UPEI Energy Awareness Program
Do you know how much money UPEI spends on energy consumption? Do you know the impact our energy use is … Continue reading UPEI Energy Awareness Program
Category: Energy
Frozen Gas: A Coalbed Methane Primer
Coalbed methane exploration and development are being proposed for the Yukon. But it is not here yet. We still have time to decide whether we want it and, if so, how the industry should operate. Continue reading Frozen Gas: A Coalbed Methane Primer
Hydro projects empower premiers
For Danny Williams, it is a question of Newfoundlanders becoming “masters of our own destiny.” Quebec’s Jean Charest promises “a … Continue reading Hydro projects empower premiers
Sask. studies on energy mega-projects under review
Questions are being asked about the future of a Saskatchewan feasibility study on a $1-billion “near-zero-emission” coal-fired electricity plant. Ottawa … Continue reading Sask. studies on energy mega-projects under review
Winnipeg airport takes LEED role in design
The Winnipeg International Airport is poised to become the first Canadian airport to achieve leadership in energy and environmental design … Continue reading Winnipeg airport takes LEED role in design
Biodiesel project battles climate change with grease
Fast food fat powers campus grounds equipment in greenhouse gas reduction program What’s green, has 35 horsepower, and smells like burning … Continue reading Biodiesel project battles climate change with grease
Fundy tides can provide renewable energy
A California study says the powerful Bay of Fundy tides could provide enough cheap energy to turn on the lights … Continue reading Fundy tides can provide renewable energy
Ottawa cuts energy audit program
A popular program to help homeowners make their houses more energy efficient has been quietly axed by the federal government. Continue reading Ottawa cuts energy audit program
Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
A group planning a wind park in northern Quebec says it is considering selling its electricity to the United States. Continue reading Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
Environment minister cool to nuclear proposal
Alberta’s environment minister says he was surprised to hear a company is interested in starting down the path of applying … Continue reading Environment minister cool to nuclear proposal
Power utility will buy more wind energy
P.E.I.’s power utility will increase its reliance on wind energy after agreeing to buy the resource from two more wind … Continue reading Power utility will buy more wind energy
Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
A group planning a wind park in northern Quebec says it is considering selling its electricity to the United States. Continue reading Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject