Simon Dyer
@simondyer.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Deputy Executive Director at Pembina Institute. Excited about clean energy, conservation, hiking, hunting and West Ham⚒️
Didn't have the Alberta government trying to legalize canned fenced hunts as "red tape reduction" in Bill 10 on my bingo card. This will be very controversial. www.assembly.ab.ca/assembly-bus...
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Didn't have the Alberta government trying to legalize canned fenced hunts as "red tape reduction" in Bill 10 on my bingo card. This will be very controversial. www.assembly.ab.ca/assembly-bus...
Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing www.pembina.org//blog/albert...
Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing | Pembina Institute
For all the economic benefits that Alberta’s storied history of oil and gas development has produced, there are staggering economic and environmental liabilities that now threaten the land, the people...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing www.pembina.org//blog/albert...
Amazing story that Alberta taxpayers are paying up to 10x the compensation necessary to coal companies as the Alberta Government extricates itself from the mess it created by selling coal leases in previously protected Eastern Slopes thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The Tyee
Two firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits.
thetyee.ca
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Amazing story that Alberta taxpayers are paying up to 10x the compensation necessary to coal companies as the Alberta Government extricates itself from the mess it created by selling coal leases in previously protected Eastern Slopes thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Did you know Alberta ranchers and farmers can get annual payments of $96,000 to $192,000 per quarter section (160 acres) by choosing to host solar energy projects on portions of their land?
Thinking about hosting a wind or solar farm on your land?
It could mean big annual lease payments, but there are a few things you’ll want to consider first.
That’s why we’ve put together a helpful guide to walk you through what you need to know. ⬇️
It could mean big annual lease payments, but there are a few things you’ll want to consider first.
That’s why we’ve put together a helpful guide to walk you through what you need to know. ⬇️
Guide to Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Projects | Pembina Institute
In less than a decade, renewable energy has brought substantial financial benefits to Alberta landowners and communities, while also generating affordable energy for the province's electrical grid.…
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October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Did you know Alberta ranchers and farmers can get annual payments of $96,000 to $192,000 per quarter section (160 acres) by choosing to host solar energy projects on portions of their land?
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
A strange start for “climate competitiveness” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/o...
A strange start for “climate competitiveness”
The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions — or Canadians’ tax dollars.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A strange start for “climate competitiveness” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/o...
Lesueur Ridge in the Ghost Public Land Use Zone is a beautiful little September hike
September 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lesueur Ridge in the Ghost Public Land Use Zone is a beautiful little September hike
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NEW: Our early estimate of Canada’s national emissions is out and shows progress stalled in 2024.
The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...
The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...
September 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW: Our early estimate of Canada’s national emissions is out and shows progress stalled in 2024.
The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...
The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...
Alberta’s move to undermine TIER industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’ www.pembina.org//media-relea...
Alberta’s move to undermine industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’ | Pembina Institute
CALGARY — CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, executive director of the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s announced changes to the Technology Innovation and ...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alberta’s move to undermine TIER industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’ www.pembina.org//media-relea...
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Where should we build electric truck chargers first?🔌
Our new report maps priority zones in the GTHA using truck traffic data, helping identify where to build charging infrastructure for #ElectricFreight.
The framework can be applied in CA cities. 1/2
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Our new report maps priority zones in the GTHA using truck traffic data, helping identify where to build charging infrastructure for #ElectricFreight.
The framework can be applied in CA cities. 1/2
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July 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Where should we build electric truck chargers first?🔌
Our new report maps priority zones in the GTHA using truck traffic data, helping identify where to build charging infrastructure for #ElectricFreight.
The framework can be applied in CA cities. 1/2
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Our new report maps priority zones in the GTHA using truck traffic data, helping identify where to build charging infrastructure for #ElectricFreight.
The framework can be applied in CA cities. 1/2
buff.ly/zzKmkxu
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#Alberta paid $30M+ in land rents for delinquent oil & gas companies in 2024, according to media reports this week.
