Alberta Oil - Energy Sector Insight » Environment http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com Articles on Oil, Natural Gas, Oil Sands, Alternative Energy, Technology, Energy Services, International Investment, Pipelines, Environment Wed, 16 May 2012 22:31:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Lancaster Wind Systems, others bank on power storage http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/interest-in-energy-and-battery-storage-of-renewable-power-takes-off-%e2%80%93-slowly/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/interest-in-energy-and-battery-storage-of-renewable-power-takes-off-%e2%80%93-slowly/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:05:21 +0000 Steve MacLeod http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=15039 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/interest-in-energy-and-battery-storage-of-renewable-power-takes-off-%e2%80%93-slowly/feed/ 0 Water emerges as a serious constraint amid shale boom http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/regulations-are-changing-the-way-companies-manage-water/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/regulations-are-changing-the-way-companies-manage-water/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:05:03 +0000 Jesse Snyder http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=15005 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/04/regulations-are-changing-the-way-companies-manage-water/feed/ 0 The seedy side of oil sands reclamation http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/05/of-mines-and-men/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/05/of-mines-and-men/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 06:24:58 +0000 Jeff Lewis http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=7915 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/05/of-mines-and-men/feed/ 0 Carbon capture and the politics of public acceptance http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/left-for-dead/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/left-for-dead/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:24:13 +0000 Taylor Lambert http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=7516 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/left-for-dead/feed/ 0 The University of Regina leads a CO2 brain trust http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/coming-clean/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/coming-clean/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:05:25 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=7525 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/coming-clean/feed/ 0 Turning an oil sands mine into an ATV park http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/03/easy-rider/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/03/easy-rider/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:19:10 +0000 Adam Driedzic http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=7125 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/03/easy-rider/feed/ 0 Studying the intersection of oil, gas and wildlife in Alberta http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/02/a-team-of-conservationists-and-biologists-studies-the-intersection-of-industry-and-wildlife/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/02/a-team-of-conservationists-and-biologists-studies-the-intersection-of-industry-and-wildlife/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:27:31 +0000 Gordon Jaremko http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=6733 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/02/a-team-of-conservationists-and-biologists-studies-the-intersection-of-industry-and-wildlife/feed/ 0 The false promise of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/01/the-false-promise-of-the-lower-athabasca-regional-plan/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/01/the-false-promise-of-the-lower-athabasca-regional-plan/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:20:51 +0000 Laura Bowman http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=6444 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/01/the-false-promise-of-the-lower-athabasca-regional-plan/feed/ 0 Alberta energy firms get set for carbon constraints http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/big-business-gets-set-for-carbon-constraints/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/big-business-gets-set-for-carbon-constraints/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:15:59 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5640 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/big-business-gets-set-for-carbon-constraints/feed/ 0 Power plants and factories top oil sands for water use http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/power-plants-and-factories-soak-up-far-more-water-than-bitumen-mines/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/power-plants-and-factories-soak-up-far-more-water-than-bitumen-mines/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:15:59 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5713 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/power-plants-and-factories-soak-up-far-more-water-than-bitumen-mines/feed/ 0 How a change of plans can jeopardize environmental goals http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/how-a-change-of-plans-can-jeopardize-environmental-goals/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/how-a-change-of-plans-can-jeopardize-environmental-goals/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:10:32 +0000 Jason Unger http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5618 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/how-a-change-of-plans-can-jeopardize-environmental-goals/feed/ 0 CERES lends oil sands players a respectable touch http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/an-ethical-investor-network-bred-in-boston-shows-industry-a-path-to-respectability/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/an-ethical-investor-network-bred-in-boston-shows-industry-a-path-to-respectability/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:46 +0000 Gordon Jaremko http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=4896 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/an-ethical-investor-network-bred-in-boston-shows-industry-a-path-to-respectability/feed/ 0 Investors seek full disclosure on oil sands investments http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/hidden-environmental-liabilities-should-concern-investors/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/hidden-environmental-liabilities-should-concern-investors/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:49:20 +0000 Laura Bowman http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=4967 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/hidden-environmental-liabilities-should-concern-investors/feed/ 0 Europe’s boom in wind energy has nothing to do with altruism http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/06/europe%e2%80%99s-boom-in-wind-energy-has-nothing-to-do-with-altruism/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/06/europe%e2%80%99s-boom-in-wind-energy-has-nothing-to-do-with-altruism/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:20:57 +0000 Patrycja Romanowska http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3993 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/06/europe%e2%80%99s-boom-in-wind-energy-has-nothing-to-do-with-altruism/feed/ 0 Suncor Energy Inc. looks to clean up tailings ponds http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/mammoth-mop-up/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/mammoth-mop-up/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 04:32:28 +0000 Bill Sass http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3543 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/mammoth-mop-up/feed/ 0 Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc. measures minute terrors http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/fugitive-pursuit/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/fugitive-pursuit/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 02:40:52 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3673 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/fugitive-pursuit/feed/ 0 Biodiesel rises with Canada’s renewable fuel standard http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/road-tests-passed/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/road-tests-passed/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 01:46:51 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3681 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/road-tests-passed/feed/ 0 North America’s Air and Waste Management