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Bruce Power is no closer to realizing its Western ambitions

May 01, 2010 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: , , ,
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The proposal to build a twin-reactor in Peace Country is chilled by local opposition, staggering costs and industrial indifference More →

Can nuclear power green the oil sands?

April 28, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: , ,
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The Canadian Energy Research Institute certainly thinks so More →

A Renaissance studded with uncertainties

April 26, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , ,
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Rising greenhouse gas emissions are leading some to believe the witching hour is at hand for nuclear power More →

A feed-in-tariff for nuclear?

April 21, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , , , ,
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Bruce Power is calling for clean tech legislation to support its Western ambitions More →

Cap-and-trade takes shape, sort of

February 01, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , , ,
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U.S. lawmakers appear to be playing hide-and-seek with cap-and-trade legislation. More →

Green oil sands production not a dream, Canadian Energy Research Institute says

October 21, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: , ,
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Nuclear, carbon capture and gasification technology have a role to play More →

China is bullish on nuclear power

August 26, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: ,
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Asian powerhouse tops list of countries with new build nuclear reactors in the works More →

U.S. tops list of nuclear proponents

August 19, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: ,
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Canada ranks seventh among atomic nations More →

A Canadian Energy Research Insititute economist thinks nuclear power could undercut the “dirty oil” hype

May 01, 2009 Category: Environment, Technology Tags: , , , ,
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Reactors could contribute to an oil sands makeover More →

Energy Minister’s Outlook on Saskatchewan

April 01, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy, Policy Tags: ,
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Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd declares full ahead on oil, but leaves many questions about atomic power unanswerred More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Offshore drilling moves to the deep end

The proportion of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico first began to outpace drilling at shallower depths in the early 1980s, figures from the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service show. The gap grew steadily until the late-1990s, when production from deepwater plays rose dramatically. The sudden increase in deepwater activity lends credence to the argument that oil is increasingly harder and more expensive to access.

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