Quick quiz – what is the best Star Wars movie? Ding ding ding! The Empire Strikes Back, of course. What most people may not realize is that the ice planet of Hoth was almost certainly based on a very real experiment by the United States military from 1959 to...
Lloydminster – There’s a lot of talk from the federal Liberal government about “ending direct fossil fuel subsidies in Canada.” Conservative Energy Critic Shannon Stubbs, Alberta MP for Lakeland (which includes Lloydminster), took to LinkedIn to respond...
A report by think tank Public Policy Forum entitled Project of the Century: A Blueprint for Growing Canada’s Clean Electricity Supply – and Fast, released July 19, drew sharp criticism from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and one of her ministers, particularly...
ESTEVAN – Last summer, then 10-year-old Anna Biggs asked her dad, Josh Biggs, an important question. “What was a business you think a 10 or 11 year old run?” the Estevan girl asked. There weren’t a lot of options, but there was one – an ice cream bicycle. It’s been...
“Coal transition” in action for dragline and dozer operator ESTEVAN – There’s been a lot of talk about “just transition,” “energy transition” and “coal transition,” but precious little action converting fossil fuel workers to new industries. Rod Cullen, a coal miner...
