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Powering Canada’s Future: More Renewable, Affordable and Reliable Power for Albertans
From: Natural Resources Canada In the 21st century, a reliable and affordable clean electricity grid is the backbone of a strong economy. Today, more than 80 percent of Canada’s electricity is generated from clean sources like hydropower, wind, solar and nuclear — and it’s a big part of the reason why companies are choosing to […]
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Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in the Prairies and Across Canada
From: Natural Resources Canada December 3, 2024 Across the country, the impacts of climate change are becoming more severe and more frequent with extreme events like floods, wildfires and heatwaves on the rise. Gradual changes, like thawing permafrost in the north and rising sea levels in coastal regions, are also affecting the safety of our […]
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Turning resources into new jobs and products
Nov 13, 2024 Alberta is Canada’s third-largest producer of manufactured goods and materials and first in clean technology innovation. At the same time, manufacturing companies around the world are looking for ways to make products like concrete, plastics, food, wood, chemicals and machinery more efficient, more durable, easier to recycle and better for the environment. […]
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Canada and Alberta Announce Major Investment to Purchase More Wildfire Equipment
From: Natural Resources Canada August 1, 2024 The wildfires across Alberta — including in the historic town of Jasper and neighbouring Jasper National Park — are affecting the lives of thousands of individuals, communities, families and businesses, as well as wildlife. The Governments of Canada and Alberta recognize that this has been an exceptionally difficult […]
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ECO Canada launches the Codes Acceleration Program for Indigenous Communities
Calgary, AB, – ECO Canada, in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada, is proud to announce the launch of the Codes Acceleration Program for Indigenous Communities across the country. This initiative aims to significantly accelerate the adoption and implementation of advanced energy performance building codes within Indigenous communities across Canada. This project is funded under the […]
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Government of Canada Announces $11 Million to Advance Small Modular Reactor Research and Hydrogen Technologies to Support Clean Energy Development
From: Natural Resources Canada July 3, 2024 As nations globally move to reduce carbon emissions and shift to non-emitting forms of energy, investing in advanced technologies will help ensure Canada remains a global energy leader. Through and beyond the energy transition that is already well underway, ultra-low carbon sources of energy such as wind, solar, […]
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New plan for Alberta’s provincial parks aims to ease growing pains – CTV News
July 3, 2024 A lot has changed in Alberta’s parks over the last 10-plus years. The province’s population has grown over 30 per cent from 2009 to 2024, and with that visitation has increased, creating growing pressures on the landscape. It was 2009 when the first iteration of Alberta’s Plan for Parks was released as […]
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Stewards of the Forest: A New Documentary Spotlights Indigenous Forestry Workers
May 09, 2024 Calgary, AB – The Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) is proud to announce the release of “Stewards of the Forest: Indigenous Leadership in Forestry,” a ground-breaking documentary that explores the unique stories of Indigenous forestry workers and their commitment to sustainability and economic reconciliation within the forestry industry. “We’re excited to share these […]
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Ivison: Let’s be proud of Canada’s resource riches, says former TMX boss – Calgary Herald
May 08, 2024 Canada is the best place in the world to develop natural resources responsibly from an environmental and social perspective, Ian Anderson tells John Ivison The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline may not be the last oil pipeline to be built in Canada, if the country’s politicians accept that it is okay […]
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Fire shuts down natural gas pipeline between Hinton and Edson – Lakeland Today
Apr. 17, 2024 Wildfire in northwestern Alberta was about 10 hectares in size and communities are threatened at this time. Crews are responding to wildland fire involving a natural gas pipeline north of Obed Lake with no communities threatened at this time. As of Tuesday afternoon, the wildland fire was burning out of control 28 kilometres […]
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