It’s just one of the financial, health and safety risks posed by the 500K+ unused wells across Canada.
More in our new report 👇 1/2
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It’s just one of the financial, health and safety risks posed by the 500K+ unused wells across Canada.
More in our new report 👇 1/2
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July 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#Alberta paid $30M+ in land rents for delinquent oil & gas companies in 2024, according to media reports this week.
It’s just one of the financial, health and safety risks posed by the 500K+ unused wells across Canada.
More in our new report 👇 1/2
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It’s just one of the financial, health and safety risks posed by the 500K+ unused wells across Canada.
More in our new report 👇 1/2
buff.ly/Fhcc7YZ
Good news out of Alberta - the final legal establishment of the expanded Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park covering more than 186,000 hectares of boreal forest. First announced in 2012 as part of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
July 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Good news out of Alberta - the final legal establishment of the expanded Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park covering more than 186,000 hectares of boreal forest. First announced in 2012 as part of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
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Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below:
June 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below:
I'm surprised this line from the Premier didn't get more attention "Banning industries is just not something we are going to do" when the government has *LITERALLY* banned wind development in the same area where Albertans have repeatedly said they don't want coal
open.alberta.ca/publications...
open.alberta.ca/publications...
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I'm surprised this line from the Premier didn't get more attention "Banning industries is just not something we are going to do" when the government has *LITERALLY* banned wind development in the same area where Albertans have repeatedly said they don't want coal
open.alberta.ca/publications...
open.alberta.ca/publications...
Alberta continues its record of punitive rules for renewables while treating oil and gas extremely permissively. Strict 30% up front security for renewables while conventional oil and gas has no clear mandatory security and oilsands mines are less than 3% security. Sounds fair, right?
☀️💨💰 Alberta's new reclamation security rules for #RenewableEnergy are more onerous than that of 27 other jurisdictions we analyzed. It's hurting Alberta's competitiveness in the #CleanEnergy sector, our director, Jorden Dye, tells @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report
CALGARY - A report says new cleanup rules for renewable energy sites are hurting the competitiveness of Alberta's industry.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Alberta continues its record of punitive rules for renewables while treating oil and gas extremely permissively. Strict 30% up front security for renewables while conventional oil and gas has no clear mandatory security and oilsands mines are less than 3% security. Sounds fair, right?
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The plan fails to uphold the province’s legal requirement for caribou conservation and recovery, and significant revision is needed to ensure the protection of the species.
Respond to the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan public survey 👇
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Respond to the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan public survey 👇
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June 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The plan fails to uphold the province’s legal requirement for caribou conservation and recovery, and significant revision is needed to ensure the protection of the species.
Respond to the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan public survey 👇
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Respond to the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan public survey 👇
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Latest Pembina report - Down But Not Out - highlights the impact unfair changes to renewable energy rules have had on renewable energy investment in Alberta
Not long ago, Alberta was leading the country in wind and solar investment. But 2024 was the first year ever that the overall number of proposed renewable energy projects shrank – due in part to a concerningly high rate of cancellations.
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Latest Pembina report - Down But Not Out - highlights the impact unfair changes to renewable energy rules have had on renewable energy investment in Alberta
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New coalition files challenge against the Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure polluters pay for orphan well cleanup - "Despite Sequoia bankruptcy, Alberta Energy Regulator gives the oil and gas industry a staggering 83% discount on its 2025 orphan cleanup fee" c4re.ca/new-coalitio... #ABLeg #ABPoli
New coalition files challenge against the Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure polluters pay for orphan well cleanup | Coalition For Responsible Energy
Despite Sequoia bankruptcy, Alberta Energy Regulator gives the oil and gas industry a staggering 83% discount on its 2025 orphan cleanup fee
c4re.ca
May 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New coalition files challenge against the Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure polluters pay for orphan well cleanup - "Despite Sequoia bankruptcy, Alberta Energy Regulator gives the oil and gas industry a staggering 83% discount on its 2025 orphan cleanup fee" c4re.ca/new-coalitio... #ABLeg #ABPoli
Congratulations Stephen! Look forward to checking this out. Hope Lizzie Lake and the Gates of Shangri-La made the cut.
