Post by @evdelen@mstdn.ca

2026-09-05 23:11 UTC

For all of the focus on building another Trans Mountain pipeline or another Coastal GasLink pipeline across BC, if Canada wanted to service Europe with its "Energy" products, wouldn't it make more sense to build a pipeline to Churchill, MB? (Note, because we're quickly exiting the age of fossil fuels and have already entered the age of electricity I am not actually advocating this position, but it makes more economic sense than increasing the capacity of pipelines that aren't near their current capacity yet and which already service Asia which itself is rapidly electrifying. Canada's "fossil fuel energy" economy will only be economically viable for, like, 10 or 15 more years, TOPS!) #Discussion #CDNPoli #OilSands #TarSands #ABPoli #CanPoli #FossilFuels #EnergyEconomy #Canada #Alberta #MBPoli #Manitoba #Pipeline #Pipelines #Churchill #ChurchillMB

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@ScribblersEmporium@mastodon.world 2026-09-06 00:34

@evdelen@mstdn.ca The Alberta Tar Sand crude is so heavy that it requires specialized refineries. Europe might not have that capacity. Natural gas is probably a different story.

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@pinhman@humanwords.party 2026-09-06 04:26

@evdelen@mstdn.ca How about the American owned 'Canadian' oil industry and Canada's banks that make their profits off the industry and pipeline pay off the 1st pipeline before a 2nd is even considered https://humanwords.party/@pinhman/117209038308594404 https://influencemap.org/briefing/Canada-s-Big-Five-Banks-Fueling-Fossil-Risk-33753 https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/07/news/oil-firms-profiting-iran-war-climate-crisis

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@Amgine@mamot.fr 2026-09-06 04:58

@evdelen@mstdn.ca The rail line to Churchill is not electric, nor likely to be in the foreseeable future. The shipping season from Churchill is over for 2026. It will be a long while before it is more than 4 months long. One cannot consider supplying Europe's energy needs from such a seasonal port. Europe is interested in LNG, though, not oil. I am not sure that would be any better out of Churchill. But there is one key thing: the rail is not owned by CNR.

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