1+ hour ago  (625+ words) This week, news emerged that the B. C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has taken the unprecedented step of not only dropping "natural" but mandating its replacement with "fossil gas." This linguistic shift inverts reality. Before widespread drilling, gas was manufactured from coal in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (862+ words) Development in Canada of hydrogen as a "clean" fuel and resource has been slower than generally hoped for " but Alberta is trying to set a pioneering pace. "Hydrogen represents a significant economic opportunity for Alberta's energy sector and the province,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (682+ words) In the energy sector, there is a recurring fascination with the "places the grid forgot." While the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario hums with the reliable heartbeat of a massive nuclear and hydro infrastructure, the Canadian North remains an energy frontier....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1309+ words) Five years ago, the Trudeau government, along with about 150 other governments around the world, made a promise it surely knew it could never keep. In less than 30 years, under the Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act, Canada would have to be…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (564+ words) The giant block of copper pictured above might be a digital fabrication, but the crushing weight of the demand it illustrates is undeniably real. We often conceptualize the digital economy as something ethereal, existing in the "cloud" and composed of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (995+ words) When it comes to clean energy, B. C. is blessed with two major sources" " hydro power and natural gas. It has long been a big selling point in attracting industry here, from aluminum smelters to LNG export terminals. But in our zeal…...