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News from 2026
BC Wildfires and Fossil Fuel Royalties Link
August 21, 2026 路 Interviewed on CFAX radio, CKNW (Mike Smyth Show), Global TV, and CBC Daybreak
Annual Cost of Fighting B.C. Wildfires Doubled in a Decade, 51猎奇入口Report Says
August 18, 2026 路 Andy Hira quoted in Vancouver Sun
Andy Hira on the Ship of Fools Podcast: Canadian Energy Policy and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
July 3, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on the Ship of Fools podcast
With Wildfires and Trade War, Do the US and Canada Need Another East-West Grid?
June 25, 2026 路 Interviewed on CBC's Cross Country Checkup
Milestone or Baby Step? German Utility Cites Conditions on Ksi Lisims LNG Purchase
May 30, 2026 路 Op-ed cited in The Energy Mix
Comments on Possible BC Tanker Ban Overturn and Fossil Fuel Investment
May 28, 2026 路 Giacomo Buratti interviewed on Omni TV (Ontario)
Status and Prospects for the Ksi Lisims Natural Gas Project
Late May 2026 路 Interview on National Post
German Natural Gas Purchase Commitment to Ksi Lisims and BC Gas Market Economics
Late May 2026 路 Keith Wiley interviewed on Co-op Radio (Kootenays)
We Could Be Growing a Lot of BC's Food Under Solar Panels
May 25, 2026 路 Omri Haiven featured on the Farming in BC podcast
B.C. energy reform: new legislation proposed to speed up renewable energy projects
May 25, 2026 路 Jae Mather interviewed on CKNW
Ontario to Double the Amount of Electricity It Can Store
May 25, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Financial Post
Federal-Alberta Pipeline MOU Signing
May 15, 2026 路 Interviewed on CBC Live TV
Proposed Federal-Alberta Pipeline MOU
May 8, 2026 路 Interviewed on CBC Live TV with Ian Hanomansing
Canadian Energy Policy Challenges in Light of Trump's Tariffs
April 25, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on BC Today
Enbridge's Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Project in BC
April 24, 2026 路 Interviewed on CBC Vancouver
Pipeline North or South? Risks Follow Either BC Route
April 23, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on National Observer
Minister Reveals Ambition to Triple Production at BC LNG Terminal
April 1, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Business in Vancouver
Adamant Group Webinar: LNG -- Not in Our National Interest
March 31, 2026 路 Comments on the economics of LNG for an Adamant Group webinar
Genome BC's Ideas Lab
March 25, 2026 路 Andy Hira participation in Genome BC event
Andy Hira Receives Leadership Training from the Climate Reality Project
March 25, 2026 路
The Cuban Energy Crisis Discussed on CFAX 1070
Late March 2026 路 Interviewed by Ryan Price on CFAX 1070
The Problematic Nature of LNG and Fossil Fuel Pipelines
March 25, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed by Stephen Quinn on CBC
Can the US-Israel-Iran War Push Canada Towards Renewables?
March 23, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on The Pointer
Lessons from the Clean Energy Research Group and Obstacles to Climate Progress in Canada
February 25, 2026 路 Andy Hira presentation to the Atlantic Canada Climate Network
EcoCentric -- January 27, 2026 Episode: LNG Subsidies
January 26, 2026 路 Andy Hira, Keith Wiley interviewed on Kootenay Co-operative Radio
Who Will Pay to Electrify North Coast LNG and Mining Projects? All of Us, It Turns Out
January 26, 2026 路 Andy Hira interviewed on The Narwhal
News from 2025
South Okanagan Winery Owner Invests Millions in Solar Vineyard Project
December 25, 2025 路 Coverage of Okanagan agrivoltaics project in iNwine
Carbon Capture and Storage
December 24, 2025 路 Magnus Thyvold interviewed on CJSF
The Politics of LNG in BC
December 19, 2025 路 Le Monde Diplomatique
Townhall Looks to the Future of Agrivoltaics
December 17, 2025 路 Coverage of CERG workshop in Country Life in BC
Federal-Alberta Pipeline MOU Coverage
Late November - early December 2025 路 Interviews on CBC News Network, The Canadian Press, Omni/CTV, Fairchild TV, and National Post
Carbon Capture and Storage
Late November 2025 路 Morgana Adby interviewed on CFAX 1070
Why politicians are so amped up about B.C. power lines
November 18, 2025 路 Lynsey Duncombe interviewed on CBC's The National
B.C.'s 'Economic Engine' Is Revving -- But Do We Need the Power?
