Only modern bioenergy that reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding unacceptable social, environmental, and economic impacts, including reducing concerns about land use change, has a future role in a sustainable energy system. IntechCleanEnergy.ca photo. [Read more]
Finding alternate fuels for the transportation sector is critical as it is responsible for almost 60 per cent of global oil demand. New York Times photo by Max Whittaker. Alternate fuels including hydrogen could shift [Read more]
Possibly in response to the surge in oil prices, the U.S. government has indicated it may show some flexibility to allow refiners to continue purchasing some Iranian oil. Reuters photo. Hedge funds remain bullish on [Read more]
Premier Rachel Notley’s speech to Alberta teachers Saturday. Notley says transition to low-carbon energy system will be gradual, Bermans says there is no time and Alberta must cap oil/gas production immediately Saturday’s highly anticipated faceoff [Read more]
Refinery outages will take care of themselves over the next month or two as maintenance is completed and facilities come back online The discount for Western Canadian Select reached $65.17 Thursday, setting off alarm bells [Read more]
Clean transportation technology is ready for deployment and costs are plummeting. This, along with public frustration about air pollution and a desire to grow clean jobs, is driving the adoption of smart transportation policy across [Read more]
In an interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump said there was a lot more he could do on China trade to hurt its economy. US China trade war impacting global economy In an [Read more]
As oil supply and demand increase, the International Energy Agency says “our position is that expensive energy is back, with oil, gas and coal trading at multi-year highs, and it poses a threat to economic [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration reports that heading into winter, US natural gas storage levels will be at their lowest end-of-October level since 2005. Shutterstock photo. US natural gas storage used to balance seasonal fluctuations [Read more]
Tuesday’s BC pipeline explosion significantly cut down on the natural gas supply to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. One of the two pipelines was re-opened late Wednesday, but is only running at 80 per [Read more]
OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday that the cartel sees the oil market well supplied and in concerned that an increase in production could cause another supply glut. Reuters photo by Heinz-Peter Bader. [Read more]
Oil prices dropped over 3 per cent on Thursday as global stock markets fell and the United States reported a surprise build in its crude inventories. Anadarko photo. Brent oil prices just over $80/barrel Oil [Read more]
The National Energy Board says it has deployed four investigators to the site of a BC pipeline explosion that occurred near Prince George on Tuesday. Global News photo. BC pipeline explosion investigation underway The fire [Read more]
Lake Louise Inn is the first hotel property in the world to install a waste water heat recovery system and it will be used to collect hot water from the hotel’s laundry machines. The heat [Read more]
CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipelines Association) consistently emphasized that the NEB (National Energy Board) was the best placed regulator to oversee the full cycle of a pipeline from beginning to end…If the goal is to curtail [Read more]
Wind and solar power accounted for a significant amount of in-state electricity generation in Iowa, Kansas and California. Total annual generation from wind and solar in the US last year hit 8 per cent, peaking [Read more]
Escalating oil prices, rising interest rates, an appreciating dollar, and growing uncertainty about the outlook for international trade are proving a poisonous cocktail for the global economy and have triggered crises in the past. Video [Read more]
On Tuesday, about 100 people were evacuated after a BC pipeline explosion just outside of Prince George. The pipeline operator, Enbridge, says the fire has been extinguished, but the company says it is unclear how [Read more]
Solar Alliance Energy’s “SunBox” will allow new home buyers to add on a solar system to their home in the same way they are able to choose countertops and other home accessories. Solar Alliance targeting [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration says it expects US home heating bills to be higher this winter, compared to last winter due to the rising costs of heating fuels. iStock photo by Grzegorz Kieca. Higher heating [Read more]
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