Alberta poised to become one of the leaders in Canadian economy Alberta is one of four provinces that will lead the Canadian economy, according to the Conference Board of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba will see their economies grow faster than the national average this year, according to the Conference Board of Canada’s provincial outlook for [...]
Time to move away from coal plants in Alberta towards cleaner technology Who knew that the average Albertan burns 14,500 pounds of coal per year; 60 per cent of our electricity, more than all other provinces combined. Coal emits the most greenhouse gas in Alberta and kills more people than any other energy form on [...]
Line 9 public hearings will be a waste of time and taxpayer money Line 9 has been moving oil from the south shore of the St. Lawrence opposite Quebec City, through Montréal and Toronto, to Sarnia, Ont., for nearly forty years. Originally rated at 300,000 barrels per day, Line 9 carries imported oil westward, serving [...]
Charities can apply for desktops through the Great Computer Give-Away Cenovus Energy is holding its third annual Great Computer Give-Away, with the goal of donating 300 refurbished desktops to charitable and non-profit group. Cenovus is partnering with Calgary-based DeliverGood, a group that connects charities and non-profits who need supplies, equipment or furniture, with those who have items to donate. “We [...]
Government must educate on climate change to ensure Keystone XL pipeline approval By Tom Harris, Troy Media Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is right to label climate activist Dr. James Hansen’s end-of the-world proclamations as nonsense. But Oliver makes a strategic mistake when he actively promotes the hypothesis that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are causing [...]
Oil sands development may be dampened by customer concerns about environmental performance in the oilsands While last week was the one-year anniversary of the Redford Government, it’s also an anniversary of sorts for the Pembina Institute. Two years ago, we released a road map toward responsible oil sands development that identified 19 key areas where [...]
BC First Nation cuts energy use by 75 per cent By David Dodge During the salmon run the T’Sou-ke BC First Nation set up their nets on one side of the river and the bears set up shop on the other. “Respect the bear and the bear will respect you,” says Chief Gordon Planes. [...]
Oil sands pipelines take away jobs says union; CAPP says Keystone good for workers By Dina O’Meara When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor Energy) and Syncrude focused on securing capital rather than [...]
Two litres of bio diesel leaked into the Burrard Inlet from Suncor spill Last weekend 225 barrels of biodegradable oil leaked from a tank at a Suncor Energy plant in Port Moody, British Columbia. Suncor spokeswoman Sneh Seetal said Thursday a type of soybean-based biodegradable product leaked from one of the tanks at a terminal along [...]
Federal government can meet greenhouse gas targets if it acts now By Clare Demerse Let’s say you’re a government with a bit of a green image problem. You also happen to have an oilsands sector that’s facing challenges on environmental grounds everywhere you turn. You’ve already tried giving speeches. Sending minister afterminister to the U.S. doesn’t seem to have convinced [...]
