COVER PACKAGE: View
Focused on energy security and increasing environmental respectability for fossil fuels, Alberta government and industry leaders go to bat for energy trade with the United States
by Gordon Jaremko
Turning the Corner
With the right message, Alberta will be heard, says Gary Mar
Growing Teeth
Provincial and federal oilfield watchdog agencies get tough, then efficient
Reality Check
Greening the supply side is only part of the battle, convincing consumers to do the same is harder
Inventing Greenumen
A technology formula for an oil sands makeover promises to turn bitumen into a beauty with the slimmest carbon emissions of any oil model
PACKAGES
RESEARCH
by Graham Chandler
Scholars in Harness
Top scholars in an array of specialties mount a national research effort in smart, clean energy
Water Wizards
Decades of coping with southern Alberta droughts give a new research team a head start on adapting to anticipated effects of global warming
WASTE
by Peter McKenzie-Brown
CCS
by Bill Sass
Out of Thin Air
Carbon capture projects compete for $2 billion in Alberta treasury support
Emissions Eaters
Scientists seek a greenhouse gas breakthrough by planting algae farms
TAILINGS
by Chris Johns
FEATURES
Enviro-champions
Three of Alberta’s clean energy champions detail their visions for the province’s energy direction
Carbon Conundrums
Emissions trading schemes are complex recipes with uncertain results, yet Canada must align with whatever the U.S. has in store
by Patrycja Romanowska
The Coal Fix
Grimy energy source stands out as the leading candidate for improving the environmental record of fossil fuels
by Mike Sadava
Reclaiming the North
Reclamation planning starts before the digging at modern bitumen and coal mines. Cleanups, required by Alberta legislation since the 1970s, begin during production and continue long after it ends
by Mike Sadava
Blowing in the Wind
An open electricity market, falling construction and equipment costs and expansion plans for the transmission grid favor turbine projects in breezy Alberta. But the global credit crisis poses financial obstacles
by Patrycja Romanowska
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