This op-ed was originally published by the Leader-Post and StarPhoenix, and is reproduced with permission of the author. The recent provincial budget was framed as “protecting Saskatchewan” from “geopolitical turmoil.” In fact, this turmoil has increased the...
(Originally posted on LinkedIn on April 8, the day after the ceasefire was announced) Well…that was an interesting 39 days of people finding out about the Strait of Hormuz…and I am not suggesting anything is over, but what an eye opener as to the fragility...
This weekend, I took a 2,200 km road trip from the farm to Edmonton and back in my old pickup. I’ve probably made that drive two dozen times over the decades. Same old prairie. Same old small towns. Same endless highway. But this time, it felt different because...
In the late 90s, we were told engineering software was going to replace engineers. My thermodynamics textbook came with a 3.5-inch floppy disk loaded with digitized steam tables. That felt revolutionary. Instead of flipping through paper charts and...
Like coal, our sunshine and wind are free for the taking, and they will likely last forever. Although abundant and generally predictable they are both intermittent and must be backed by natural gas and hydro generation to cover the gap. But here’s the thing:...
