There was an announcement by SaskPower on Aug. 10 that is very significant, especially for Estevan. SaskPower is going to beef up its power transmission interconnect with the U.S. Southwest Power Pool (SPP), from the existing 150 megawatts to 650 megawatts. It’s a...
Who doesn’t love the idea of creating something? It doesn’t matter if it’s a rat rod, perfectly smoked brisket, a renovation on your home or even a huge quilt. (Hey! I love me a nice quilt, especially in Saskatchewan winters!) The opportunity to start with very basic...
Sue Big Oil project illustrates how disconnected Canada’s West Coast climate industry is from the real world Due to a series of unfortunate events including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, there is a world shortage of affordable food and energy. How and when...
If there was any doubt about the editorial position of the Regina Leader-Post with respect to Western-based opposition to the federal government, it was laid to rest last month. The July 6 column by the paper’s political columnist, Murray Mandryk, attempted to take...
The evening of July 26, I did something that’s become routine for me – check on the status of Alberta’s power grid. I can do this because that province posts minute-by-minute data on the power generation from each and every facility connected to the grid. That...
Before you start thinking this is just an agriculture issue, it’s not. Most nitrogen fertilizer is derived from natural gas, which is precisely why, when natural gas prices spiked in Europe with the Ukraine War, it became too expensive for many to make or buy...
