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2010 Business
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December 2008 – January 2009

December 31, 2008
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ON THE COVER: Michael Tims photographed by Ewan Nicholson
COVER PACKAGE: Coping with Volatile Markets

Mastering Cycles
Industry discovers what works and what does not during an era of financial turbulence
by Sydney Sharpe

Black Clouds on Green Horizon
The infant carbon trading market gets bogged down by the financial crisis and confusing emissions legislation
by Sydney Sharpe

FEATURES

The Greenhouse Gas Czar
Jim Carter brings his can-do attitude to carbon cleanup
by Gordon Jaremko

‘The Future is Ours’
Aboriginals and industry partner in the bitumen belt
by Patrycja Romanowska

Industry Envoys Touch Community Bases
ConocoPhillips takes a new approach to public consultation
by Patrycja Romanowska

The Changing Face of Labor
Worker-hungry Alberta breeds new varieties of organized labor
by Bill Sass

Crossing Borders
Solutions to the labor shortage includes bringing in workers – but how?
by Bill Sass

Offshore Gamble
Is ambition trumping risk? Newfoundland buys into a contentious offshore venture
by Graham Chandler

HOT TOPICS

Environment
B.C. takes the lead in notifying landowners prior to resource development
by Jodie Hierlmeier

International
The North American natural gas market changes direction
by Carolyn Davis

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Log
Managing the New ‘Gold’
by Gordon Jaremko

Observer
National, international news and trends on the energy scene

Services
News and tidbits from the oil and gas service sector

Advances
Tory policy master comes west to green industry’s image

Policy
A NEB export ruling questions energy free trade

Operations
Shale gas development is the big story in B.C.

Projects
Calgary plays with new approaches to Alberta’s power supply

Transactions
Creditors pay the price for bank credit cuts

Champions
The head of PTAC engineers a new energy vision

Passages
Seventy years in, the ERCB is still taking heat

Final words
CAPP’s David Collyer talks about the industry’s capacity to handle economic change