Category Archives: Sustainability

Innovation Energy: The hot new fuel that could bring jobs and growth back to Canada’s oilpatch – Financial Post

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Like oil and gas, drills are used to bring the hot water and brine of aquifers in the earth’s crust to the surface. Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre BY GEOFFREY MORGAN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JUL 24, 2019 https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/innovation-energy-the-hot-new-fuel-that-could-bring-jobs-and-growth-back-to-canadas-oilpatch

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Ford targets Tesla with its new electric-truck claim

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

Ford on Tuesday released a video of an all-electric F-150 prototype truck towing 1.25 million pounds of double-decker rail cars carrying 42 Ford pickups. Source: Ford Years away but Ford is not known to promote this far ahead so is … Continue reading →

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The life-changing magic of making do – The Globe and Mail

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

BENJAMIN LESZCZ SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JULY 13, 2019 Opinion https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-life-changing-magic-of-making-do/

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Globe editorial: The real carbon tax is the money provinces are spending on lawyers – The Globe and Mail

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

Suncor oilsands plants in the Fort McMurray region (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-the-real-carbon-tax-is-the-money-provinces-are-spending-on-lawyers/

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The world is broken—and human kindness is the only solution – Macleans.ca

Posted on June 20, 2019 by

A photograph of the NZ PM embracing a Muslim woman reproduced by artist Loretta Lizzio as an 18-metre mural on a silo in Melbourne (Recep Sakar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) https://www.macleans.ca/society/the-world-is-broken-and-human-kindness-is-the-only-solution

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MB cosmetic pesticide ban leads to dandelion infestation plus info on more natural alternatives

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Delineations in a Winnipeg park. Randall Paull/Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/5367221/manitoba-cosmetic-pesticide-ban-leads-to-dandelion-infestation/ Comments Dandelions bring nutrients up from the deeper soil. The rabbits eat them on my front lawn and a fake owl plus our cats let out peridically keep the rabbits out … Continue reading →

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Canadian corporations dodged up to $11B in taxes in a year, CRA report finds | CBC

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

The Canada Revenue Agency found tax leakage with companies big and small in the report released Tuesday. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) Canadian corporations dodged up to $11B in taxes in a year, CRA report finds Commentary Long overdue to stop raising taxes … Continue reading →

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