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Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.

Markham Hislop


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    Is Trump a fascist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 38:47


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews veteran American journalist Llewellyn King about his column,  “Political Fear Stalks Law, Education, Journalism, Migration." While King says US President Donald Trump hasn't adopted the mantle of fascism, he governs like a fascist. Markham argues that that makes him a fascist whether he describes himself as one or not. A spirited, fascinating look at the descent of the United States into chaos.Dan Gardner's substack post, Is it Fascism?:  https://dgardner.substack.com/p/is-it-fascism

    Danielle Smith, Ben Shapiro and selling the Alberta myth in the good ole USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 18:21


    Energy journalist Markham Hislop explains the context for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's upcoming interview Thursday with US MAGA podcaster Ben Shapiro in Florida. Hint: Alberta thinks the energy future will look just like the energy past and it wants Trump and the Canadian government to get out of its way. The problem is that the future will likely be very different than Alberta expects.

    Trump's Stupid Trade War and Green Party leader Elizabeth May's response

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 43:40


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Elizabeth May, Green Party co-leader along with Jonathan Pedneault, about her party's proposal to stop exporting raw natural resources. The Greens also propose create a natural resources "Strategic Reserves" to protect Canadian workers.

    Should we ignore Western Canada alienation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 71:13


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Professor Christopher Ragan, an associate professor and the founding Director of McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy, as well as the author of a recent op-ed titled, “Western alienation is real and cannot be dismissed.” Markham took the position that many of Alberta's issues with Canadian energy and climate policies are unfounded or overblown.

    Canada needs this economic strategy NOW!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 33:02


    Markham interviews Professor Bentley Allan, professor at Johns Hopkins University and a Transition Pathway Principal with Calgary-based Transition Accelerator. Bentley is also an expert on industrial strategy and policy.

    Don't let Jason Kenney rewrite history

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 37:41


    Journalist Markham Hislop revisits some of his columns from 2018 to 2022 about former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's oil and gas policy approach. After several years out of the public spotlight, Kenney is again active on social media, positioning himself as a political moderate. Will he run for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership if the position opens up? If he does, the Canadians need to review his record as Alberta premier.

    How to fix Canada's economy so Trump can't destroy it

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 28:54


    Journalist Markham Hislop explains Canada 2050's 3-part strategy for adding value to natural resources, electrifying extraction and processing, and building necessary infrastructure. He excerpts from his interview with one of Canada's leading industrial policy experts, Dr. Bentley Allan of Johns Hopkins University, to explain how Canada 2050's could be implemented.

    Resist the LNG hype, Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 25:05


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Janetta McKenzie, director of the oil and gas program for the Pembina Institute, about the report, "Turning Tides: The economic risks of B.C.'s LNG expansion in a changing energy market."

    Trump unleashes chaos on the American economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 18:27


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Ed Hirs, a University of Houston economist and frequent media commentator on the US economy. They talk tariffs and trade, market volatility, and oil prices.

    Energy as a technology and the fourth industrial revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 31:56


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Professor Dimitry Anastakis, LR Wilson/RJ Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, University of Toronto. Don't let the title fool you. Canada is already behind in the transition to the new technologies of the 4th industrial revolution, including the development and adoption of clean energy technologies like solar and EVs.

    First Nations taking lead on renewable energy in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 35:20


    Journalist Markham Hislop Adam Regier, one of the co-authors of “Stretch and transform for energy justice: Indigenous advocacy for institutional transformative change of electricity in British Columbia, Canada,” published in the July, 2025 issue of the journal, Energy Policy

    Canada Election 2025: The electricity system Canada desperately needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 25:59


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Bruce Lourie, president of the Ivey Foundation and chair of the Transition Accelerator, about his March 20 Globe and Mail op-ed, “Letting electrons free as part of a new Canadian economy.”

    Manning, Smith hold Big Oil's gun to Canada's head

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 23:19


    Journalist Markham Hislop explains what's behind threats from right-wing activist Preston Manning and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to start a "national unity crisis" that will lead to Western Canada separating from Canada. Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne points out that there is no popular support for independence.

    Mark Carney's energy plan: is it any good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 29:48


    Journalist Markham Hislop walks viewers through the Liberal Party of Canada's energy platform, announced April 9 in Calgary, Alberta. The conclusion? Some very good ideas, some that were not as good, and still plenty of questions left to be answered.

    Mark Carney's tinkering with big project approvals will win no fans in Alberta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 33:04


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews law professor Shaun Fluker, University of Calgary, about Liberal Leader Mark Carney's proposals to speed up big project approvals. Like pipelines or transmission lines.

    Don't let Jason Kenney rewrite history

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 37:41


    Journalist Markham Hislop revisits some of his columns from 2018 to 2022 about former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's oil and gas policy approach. After several years out of the public spotlight, Kenney is again active on social media, positioning himself as a political moderate. Will he run for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership if the position opens up? If he does, the Canadians need to review his record as Alberta premier.

    Canadian rage at Trump's threats

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 29:00


    Energi Media CEO Markham Hislop appeared the weekend of April 5 and 6, 2025 on the US PBS program, White House Chronicle, hosted by Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III.Note: the audio is sometimes not synched with the video.

    Powering the electrification of the Canadian, American economies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 36:31


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Tim King, president of Nexans North America, a global cable products company, about the electrification of the North American economy and how Canadian and American power grids are responding to growing power demand. Hint: not well in the US, better in Canada.

