Tag: natural resources

Indonesia Revokes More Than 2,000 Mining and Plantation Permits

JAKARTA—Indonesia President Joko Widodo said on Thursday the government has revoked more than 2,000 mining, plantation, and forest-use permits due to non-compliance or because they had not been utilized. Jokowi, as the president is known, said the action was taken to improve governance and transparency in Indonesia’s rich natural resources sector. The permits revoked include…


Reminder to Alberta: Energy Booms Can Be Fleeting

Commentary There is a popular bumper sticker often seen in Alberta. It says: “Oh please God let there be another oil boom. I promise not to piss it all away this time.” The bumper sticker originated during the oil price crash during the late 1980s. It then resurfaced during the oil price crashes of 1997,…