November 18, 2025 路 Quoted by Shannon Waters in The Narwhal
CBC Interview with Premier David Eby
November 15, 2025 路 CERG featured in CBC
New Federal Budget's LNG Project Funding
Mid-November 2025 路 Interviewed on CBC Radio West, CBC On the Coast, and CBC All Points West
51猎奇入口Prof Questions Economic and Environmental Case for Ksi Lisims LNG
November 12, 2025 路 Interviewed on CBC's On the Coast
COP Climate Talks and Canadian Policy
November 12, 2025 路 Interviewed by Deep Singh on 600 AM
Town Hall by 51猎奇入口Non-Profit to Discuss Use of Solar in the Wine Industry in Oliver
October 20, 2025 路 Coverage on Castanet
Prospects of New Oil and Gas Pipelines
October 14, 2025 路 Interviewed by Lilian Lang on Fairchild TV
Alberta's Proposed New Oil Pipeline to Northern BC
October 2, 2025 路 Interviewed by Scott Shantz on CKNW
Renewable Energy Economics
September 17, 2025 路 Interviewed by Magnus Thyvold on CJSF
Any New Oil Pipeline Will Need Massive Taxpayer Subsidies, Analyst Warns
September 16, 2025 路 Andy Hira interviewed by Mitchell Beer in The Energy Mix
Hira Quoted on Lack of Business Case for LNG
September 12, 2025 路 Andy Hira quoted in BC Today
LNG Canada Phase Two Added to Federal Priority Project List
September 11, 2025 路 Interviewed on Energetic City
LNG Canada Expansion: A Costly Investment for Canadians
September 11, 2025 路 Interviewed on CFNR FM
B.C. LNG, Copper Mine Projects Crack First Pass of Federal 'Nation-Building' List
September 11, 2025 路 Quoted in Vancouver Sun
B.C. Tapped for Two of Five 'Nation-Building' Projects
September 11, 2025 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Business in Vancouver
London-Based Crown LNG Pitches Export Project for Newfoundland and Labrador
September 2, 2025 路 Quoted in The Globe and Mail
CERG Fossil Fuels Scorecard Coverage
September 2-15, 2025 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Radio Coop Kootenays, BC Today, and City News Ottawa
Will LNG Canada Transform Global Fuels Markets?
July 11, 2025 路 Andy Hira featured in The Dialogue: Energy Advisor
Whether It's Too Late for Canada to Respond to Climate Change
July 10, 2025 路 Interviewed on CBC and Sierra Club BC
Would Accelerated Projects Spur Canada's Economy?
June 26, 2025 路 Andy Hira featured in The Dialogue: Latin American Advisor
Premier Eby Wants TMX at Full Capacity Before Discussion of Another Pipeline. Experts Say It's Close
June 24, 2025 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Vancouver Sun
Energy Minister Hodgson Has Background Moving Big Projects, But Some Sector Experts Question Plans to Build Up Conventional Energy Alongside Renewables
June 2, 2025 路 Interviewed in The Hill Times
News from 2024
The Great Disruption
November 27, 2024 路 Andy Hira presentation on his book, recorded on YouTube
The Opening of Site C
November 21, 2024 路 Andy Hira interviewed by Camille Vernet on Radio Canada
BC's Provincial Elections and Climate Change Policies
November 20, 2024 路 Andy Hira interviewed by Anais Elboujdaini on CBC French
Comparing the Benefits of Geothermal vs. Waste Water vs. Natural Gas Heating Sources
November 15, 2024 路 Dr. Sajjan Pokhrel (UBC) presentation to CERG
CERG Research on Nuclear Power Presented to Climate Conversations
October 30, 2024 路 Andy Hira presentation to Climate Conversations (Surrey)
Smoke and Mirrors (Book Synopsis Presented to the Association of Pacific Rim Universities)
October 29, 2024 路 Andy Hira presentation to the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
The LNG Industry in BC
October 8, 2024 路 Andy Hira interviewed by Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio
Energy Cooperatives in Canada
September 27, 2024 路 Dr. Julie MacArthur (Royal Roads University) presentation to CERG
Site C Discussed
September 18, 2024 路 Andy Hira interviewed on BC Today, CBC Radio, and TV
Reducing Maritime Emissions (Paper Presented to the National Sustainability Society)
September 6, 2024 路 Andy Hira presentation (with Hossein Hagh Parast) to the National Sustainability Society, Seattle
Solutions for Plastic Waste Around the World
April 19, 2024 路 CERG workshop and public forum at SFU's downtown campus
Hydrogen: Energy Storage of the Future or Pie in the Sky?