It’s Book Release Day!
The New 2nd Edition of 📚 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia 📚 features 36 new hikes — and it’s now available at bookstores everywhere.
Tell your friends!
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#105Hikes @greystonebooks.bsky.social
The New 2nd Edition of 📚 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia 📚 features 36 new hikes — and it’s now available at bookstores everywhere.
Tell your friends!
105hikes.com/2025/05/27/2...
#105Hikes @greystonebooks.bsky.social
New 2nd Edition of 105 Hikes is now in bookstores!
Help spread the word about the 2nd edition of 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia.
105hikes.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Congratulations Stephen! Look forward to checking this out. Hope Lizzie Lake and the Gates of Shangri-La made the cut.
This is a great opportunity for a senior leader with a track record of creating change in the energy space leading teams working on electricity, oil and gas, renewables in remote communities and carbon dioxide removal.
Join our team! We’re looking for a senior leader – ideally Toronto-based – with a deep understanding of Canada’s energy landscape. Come help us work with Canadian policymakers to make sure Canada thrives in the clean energy economy.
Senior Director, Industrial Decarbonization (Hybrid) - The Pembina Institute - Career Page
Apply to Senior Director, Industrial Decarbonization (Hybrid) at The Pembina Institute in Toronto, ON, Canada.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is a great opportunity for a senior leader with a track record of creating change in the energy space leading teams working on electricity, oil and gas, renewables in remote communities and carbon dioxide removal.
Beverly Yee, Marlo Raynolds join Pembina Institute board of directors www.pembina.org//media-relea...
Beverly Yee, Marlo Raynolds join Pembina Institute board of directors | Pembina Institute
CALGARY — Two veterans of Canada’s energy and environmental landscape have joined the Pembina Institute’s board of directors.
www.pembina.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Beverly Yee, Marlo Raynolds join Pembina Institute board of directors www.pembina.org//media-relea...
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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
April 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
Very rigorous report shows how Alberta’s draft Upper Smoky plan will extirpate caribou.
New report from us, @cpawsnab.bsky.social and ACTWS:
#Caribou herds will be wiped out under the Alberta government's draft plan for the Upper Smoky area.
The government knows this. Its own data shows this plan is not compatible with recovery.
This is an extinction plan.
shorturl.at/PjzHS
#abpoli
#Caribou herds will be wiped out under the Alberta government's draft plan for the Upper Smoky area.
The government knows this. Its own data shows this plan is not compatible with recovery.
This is an extinction plan.
shorturl.at/PjzHS
#abpoli
Report: Implications of the Alberta Government Draft Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan for Southern Mountain Caribou - Alberta Wilderness Association
Read the full report here. Executive Summary This report outlines implications of Alberta’s draft Upper...
albertawilderness.ca
April 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Very rigorous report shows how Alberta’s draft Upper Smoky plan will extirpate caribou.
Excellent annual report card from CPAWS on conservation progress across Canada. Sad to see my home province of Alberta stalling and failing to protect nature
THE GRADES ARE IN AND CPAWS IS TAKING CANADA TO SCHOOL ON CONSERVATION. 👨🏼🏫Our NEW Report Card on nature protection across the country highlights the leaders and calls out slackers! SPOILER ALERT! Some provinces and territories are failing. cpaws.org/on-the-path-...
March 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Excellent annual report card from CPAWS on conservation progress across Canada. Sad to see my home province of Alberta stalling and failing to protect nature
This is a great Toronto-based opportunity to increase Pembina’s impact through leading our fundraising team. Come join us!
We're committed to advancing Canada’s #CleanEnergy future through transformative partnerships that drive impactful change, which is why we’re looking for a well-connected network builder based out of Toronto to lead our Strategic Partnerships team. 🎉
Apply now 👇
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Apply now 👇
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February 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is a great Toronto-based opportunity to increase Pembina’s impact through leading our fundraising team. Come join us!