World’s first municipal waste-to-biofuels plant opens in Edmonton
Quebec’s Enerkem, a company that specializes in creating renewable biofuels and chemicals from municipal waste, has opened what it calls the “world’s first, game-changing full-scale waste-to-biofuels and chemicals facility” in […]
Manufacturing sector growth slower in May
An industry index that measures such data as new orders, production output, and employment finds that the manufacturing sector in Canada slowed in May, as export growth slowed. Gains in […]
Energy costs, global temperature, continue rising
Perhaps one fact says it all: capital costs to produce energy have doubled since 2000. In 2013, $1.6 trillion was invested to provide the world’s consumers with energy, more than […]
US moves to cut coal-fired emissions highlight rift with Canada
The Canadian government has been much criticized for failing to make public its long-awaited regulations for oil and gas industry greenhouse gas emissions. Now, with US President Obama today announcing […]
Canada exports more than logs and oil
Canada’s economy is based on exports, and some of the most successful of those exports have traditionally been “primary” products, the products of the forestry, mining, agriculture, and oil and […]
Major iron ore mine gets approval in Newfoundland & Labrador
A major iron ore mining project being planned by Alderon Iron Ore Corp. has reached final agreement with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador to proceed. Alderon signed a Benefits […]
Q1 Canadian corporate profits up, led by oil and gas
Canada’s corporate profits rose 7.4 per cent to $88.6 billion in the first quarter of 2014. Statistics Canada reports that operating profits were up in thirteen of the twenty-two industries […]
Valves essential component of safe oil pipeline
An oil spill that occurred a few days ago in Los Angeles was reportedly caused by the rupture of a valve at a petroleum pipeline pump station. According to news […]
LNG Canada moves ahead with BC project as China and Russia sign huge gas deal
The consortium consisting of Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina, the Korea Gas Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation, known collectively as LNG Canada, announced that it has awarded a contract for front end engineering […]
Tesla now biggest car maker in California
Tesla Motors has surpassed Toyota as the largest auto maker in the state of California and is likely to remain so. The electric car maker said that it now employs […]
Google’s self-driving cars revealed to media for first time
The race to bring a self-driving car to market could be getting closer to the finish line. Google, the biggest player on the field in terms of technology, showed off […]
If Keystone XL dies, will Energy East replace it?
The Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit 2014, held yesterday in Toronto, focused on the natural resources sector, as well as technology, manufacturing and real estate, according to organizers. Kathleen Wynne spoke […]
