EDMONTON - A public consultation committee on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains will consider why Albertans' level of trust in the province's regulatory
Allan inquiry s credibility unravelling as fast as its confused mandate
The outcome of a public inquiry is supposed to be based on facts, not on what a government minister would like to see. This inquiry, though, is based more on farce than fact.
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Geothermal Energy Lab finds new home at UCalgary
Multidisciplinary researchers, industry and government explore the potential of harnessing heat from the Earth’s core
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It might be the energy industry’s best-kept secret.
Geothermal energy is considered one of the world’s highest-potential zero-carbon energy sources, yet it currently comprises a tiny fraction of the global energy supply. With a major $40-million investment in the United States, pilot projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and a new hybrid gas-geothermal project started at Swan Hills, Alberta, the potential is starting to be realized.
Researchers at the University of Calgary are hoping to connect all stakeholders early in this process with the new Geothermal Energy Lab.
Posted: May 21, 2021 6:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 21
Information commissioner Jill Clayton s office says it has not tested the government s claim that its energy war room is exempt from Alberta s freedom-of-information law that allows public scrutiny of government bodies.(Sam Martin/CBC)
The office of Alberta s information commissioner says it has not determined whether the province s controversial energy war room is subject to freedom of information legislation, despite the United Conservative government s insistence the war room s structure allows it to evade such scrutiny.
An expert in freedom of information (FOIP) says the commissioner should launch an investigation into whether the public can request records from an organization he calls profoundly undemocratic.