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The message of this information is clear.   Renewables such as wind energy are generally not reliable sources of energy in our region during cold wave situations when demand is highest.

...siding with provinces like Alberta that have long argued against what they saw as federal overreach into areas of provincial jurisdiction.

Rural municipalities cover roughly 85 per cent of Alberta’s land and their voices must be included in the approval process for all renewable energy projects.

Landsat-based estimates of increased urbanization suggest that this has caused a spurious warming component of reported temperature trends, at least for locations experiencing increased urbanization.

Any event — such as a COVID-19 outbreak in any of these oil-supplying countries — that disrupts the flow of crude oil to the refinery threatens the energy security of most people in Atlantic Canada.

Canada is fast becoming the leading global example for what can happen when climate politics meet traditional energy industry.  It has the third largest known reserves of oil and gas on the planet and could provide affordable,...

The filmmakers behind this  documentary decided to have a free preview period until October 31 to get the word out. After that, it will be paywalled ($4.99). From IMDb: Over a Barrel is a short political documentary...

From Mining.com A test shipment of bitumen oil from Alberta is on its way to China, but it didn’t get to a British Columbia port by pipeline – it was moved by train through Prince Rupert in a semi-solid form commonly...

 By Malcolm Carter, September 2019 Not everything in politics is easily understood or even meant to be understood, however some things are more obscure than others...

From OILPRICE By Irina Slav – May 23, 2019, 9:30 AM CDT Staying true to their promise from the campaign trail, Alberta’s Conservatives have introduced a bill to repeal a carbon tax introduced by their predecessors...

The Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion in an effort to secure its construction. The controversial project, which would triple...

A group of miners in Canada accidentally stumbled upon what is possibly the most intact dinosaur carcass science has ever seen. They discovered the fully-preserved nodosaur, a herbivore that stretched 18-feet-long and weighed...

The city of Edmonton, otherwise known as “Deadmonton," inclines most residents to enter hibernation mode this time of year. However, a new urban parks project is encouraging Canadian locals to embrace frigid temps and glide...

One of Alberta’s biggest solar installations has been built in one of the most unlikely places—the heart of Canada’s Athabasca oil sands. The Lubicon Cree First Nation aboriginal community launched the Piitapan Solar...