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Education

XPRIZE and COSIA partner to solve the carbon challenge

XPRIZE Bloomberg press conference earlier this year. — Photo courtesy COSIAXPRIZE facilitates change by inspiring innovation through competition. The

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Sustainability & Environment

Innovating a better future

CNRL's in-pit extraction process aims to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions. — photo courtesy CNRL Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) funds pr

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Energy

Can spill response organizations clean up diluted bitumen?

The Western Canada Marine Response Corp. is ready to deploy spill response vessels in the event of an environmental disaster. — Photo courtesy WCMRC

Alberta

Low-carbon future is on the horizon in Alberta

InnoTech hopes the ACCTC will promote innovation and help their tenants’ carbon conversion technologies move through applied research and development

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British Columbia

Accelerate Kootenays gives electric vehicles a boost in a Canada-first initiative

Over 40 delegates joined Hon. Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, in the Town of Creston to celebrate the Accelerate

Global

Are rare earth elements actually rare?

Gavin Mudd, associate professor of environmental engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia — Photo courtesy Gavin Mudd The demand for ra

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Energy

Ballard receives purchase order for 40 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool buses in Germany

The Ballard Power Systems fuel cells will power buses under the Joint Initiative for hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE) program. — Photo courtesy

Energy

Sustainability for future generations

John Thompson, Chair of RFG2018. — Photo courtesy RFG2018 The first-ever Resources for Future Generations Conference (RFG2018) will take place this J

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Education

PDAC 2018 Convention exceeds 25,000 attendees

The annual PDAC Convention attracted investors, analysts, prospectors, geologists, Indigenous peoples and students from over 125 countries. — Photo c

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British Columbia

Hudson’s Hope: Another “off-the-grid” first for B.C.

Hudson's Hope is the first municipality in British Columbia to power its municipal buildings with solar energy. — Photo courtesy PEC“Never doubt that

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Energy

Switch to biomass cuts costs and GHG emissions in Yellowknife

The innovative Biomass District Energy System in Yellowknife, NT, demonstrates that Northern communities can successfully reduce reliance on fossil fu

Minerals

Increasing global demand for graphite

Ontario Graphite is working to get the Kearney Mine up and running again. The mine's projected 30-year life would yield various sizes of graphite. — P

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British Columbia

Kootenay West gypsum mine granted an environmental assessment certificate

Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. — Photo courtesy BC Government George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Clima

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Sustainability & Environment

An emerging leader: Alexander Palkovsky

Alexander Palkovsky is an award winner who uses a vision board to advance his career goals. — Photo courtesy Alexander Palkovsky In December, the Can

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British Columbia

A green debate

— Photo courtesy Seabridge Gold Canada’s National Contact Point (NCP) announced recently that the complaint it had received regarding the environmen

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Renewable Energy

Rock Star Merran Smith: Creating a cleaner tomorrow

When Merran Smith isn't promoting sustainability at work, she's outside enjoying Vancouver Island. — Photo courtesy Clean Energy Canada Merran Smith

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Sustainability & Environment

Exploring eDNA

Dr. Caren Helbing of the University of Victoria heads a research project exploring eDNA in environmental monitoring. — Photo courtesy UVic photo servi

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Alberta

Major renewable energy company focuses on Alberta

EDF Canada is exploring the option of the Vulcan Solar Energy Project in the shadow of the existing Blackspring Ridge Wind Farm. — Photo courtesy EDF

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Products & Equipment

Introducing Ice Storm90™

Foster Coulson with the Ice Storm. — Photo courtesy Coulson Ice Blast Coulson Ice Blast began as a solution to the Coulson Group's aviation problem.

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Global

Federal government to invest almost $1 billion to encourage more job-creation by Canadian companies

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains. — Photo courtesy Ministry of Innovation, Science & Economic Development Could O

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British Columbia

Op-Ed: Beware the false profits of ‘green energy’ peddlers

Kris Sims, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, BC Director — Photo courtesy Kris Sims/CTF Let’s be as clear as a mountain stream: B.C. will need hydro-el

British Columbia

BC Innovation Council awards $735,000 to fund market-driven research

Four research projects were awarded funding through the BCIC Ignite Awards, including a breakthrough process to change the way wastewater is treated.

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Mines

Bringing bidirectional chargers to mine sites

Heron Canada was founded with the goal of advocating for the aboriginal communities in Northern Ontario. Now they offer sustainable solutions for mini

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Renewable Energy

Avalon Advanced Materials goes after green

Avalon employee at the spring drilling program. — photo courtesy Avalon Advanced Materials For Avalon Advanced Materials, sustainability covers a ran

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