    Digging into the deets of Trump's tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 32:37


    Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Angella MacEwen, is a senior economist with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the author of the very interesting Substack, Social Economics.

    Canada vs USA, clean energy, innovation with Josh Dorfman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 47:20


    Markham interviews Josh Dorfman, climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. As CEO and host of Supercool, Josh hosts the company's weekly podcast spotlighting real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, boost the bottom line, and improve modern life.

    PBO brutally muffs the math of oil/gas emissions cap impacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 40:48


    Energy journalist Markham Hislop interviews economist Dave Sawyer of Enviro Economics about the Parliamentary Budget Officer's math mistakes in its economic impact study of the Government of Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap. The cap is extremely contentious, especially in Alberta, the epicentre of Canada's oil and gas industry.

    Over-generate with wind, solar to keep gas in the Alberta grid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 39:02


    Markham interviews Kristina Pearson about her paper, co-authored with Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary, titled “The mid-transition in the electricity sector: impacts of growing wind and solar electricity on generation costs and natural gas generation in Alberta.”

    Electrification will increasingly drive US economy, but where will the power come from?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 24:35


    Markham interviews Eddie Soleymani and Shidan Gouran, founders of Bluesphere Ventures, a venture capital firm that funds and nurtures startups addressing America's escalating energy demands. It brings together industry-leading entrepreneurs and experts to develop solutions across energy storage, clean energy marketplaces, carbon capture, and renewable energy credit systems.

    AER's outrageous oil sands spill reporting errors subject of new paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 60:43


    Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, who has spent most of his career studying the ecological impact of the oil sands, about his recently published paper, “Regulatory failure to monitor and manage the impacts of tailings spills, Alberta, Canada," in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

    Demand is skyrocketing...where will US get the electricity it needs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 38:14


    Arrogance, complacency behind legacy automakers' failure in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 44:09


    Is solar's best opportunity at utility-scale or rooftops?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 26:43


    Markham interviews Prasanna Krishnan of Surya Energy Consulting and Andy Hira, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University about their new paper, “The macro view of solar policy: The case for supporting utility-scale power.”

    E-fuels, biofuels have plenty of promise and hurdles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 25:09


    Markham interviews Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, author of the new  report, "Sustainable Biofuels & E-Fuels Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Forecasts."

    Rystad's long-term oil forecast: after 2030, it's all downhill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 32:49


    Markham interviews Jarand Rystad, founder and CEO of highly respected consulting firm Rystad Energy, which recently released a new report, Long-term Oil Macro Scenarios.

    Canada doubles down on clean electricity generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 27:04


    Ex-ENMAX CEO's new solar business model takes flight in New Zealand

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 47:19


    Combustion of oil and gas giving way to high efficiency of electricity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 37:19


    Global auto industry disrupted by China's soaring EV-makers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 19:56


    Biofuels a great pivot for oil companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 44:55


    Markham interviews Dr. Werner Antweiler, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, about his recent CD Howe Institute policy brief titled, Scaling Up: The Promise and Perils of Canada's Biofuels Strategy.

    Is economic direct air carbon capture possible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 38:21


    'A Pragmatist's Guide to Energizing the USA' with author Rick Wrenn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 49:54


    US solar set to grow 7x by 2050. Now lowest cost electricity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 33:55 Transcription Available


    Markham interviews Marija Vujacic, Global Product Manager for Energy Storage at Hitachi, “The Solar Power System: Building a sustainable grid for a brighter energy future.” 

    Seed capital for UCalgary energy startups feeds innovation ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 29:19


    US and Canada's integrated oil and gas system under Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 46:59 Transcription Available


    Markham interviews Joe Calnan about his co-authored paper, with Rory Johnston, “The Co-Evolution of the Canada-U.S. Oil Industry and Possible Implications of Donald Trump's Re-election." Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

    Alberta oil sand emissions still rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 17:30


    Markham interviews economist Kevin Birn, Canadian Oil Markets Chief Analyst and Head of Center for Emissions Excellence, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    Climate finance for less developed countries boosted by Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 24:18


    Markham interviews Soomin Han, Climate Finance Policy Analyst for the Climate Action Network, about GAIA, a new finance platform that mobilizes climate-focused investments in vulnerable regions launched by Canada at COP29.

    Electric vehicle to grid integration coming soon to your neighbourhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 31:24


    Markham interviews Shazan Siddiqi, Senior Technology Analyst at UK-based IDTechEx and author of a new report, “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2025-2035: Markets, Technologies, and Forecasts”.

    The argument to keep Alberta electricity de-regulated

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 46:10


    Solar is bigger than Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 38:21


    Texas' power grid a lot like Alberta's (not in a good way)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 53:38


    Alberta electricity retailer defends de-regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 46:10


    Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of UTILITYNet, about his recent op-ed defending Alberta's deregulated system, “Power in the Public Interest: Re-regulation and increased public ownership in Alberta's electricity sector.”

    Trump and American renewables...is there a small silver lining?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 38:21


    An insider's view of China's EV industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 43:12 Transcription Available


    Markham interviews Alysha Webb, long-time freelance automotive journalist who pens the ChinaEV blog. 

    Will Trump roll back Biden's clean energy industrial policies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 25:19


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