Energi Talks

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. 

Markham interviews Stewart Prest, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University.

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/022800893X Link to supplementary materials for the book:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_bStEhVMIFuABOhtpoivoDgPkGMEVTS/view

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/

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.

Markham interviews Beth McDaniel, president of Reactive Surfaces.

Markham interviews Stefan U. Pauer, senior analyst at Clean Energy Canada. According to new modelling by Clean Energy Canada and Navius Research, Canadian jobs in clean energy set to grow 7% a year, from 509,000 in 2025 to 2.7 million in a net-zero 2050. 

Markham interviews Zachary Karabell, founder of The Progress Network and co-host of the podcast What Could Go Right.  He was educated at Columbia, Oxford and Harvard, where he received his Ph. D. He has written widely on economics, investing, history, and international relations. We’re going to talk about good news concerning the fight against climate change.

Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic, University of Calgary, about the report of Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie, "Liability Management of (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas Infrastructure," released on March 23, 2023.

Markham interviews Keith Stewart  of Greenpeace Canada, which is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate claims made by the Pathway Alliance's “Let’s clear the air” campaign.  Pathways Alliance provided the following comment by email: "We will take the necessary time to review the complaint and will not be speaking directly to it at this time. What I can say is our campaign acknowledges the o...

Markham interviews Alex Barnes, Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, author of “The EU Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Package: help or hindrance for the development of a European hydrogen market?”

Markham interviews Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geophysicist and Life-Cycle (Liability) Management Developer who has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry under the Alberta Energy Regulator’s rules.

Markham interviews economist Jason Dion, senior research director, Canadian Climate Institute, about the  oped, "Electric federalism: An idea whose time has come."

Markham interviews Kasandra O'Malia, Project Manager, with Global Energy Monitor, co-authors of “Race to the Top: Latin America 2023”

Markham interviews Mike Andrade, CEO, Toronto-based Morgan Solar. He is a professional engineer with over 30 years’ experience working with dozens of the technology firms.

Markham interviews Former U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa J. Peter Pham’s recent op-ed “A Wake-Up Call for Green Energy Dreams” outlined how the United States can wean itself from dependence on China and other rivals for critical minerals that power our renewable energy infrastructure. Amb. Pham is a ​​distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council and a senior advisor at the Krach...

Collection of 22 essays edited by Trevor Harrison, professor at the University of Lethbridge, and Ricardo Acuna, executive director of Parkland Institute. Available from Black Rose Press www.blackrosebooks.com

Markham interviews Jason MacLean, assistant professor of law at the University of New Brunswick and an expert on environmental law.

Markham interviews Kacie Peters and Peter Protopappas with US solar provider Pivot Energy about why community solar should be a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle.

Markham interviews Xavier Richer Vis with the Investigative Journalism Foundation and Cloe Logan of the National Observer, co-authors of “Big Oil lobbyists outgun environmentalists with access to most powerful federal ministries.”

Markham interviews Mark Zacharias, executive director of Clean Energy Canada.

Markham interviews Duane Bratt, professor of political science, Mount Royal University, about " Take Back Alberta wields 'disproportionate' power in provincial politics ."

Markham interviews Paul Doucette, University of Houston Energy’s Hydrogen Program Officer.

Markham interviews Mandy Olsgard, independent toxicologist and risk assessor about the 2022 release of industrial wastewater and the Feb. 4 spill of 5.3 million litres of wastewater from a storage pond at Imperial Oil's Kearl oil sands plant.

Markham interviews Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav, associate professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of British Columbia and CEO and co-founder of Vancouver-based Tersa, a startup specializing in carbon-neutral solutions for remediating mining waste and recovering metals