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Imperial Oil vows to employ oilsands technology to cut GHG intensity by 10 per cent
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is pledging to cut its oilsands greenhouse gas emissions per barrel by 10 per cent over the next five years as it ramps up production and works to get in line with increasingly stringent environmental…
Sustainable packaging an increasingly high priority for consumers: GlobalData
According to GlobalData, a data and analytics company, consumers are increasingly putting pressure on manufacturers to improve the impact that packaging has on the environment. “This sudden interest in sustainability has been driven by more open discussion via social media,…
No more retrofits for carbon capture and storage at Boundary Dam: SaskPower
Regina – SaskPower says there will be no further retrofits to allow for carbon capture and storage at a dam site in southeastern Saskatchewan. The technology was introduced with much fanfare for $1.5 billion at the Boundary Dam power plant…
Canada Invests in Cleantech to Transform Quebec Pulp Mill
Windsor, QC – As Canada transitions to a low-carbon future, investments in clean technology are building a stronger economy and creating new middle-class jobs. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Carr, Canada’s…
GHG initiative challenges industry to reduce emissions at Global Energy Summit in Toronto
Toronto – Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced an initiative to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2 million tons by the year 2022 and issued a challenge to industry participants to set similarly aggressive targets for the same four-year time…
Poll says Ontarians support Bruce Power’s life-extension program
Kincardine, Ont. – Eight out of 10 Ontarians supported the refurbishment of the Bruce Power reactors allowing them to continue to provide low cost electricity to Ontario homes and businesses. The telephone poll, conducted between May 11 to 15 for…
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Carbon-free aluminium smelting process is the most significant innovation in a century
Montreal – Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation announced a revolutionary process to make aluminium that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. Executives of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Apple were joined by Canadian…
Alberta adds two year sunset clause to bill that would regulate oil shipments
Edmonton – Alberta is putting an expiry date on proposed legislation that would allow the province to regulate oil and gas shipments. The government has said it might use such a law against British Columbia if that province continues to…
Volkswagen’s new CEO promises a more ethical culture
Frankfurt – Volkswagen’s new CEO, Herbert Diess, has vowed to build a more ethical culture after the company’s diesel emissions scandal and outlined a new structure aimed at streamlining decision-making at the sprawling company. Diess said Thursday at the shareholder…
3M to pay hefty fee to settle suit over chemical disposal
Minneapolis – 3M Co. has agreed to pay the state of Minnesota $850 million to settle a major case alleging the manufacturer damaged natural resources and contaminated groundwater by disposing of chemicals over decades, Minnesota’s attorney general announced Tuesday. The…
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says blocking Trans Mountain is ‘illegal’
Ottawa – British Columbia’s efforts to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are illegal and will hurt all of Canada, says the former B.C. premier who originally approved the interprovincial project. The way B.C.’s New Democrat government is handling Trans…
Energy: Ottawa’s new rules create more uncertainty
Montreal – The new review process for industrial projects unveiled by Ottawa risks hurting the Canadian economy’s competitiveness even more by creating greater uncertainty among investors, points out the MEI, adding that the energy sector is already going through a…
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Air Liquide opens a unique CO2 Recovery Plant in Johnstown, ON
Montreal – Air Liquide Canada, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group, world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, officially inaugurated today its brand new carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery plant, strategically located in Johnstown, Ontario. This…
Germany probes Bosch workers in US over diesel emissions
Frankfurt – Prosecutors in the German city of Stuttgart are investigating two employees of auto components and technology firm Robert Bosch LLC in the U.S. on suspicion of being accessories to fraud in connection with manipulated diesel emissions in Fiat…
Different kind of tweet: Study says oilpatch causes sparrows to sing a new song
A study by a University of Manitoba researcher suggests that noisy oilpatch equipment causes songbirds to change their tune. The published paper looks at the effects of pumpjacks and compressor stations on the songs of savannah sparrows near Brooks in…
Mining company fined for dumping waste in B.C. river system
The federal Environment Ministry says in a news release that Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. was fined $200,000 on Jan. 12 after it pleaded guilty in provincial court to violations related to effluent regulations. An inspection of the mine by ministry…
Nova Scotia fracking ban to remain despite gas potential, premier says
Halifax – Despite an analysis that highlights the potential for billions of dollars worth of onshore gas in Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil says his government has no intention of lifting its ban on hydraulic fracturing. The Nova Scotia Onshore…
Deep freeze offers only cold comfort for natural gas producing firms
Calgary – The cold snap that continues to blanket many parts of North America is driving short-term natural gas prices higher but they remain far below historic highs and the trend is unlikely to significantly affect either Canadian consumer bills…
Alberta carbon tax jumps, but NDP says it’s connected to improving economy
Edmonton – Alberta’s carbon tax jumped on New Year’s Day, but the province’s NDP government maintains the tax played a vital role in Alberta’s improving economic outlook. Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman told reporters there was a clear link between the…
US world’s biggest supplier of heavy oil refining byproduct
New Delhi – U.S. oil refineries that are unable to sell a dirty fuel waste product at home are exporting vast quantities of it to India instead. Petroleum coke, the bottom-of-the-barrel leftover from refining Canadian tar sands crude and…
