
Poilievre, Musk and the Lügenpresse campaign to de-legitimize CBC
Markham interviews Stewart Prest, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University.
Apr 16, 2023 • 57min
The Hidden Scourge: Alberta Energy Regulator is a horror show
Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, principal investigator at Treeline Ecological Research and author of "The Hidden Scourge: Exposing the Truth about Fossil Fuel Industry Spills."Link to book: https://www.amazon.ca/Hidden-Scourge-Exposing-Fossil-Industry/dp/022800893XLink to supplementary materials for the book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_bStEhVMIFuABOhtpoivoDgPkGMEVTS/view
Apr 13, 2023 • 42min
Did Canada grossly overpay for the St Thomas VW battery plant?
Markham interviews Prof. Greig Mordue, ArcelorMittal Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy, McMaster University.Link: https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/analysis-did-canada-and-ontario-pay-too-much-money-for-volkswagens-battery-plant/
Apr 3, 2023 • 34min
How will US Inflation Reduction Act affect emerging hydrogen economy?
Markham interviews Dr. Tim Lieuwen is Regents’ Professor, holder of the David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair, and the executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech.
Mar 30, 2023 • 36min
New tech uses algae in paint to capture carbon
Markham interviews Beth McDaniel, president of Reactive Surfaces.
