Andrew Leach
Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Alberta. Interested in climate change, constitutional law, and energy infrastructure. Find me here or on the web at aleach.ca.
- Reposted by Andrew LeachGood read from @aleach.ca on the oil market and the case—or lack thereof—for a new pipeline. Puts some good context into the talk of Keystone XL revival or Ford's west-east pipeline study.
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- Reposted by Andrew LeachOil pipelines are back in the spotlight. But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline. Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...
- Reposted by Andrew LeachNEW PODCAST: • Economist @aleach.ca on the obstacles and challenges for Alberta's pipeline push • The latest on Alberta's teachers' strike • New polling on the Canada-US relationship 🎧 robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-ob... 📺 youtu.be/YT98bJ-zcUs
- Excited to be heading back to Ottawa for this event on Oct 9. Hopefully you can join us, in person or online.
- Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads. Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
- Reposted by Andrew LeachNo. He hasn’t stopped with this delusional nonsense. “We don’t need their oil. We don’t need their cars.” Don’t think for one minute this this is over. #cdnpoli
- From last night. Don't let anyone convince you that "we export crude and import the refined products back to Canada." that's not how it works.
- Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.
- Too many Canadians are under the impression that we export crude and import refined products in our trade relationship with the US. The first is true, and the second is true to a much smaller degree only in some parts of Canada for some fuels. In general, we're net exporters of refined products too.
- Offered without comment: almost all of the US supply of nuclear fuel is imported. Here's where it comes from:
- Oh, hello existential dread and related feelings.
- There was never a time when every hard worker had a pension. And if you factor in the share that are public sector here, a class of people PP likely doesn't think of as hard workers on the whole, the story gets even more ridiculous.
- We're going to go back to a time when every worker had powerful paycheques...
- When was this Canada where "everyone who works hard gets a powerful paycheque and a pension?" And given that much of our remaining pension coverage is in the public service, how is PP going to make this happen? Expand the PS? Force private companies to offer pensions? Push unionization? What?
- Reposted by Andrew LeachFor the evening crowd, my latest YouTube episode, where @aleach.ca and I talk about the ghosts of pipeline proposals past, and why they failed #cdnpoli
- Reposted by Andrew LeachNew episodes released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I talk to @aleach.ca about the ghosts of pipeline proposals that premiers have been trying to resurrect. #cdnpoli
- It's been ten days. It feels like 84 years.
- Merry Christmas to all of you.
- Reposted by Andrew LeachGlad to see the Feds moved in the direction of more flexibility in today’s announced Clean Electricity Regulations. This piece by @aleach.ca and me from a year ago holds up well… (Sorry about the paywall…) www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
- I'd volunteer to work on the Canadian version, but I have a highly-developed fear of falling from height.
- If you want to learn more about advanced aerial mobility (obv), here's a report I was a part of called Advanced Aerial Mobility: A National Blueprint. Note: that's exactly how drones look IRL nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2564...
- @jlisayoung.bsky.social opened a browser and chose academic violence...
- Graphic design is my passion.
- The long-awaited follow-up to this Icelandic masterpiece
- Those who enjoy reading the specific wording of the Constitution in terms of provincial jurisdiction over resources might want to take a glance at sections 91(2) and 92A(2) and (3). Section 92A(3) is particular worth reading carefully.
- Where in the US does Canadian crude oil go? Mostly to the midwest, with increasing although much smaller volumes headed to the Gulf Coast. Not as much of a bump into PADD V (West Coast) as I would have expected w TMX. cc @roryjohnston.bsky.social
- (My econ 366 students will learn to make this graph in their second data assignment later in the Winter term)
- Each term, I have to recompile all of my data exercises and assignments for my economics class at which time I learn of all of the updates to column names, API content types, and other frustrating changes to public data!
- Reposted by Andrew LeachIt'll never work, Andrew feeds on the hate. It flows through him and makes him stronger.
- Interesting: suddenly past the tipping point of rate of engagement on here vs in the other place. It sure feels like the algos over there have run me into the ground over the past few weeks.
- Seems that Alberta must have built a whole lot of wind and solar plants that all came online simultaneously on Jan 1, 2021 and drove up price levels and market volatility? Or, perhaps it was something else? Gee, I wonder what it could have been? An increase in market concentration, perhaps?
