Energy and environment are top priorities ahead of President Barack Obama’s first official visit to Canada

May 01, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy, Environment Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
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The Canada School of Energy and Environment briefs federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice on the status of Canada-United States climate change initiatives

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Cold Western Canada a hotbed of climate change

December 19, 2008 Category: Editor's Blog Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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It will come as slim consolation to western Canadians currently enduring a cold snap frosty enough to prompt warnings to stay indoors by civic health and safety agencies.

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Alberta’s carbon capture strategy hits the limelight

December 05, 2008 Category: Editor's Blog Tags: , , , ,
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The Alberta government and the oil industry have just been paid an unintended compliment by two of their most prominent environmental critics.

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The Risks & Opportunities from Alberta’s Greenhouse Gas Legislation

May 29, 2008 Category: Environment Tags: , , , , , , ,
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Hans Luu explains the rule and regulations behind Alberta’s new laws

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Three Alberta Oil and Gas Insiders Debate the Future of the Industry

May 29, 2008 Category: Policy Tags: , , , , , ,
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The subjects of discussion: the royalty review, climate change regulation, commodity prices and carbon capture and storage

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Gas Hydrates

January 30, 2008 Category: Environment, Gas Tags: , , , ,
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Unlike the 1950s conspiracy theory about water that could run your car forever, this source – gas hydrates – is for real

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Dinner and a Movie

July 01, 2006 Category: Environment Tags: , , , ,
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The summer release of former U.S. vice president Al Gore’s documentary on climate change was made even more notorious by the appearance of comments in the world media by Mr. Gore on Alberta’s oilsands

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Leading-edge resource development – with a conscience

July 01, 2006 Category: People Tags: , , , , , ,
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Alberta Oil editors Mark Wolfe and Marc Pritchard talked with Nexen President and CEO Mr. Fischer in July

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Small Cells Make Big Strides

April 01, 2006 Category: Alternative Energy, Technology Tags: , , ,
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When a 5kW solid oxide fuel cell showed up at NAIT’s main campus in Edmonton this year, the post-secondary institution entered an elite group. Only nine other places in the world can lay claim to having a solid oxide fuel cell in their possession—even the U.S. Department of Energy is on a waiting list to get one

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Upstream petroleum jobs decline early in 2010

Hiring activities in the upstream petroleum industry declined in the first part of 2010 as cost cutting forces companies to cut their outreach equipment. This chart shows current versus planned recruitment activities of companies reporting to the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada.

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