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.
Tag: Alberta
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Reality Check on Trudeau’s Climate Impact Act
…siding with provinces like Alberta that have long argued against what they saw as federal overreach into areas of provincial jurisdiction.
Alberta Suspends Approvals for Green Energy Projects, such as Wind or Solar Power
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.
Canadian Summer Urban Heat Island Effects: Some Results in Alberta
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.
Alberta oil shipped through Panama Canal to Atlantic Canada to avert COVID-19 threat to energy supply
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…
GLOBAL WARNING the movie was just nominated for SIX Alberta Film and Television Awards including BEST DIRECTOR – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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…
Over a Barrel, Canadian documentary preview
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…
First solid bitumen test shipment on its way from Alberta to China
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…
Be Careful Who You Vote For
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. Why, for example, does…
Alberta Introduces Carbon Tax Repeal Bill
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…
Smart messaging needed to avoid pipeline lobbying failure
Alberta premier must not support the climate scare when promoting her province’s hydrocarbon fuel resources in Washington DC this week By Tom Harris Introducing the International Climate Science Coalition video,…
"Canadian oil sands pollute nearby lakes. Report is blow to Keystone pipeline." (Or Not)
The only “blow to the Keystone pipeline” is in the exaggerated reporting of the science… The “report” (Kurek et al., 2013) did find slight elevations (relative to 1950) of polycyclic…
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