“The trading of goods has been in our DNA as Indigenous People for centuries, but somewhere along the way this was lost. It’s time to regain our prosperity, for the betterment of our communities and for our country.” – NeeStaNan website
Energy
A Plan to Save Coal, Power Generation, and the Oil Industry in Southeast Saskatchewan
Stop moving to shut down Saskatchewan coal – it could be the salvation of our oil industry
One (Megawatt) Is the Loneliest Number, But Hundreds of Batteries are Absurd
You can build a lot of reactors or HELE coal plants with CCS for a lot less
Greater Oil and Gas Export Capacity Will Boost Canadian Dollar – And Productivity
Canada’s productivity performance has been dismal, having not increased over the last nearly ten years. Economists calculate productivity as the value of output divided by hours worked to generate that output. However, the numerator, being the value of the goods and...
Featured News
There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Alberta Won The Energy Lottery
Alberta won the energy lottery, yet it had to beg its neighbours if they could spare a megawatt?
Etam: Automobiles, Human Nature, and the Challenge of Building Cars that People Actually Want
Some people out there have an inner itch to do things different. Maybe it’s art, or music, or some other glorious pastime that we as the rest of humanity benefit from, far, far more than we pay. What sort of car these types drive is fascinating; usually something...
Alberta’s Close Brush with Blackouts Stiffens Moes Resolve
Alberta’s close brush with possible rolling blackouts stiffens Moe’s resolve to keep the lights on. Moe reiterates: “We will not attempt the impossible when it comes to power production” The past weekend proved to be a close-run thing for the Alberta electrical...
No Calling in Sick or Waiting for a Nice Day – The Grid has to Perform on the Worst of Them
Saturday night, the middle of the cold snap, was something to be endured
Boxing Day Special! Alberta Had Free Power for Several Hours, and That’s not a Good Thing
Imagine, if you will, a Boxing Day sale where everything was free for everyone across every store at the same time, for several hours. And imagine if in early morning hours of Dec. 26, Best Buy, Staples, Walmart, and indeed every single store in the entire economy got...
FLOP28 – Climate Proposals Would Devastate Economy
Politicians, academics, celebrities, self-appointed activists, protesters, and green energy industry lobbyists recently gathered in Dubai at their annual Climate Crisis jamboree (COP28). Their central belief, from their computer models, is that human-generated global...
Nova Scotia and Feds Kill Offshore Gas for Good
Nova Scotia and the feds kill an offshore gas project, while their bills are paid by Alberta and Saskatchewan oil and gas
Flat Copper, EV Glut, Imploding Wind Power, Equal Green Crash
Large fissures are appearing in the ‘Green Transition’ story climate crusaders tell themselves. They are trying to foist it on a reluctant public and skeptical business world. One recent such crack is the carve-out on carbon taxes for heating oil in the...
Etam: On Low Natural Gas Prices…
Is there any critical industrial material as bizarre as natural gas? The stuff holds almost zero interest for the general public, for the same reason no one is interested in the sound of a washing machine. Both boring. Both ubiquitous. Natural gas isn’t even sold on...