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August 13, 2014 6:00AM

In the rush to regulate, consumers will pay
Kenneth P. Green
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In the wake of the Lac-Mégantic oil-by-rail disaster, when a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken field exploded in Quebec, some people began to characterize Bakken crude oil as “uniquely flammable,” with an implication that new rail car standards might be required to move the material.

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July 24, 2014 10:00AM

Ensuring the Alberta advantage
Livio Di Matteo, Jason Clemens
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Alberta’s decades long economic success is a result of resource wealth, relatively sound public policies and a growing skilled labour force. Compared to other energy-producing jurisdictions such as Alaska, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Texas, and Wyoming, Alberta does well economically but there are areas of concern, which if ignored, may affect the province’s long-term prosperity.

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alberta advantage, an economic and fiscal comparison of alberta and other north american energy producing provinces and states, alberta economy, Livio Di Matteo, jason clemens, energy producing provinces, energy producing states, alaska, north dakota, saskatchewan, texas, wyonimg, alberta's heritage fund