Association heads for Calgary http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/smoke-eaters/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/smoke-eaters/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 01:43:21 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3676 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/05/smoke-eaters/feed/ 0 Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/04/industry-and-government-are-slowly-defining-the-duty-to-consult-and-accommodate-first-nations/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/04/industry-and-government-are-slowly-defining-the-duty-to-consult-and-accommodate-first-nations/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:55:47 +0000 Adam Driedzic http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=3048 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/04/industry-and-government-are-slowly-defining-the-duty-to-consult-and-accommodate-first-nations/feed/ 0 ERCB might benefit from listening to environmental, social and economic perspectives http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/deciding-factor/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/deciding-factor/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:16:38 +0000 Cindy Chiasson http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1662 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/deciding-factor/feed/ 0 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Calgary moves to climate change services http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/green-jobs/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/green-jobs/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:49:36 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1693 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/green-jobs/feed/ 0 News, notes and trends on Alberta energy http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/emissions-culprits/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/emissions-culprits/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:40:21 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1679 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/02/emissions-culprits/feed/ 0 Offshore oil development sparks environmental fears in Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/tanker-rush/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/tanker-rush/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:28:37 +0000 Wes Reid http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1248 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/tanker-rush/feed/ 1 Energy Resources Conservation Board puts new Air Monitoring Units on Alberta roads http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/super-sleuth/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/super-sleuth/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:49 +0000 Greg Hudson http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1305 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/super-sleuth/feed/ 0 Green Oil author Satya Das charts course for clean energy future http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/recipe-for-change/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/recipe-for-change/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:25:11 +0000 Patrycja Romanowska http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1281 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/recipe-for-change/feed/ 0 Alberta wellsite reclamation efforts slow to take shape http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-about-time/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-about-time/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:19:28 +0000 Jason Unger http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1276 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-about-time/feed/ 0 Syncrude Canada pioneers unique land reclamation in oil sands http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/10/back-to-life/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/10/back-to-life/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:44:52 +0000 Greg Hudson http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=1023 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/10/back-to-life/feed/ 0 Water regulation must define saline versus potable water http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/worth-our-salt/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/worth-our-salt/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:57:48 +0000 Jason Unger http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=839 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/worth-our-salt/feed/ 0 Hood Group puts green theories to work as an environmental consulting firm http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/small-changes-big-results/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/small-changes-big-results/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:23:43 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=845 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/small-changes-big-results/feed/ 0 Environmental Site Assessment Repository discloses contaminated industrial sites http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/compulsory-candor/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/compulsory-candor/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:37:59 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=846 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/06/compulsory-candor/feed/ 1 Waste management in the petroleum industry is a daunting task regulated by the Energy Resources Conservation Board http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/colossal-chore/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/colossal-chore/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 17:52:06 +0000 Peter Mckenzie-Brown http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=781 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/colossal-chore/feed/ 0 A rundown of facts and figures concerning Alberta’s maligned oil sands industry shows environmental slogans miss the mark 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industrial sites requires a multi-disciplinary appraoch, says BGC Engineering Inc. staffer and former industry consultant http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/reclaiming-the-north/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/reclaiming-the-north/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:38:42 +0000 Mike Sadava http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=793 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/reclaiming-the-north/feed/ 0 ‘Clean coal’ has a role to play in emissions reduction template http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/the-coal-fix/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/the-coal-fix/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:31:15 +0000 Mike Sadava http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=791 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/the-coal-fix/feed/ 0 Patrick D. Daniel Biography http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/patrick-d-daniel-biography/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/patrick-d-daniel-biography/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:30:23 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=810 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/patrick-d-daniel-biography/feed/ 0 Gerard Protti Biography http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/gerard-protti-biography/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/gerard-protti-biography/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:25:33 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=808 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/gerard-protti-biography/feed/ 0 The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers thinks cuts to greenhouse gas emissions requires a grown-up discussion http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/carbon-conundrums/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/carbon-conundrums/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:24:55 +0000 Patrycja Romanowska http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=789 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/carbon-conundrums/feed/ 1 Jim Carter Biography http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/jim-carter-biography/ http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/jim-carter-biography/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:21:59 +0000 Admin http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=806 http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/05/jim-carter-biography/feed/ 0