This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 19, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on Canada’s energy demand and sources of energy supply in 2020. Lockdowns and travel restrictions [Read more]
By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 24, 2021. In the first four months of 2021, natural gas-fired generation in the Lower 48 states averaged 3,394 gigawatthours [Read more]
By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 27, 2021. Annual spending on electricity distribution systems by major U.S. utilities continues to increase. Utilities spent $57.4 billion on [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about Project Arrow, Canada’s first original full-build, concept vehicle. An all-Canadian effort, it is being designed, engineered, and [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary about the effect of countries adopting policies required to achieve net-zero by 2050 would have on Canadian oil and [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Sam Abuelsamid, automotive engineer and EV analyst for Guidehouse Insights, about the Wednesday, May 19 launch of Ford’s Lightning F-150, the electric pickup truck that will revolutionize [Read more]
On Monday, the Canadian government announced a $10 million plan to train 2,000 energy advisors across the country to help homeowners make energy-efficient improvements to their homes. The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural [Read more]
Is today’s energy transition unprecedented? Far from it. In fact, the 2020s are shaping up to be much like the 1920s, the “disruptive decade” of the last energy transition. If we’re looking for insights to [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Jason Rioux, chief development officer with NRStor Inc., about Oneida Energy Storage, his company’s joint project with Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to build [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Katarina Savic of the Canadian Aboriginal Business Association about her Smart Prosperity Institute blog post, “Post-COVID-19 Indigenous Economic Recovery – Reconciliation in the Energy Transition,” co-authored with [Read more]
By Jeff Barron, Kevin Hack, Tom White This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 11, 2021. Colonial Pipeline, a major delivery system spanning from the US Gulf Coast to the [Read more]
Students in the Sooke School District, located just outside of Victoria, British Columbia, headed to school last week on the province’s inaugural fleet of electric school buses. “By shifting gears from diesel to electric school [Read more]
The energy transition in the mining and metals industry is drawing attention to the sustainability of the mining and minerals sector by creating demand for other raw materials in the earth’s crust. European credit rating [Read more]
By Ed Hirs This article was published by Forbes on April 26, 2021. More climate disclosure requirements are on the horizon for energy producers and energy consumers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is thinking about [Read more]
According to research from the Pembina Institute, a switch to electric cargo vans in Canadian cities could result in substantial emissions reductions where transportation emissions are often higher than the national average. Between 2016 and [Read more]
By Marvin Quitoras This article was published by Pembina Institute on May 4, 2021. Indigenous communities that are transitioning from diesel energy to renewables face significant barriers in financing the required infrastructure. The high capital costs [Read more]
By Katherine Antonio This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 3, 2021. The volume of spent nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants in the United States has steadily increased [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 5, 2021. By Jozef Lieskovsky, Matt French, Richard Yan Voluntary OPEC production cuts have been contributing to reduced US crude oil imports from OPEC [Read more]
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