April 5, 2024 路 Andy Hira presentation to the International Studies Association, San Francisco
First Careers in Energy and Environment Event
March 14, 2024 路 Andy Hira and Donna Dove (SFU) event
News from 2023
Forum on the Future of Nuclear Power at SFU
November 30, 2023 路 CERG forum featuring Andy Hira, Andrew Wright, Taco Niet, John Richards (SFU), Allison MacFarlane and M.V. Ramana (UBC)
Plastic Waste Upcycling Project in Nepal
9 鈥� 12 October 2023 路 Andy Hira participation
Moving from Fossil Fuels to a Green Economy: A Review of Recent Research Work by the 51猎奇入口Clean Energy Research Group
March 27, 2023 路 Andy Hira talk at UBC
Indigenous Utility Regulation
March 24, 2023 路 Kyra Vergara (51猎奇入口Sociology) talk to CERG
Energi Talks - Episode 130: BC LNG -- More Evidence There Is No Business Case for Expansion
February 14, 2023 路 Andy Hira interviewed on Energi Talks podcast
News from 2022
Wind Should Play a Bigger Role in B.C.'s Energy Mix, Experts Say
August 5, 2022 路 Media coverage in Politics Today
Cities, Right Wing Solutions & Community Energy (Episode 812)
April 29, 2022 路 Andy Hira interviewed on The Green Majority podcast
New Exhibit on Preventing Extinctions in Small Islands
March 7, 2022 路 CERG Executive Director Andrew Wright, Vancouver's Science World
Lessons from Vancouver's District Energy Systems
February 25, 2022 路 Daniel Broid (NYU) talk to CERG Forum
In Memoriam: Anitra Paris
February 1, 2022 路
Deficiencies of Socially Responsible Investment Reporting Information Systems
January 31, 2022 路 Andy Hira featured on Energi Media
News from 2021
Where They Stand: Parties' Renewable Energy Pledges
September 13, 2021 路 Andy Hira quoted in The Tyee
Community-Level Solutions for Climate Change
August 31, 2021 路 Andy Hira, Feyza Sahinyazan, and Prasanna Krishnan presentation to NIICE (Nepal)
Energi Media Interview with Ester di Maio da Cunha
August 26, 2021 路 Ester di Maio da Cunha interviewed on Energi Media
Energi Media Video Interview with Dr. Feyza Sahinyazan
August 2, 2021 路 Dr. Feyza Sahinyazan interviewed on Energi Media
BC Needs a Reboot on Independent Power Projects
June 27, 2021 路 Editorial coverage of CERG working paper in National Observer
Energi Media Interview with Luke Faulks
June 21, 2021 路 Luke Faulks interviewed on Energi Media
Researchers Urge More Support for Geothermal in BC, Canada
April 1, 2021 路 Coverage of CERG geothermal working paper in Think GeoEnergy
Energi Media Video Interview on the Geothermal Working Paper
March 27, 2021 路 Featured on Energi Media
Dr. Feyza Sahinyazan Wins Small SSHRC Grant for Study of Indigenous Power in Western Canada
March 10, 2021 路
News from 2020
A SHARED Future -- Interview with Dr. Anil (Andy) Hira on BC's Utilities Commission Report, Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry
April 20, 2020 路 Andy Hira interviewed in A SHARED Future newsletter