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James H. Gray is best remembered today as a writer of hugely popular books about the social history of the Prairie provinces — books that dared to tackle such previously unmentioned subjects as the sex lives and boozing habits of the early settlers More →

Trains, Trucks, and Pipelines

October 01, 2005 Category: Services Tags: CPR, history, oil & gas, pipeline, transportation
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By Gayl Veinotte

When the Delphic Oracle descended into her visioning chamber deep in the earth under the small temple on Mount Parnassus, she breathed vapours that gave her a mystical connection to the divine. The vapours were, as we now know from a 2001 archaeological study, ethylene, a sweet-smelling gas that, if inhaled, produces hallucinations and a feeling of disembodied euphoria More →

Natural gas vehicles making inroads into a neglected market

Natural gas-powered vehicles (NGVs) have been rolling on Canadian roads for decades, yet they’ve never been able to establish much of a market share in the automobile sector. But surging natural gas production, beyond depressing prices in the US$3 per mcf range, has companies such as Encana Corp. and Shell Canada racing to tap into a market that has long been ignored. More →

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