gordonlaxerFeb 1, 20153 minOpinion: Plan for a low-carbon AlbertaBy Gordon Laxer, Edmonton Journal January 31, 2015 As Alberta’s economic engine falters, now is a good time to rethink the province...
Gordon LaxerJan 21, 20153 minOpinion: Canada should stockpile oil while prices are lowGordon Laxer, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: January 20, 2015 While oil is cheap, China is cannily buying up to 700,000...
Gordon LaxerJan 14, 20153 minOn the ethics and economics of the Sands and transport of its oilBurlington Discussion Group hosted by Jim Henry and Kiran Yashpal I led a discussion among 16 or so people at the home of Jim Henry and...
gordonlaxerJan 5, 201522 minShivering. Will the Rich Corner future energy supplies?My talk at the Parkland Institute's Fall Conference 2014 People Vs. Profiteers: Demanding Justice and Equity November 21 - 23, 2014 Nov...
gordonlaxerDec 13, 20145 min It's Time to Nationalize the Tar Sands: LukacsHalf of Canadians support a public takeover. We can't allow corporate recklessness any longer. By Martin Lukacs, 12 Dec 2014, TheTyee.ca...
gordonlaxerFeb 28, 20141 min Interview for KDNK Community Radio in Carbondale, ColoradoValley Voices Dr. Gordon Laxer, Canadian author, political economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, talks about...
gordonlaxerJan 11, 20143 minCanadian Left split over Alberta oilsands: WalkomCanadian Left split over Alberta oilsands: Walkom Some, like left-nationalist guru Mel Watkins say the tarsands should be shut right...
gordonlaxerAug 26, 20134 minEnergy East? Use oil from Newfoundland, not the tar sands Energy East? Use oil from Newfoundland, not the tar sands In Saint John New Brunswick, Mr. Harper exclaimed that with TransCanada's...
gordonlaxerApr 6, 20134 minPipelines won't solve our problemsEdmonton Journal published on Apr 6, 2013, was also published in the Victoria Times Colonist, the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald....
gordonlaxerOct 13, 20123 minQuebec ‘Non’ looms over west-to-east pipeline gambitToronto Star, October 13, 2012 October always brings shorter days, falling leaves and the bite of frost. This year, frost in Alberta is...
gordonlaxerOct 1, 20110 minPowerdown to a post-carbon future with Gordon Laxer (Philosophers' Café 2011 Oct 01)
gordonlaxerJul 27, 20113 minNational Energy Strategy a fraudNational Energy Strategy a fraud Don’t you dare ever try a national energy plan on us again, they cried. Leave it to the market....
gordonlaxerJul 26, 20113 minWhat in tar-nation?Published in the Toronto Star July 26, 2011 I never thought I’d see the day when the words “national,” “energy” and “strategy” would be...
gordonlaxerJul 14, 20113 min"Transitioning off fossil fuels" fall 2011 grad course"Transitioning off fossil fuels" fall 2011 grad course There is a wide awareness of the changes climate change may bring, but Canadians...
gordonlaxerMar 25, 20094 minYesterday's fuel, yesterday's dealYesterday's fuel, yesterday's deal Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 03/25/2009 Suncor’s proposed buyout of Petro-Canada is being touted as...
gordonlaxerJun 23, 20084 minBitten by the deal that once fed usBitten by the deal that once fed us Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 06/23/2008 John McCain’s visit to Canada on Friday was a preview of...
gordonlaxerFeb 8, 20083 minStrategic petroleum reservesStrategic petroleum reserves Appeared in: The Globe and Mail 02/07/2008 When Cape Bretoners were hit with a furnace-oil shortage in...