Energi Talks

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 Institute for Tech Diplomacy.

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