Tag: Edmonton
First of its kind: $3.5 million for Edmonton facility that converts garbage into liquid biofuels, chemicals
First facility in world to convert non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into liquid biofuels and chemicals Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, a subsidiary of Montreal-based Enerkem Inc., is receiving $3.5 million from the Government of Canada through the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative to build the final phase of a facility that converts non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into liquid biofuels […]
SPARK 2017 conference in Edmonton a big success for Alberta clean tech industry
Emission Reductions Alberta planning SPARK conference again in 2019 More than 560 innovation and business leaders converged in Edmonton last week to attend SPARK 2017. The conference, featuring more than 80 speakers, was co-hosted by Emissions Reduction Alberta and Alberta Innovates, according to a press release. “Our province’s doors are open to ideas and investment,” […]
Solar projects power community leagues in Edmonton and area
Solar projects will remove 13,100 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions Edmonton’s community leagues are partnering with the province to reduce utility bills using solar power, according to a press release. Solar panels have been added to community league buildings in Belgravia, Riverdale, Evansdale and Queen Alexandra. Ridgewood Community League will install them in the spring. […]
Job vacancies soar in Alberta, led by surge in energy sector
Workers collecting unemployment benefits down in Edmonton (-4.1%), Calgary (-3.0%) According to Statistics Canada, job vacancies in Alberta rose by 8,500 in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year. The increase is a row of year-over-year increases for the province, the agency said in a release on Oct. 19. There […]
Calgary, Edmonton leads with strongest economic growth among metropolitan cities
Both cities unemployment expected to remain above national average in 2018 Calgary and Edmonton are forecast to be the fastest growing census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in Canada this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Autumn 2017. “The worst appears to be over for Calgary and Edmonton. Alberta’s economy has been getting stronger […]
Cities are key to climate change – Edmonton to host 2018 IPCC conference
Edmonton plan seeks to reduce energy use 25% per capita By David Dodge and Scott Rollans How the heck did Edmonton, Alberta wind up as host to an IPCC international 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference? This conference is a big deal. It’s sponsored by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the very same United Nations […]
ABP leader Greg Clark pushing for Sturgeon Refinery ‘risk assessment’ after $800 million over-runs
“I believe this is a good recommendation and should underpin future policy steps the Alberta govt might consider” – economist Michal C. Moore For the second time in 18 months, Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark has asked the Alberta auditor general to review the financial risk to the Alberta government of its involvement with the Sturgeon […]
Ready to ditch your car for ride sharing services Uber or Lyft? Not yet, say readers
Flexibility and freedom more highly prized than lower cost of ride sharing, according to readers A Reuters/Ipsos poll showing that 9 per cent of Americans who sold or traded in a car last year have ditched auto ownership in favour of Lyft and Uber ride sharing services, doesn’t resonate with North American Energy News readers. […]
Calgary and Edmonton on the road to economic recovery – Conference Board
Unless oil price rises above $50/b, high paying oil and gas jobs may not return until 2018 or later Gradually rising oil prices will help pull the economies of Calgary and Edmonton out of recession this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Spring 2017. Calgary’s economy is expected to grow for […]
The political calculations of the Alberta carbon tax
Do carbon tax + climate policies + pipeline approvals = Notley NDP pathway to 2019 election success? A key characteristic of Rachel Notley’s deeply unpopular carbon tax is being ignored: while the prevailing wisdom is that Alberta hates it and she will pay at the polls in 2019, it may turn out to be the wedge issue that […]
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