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Canada: Alberta pulls funding from carbon-capture project
2013-02-25 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Alberta government said on Monday it canceled C$285 million ($278 million) in funding for a carbon-capture project tied to a proposed synthetic natural gas plant, the second withdrawal of such an environmental initiative in less than a year. Alberta said the privately held company planning the project, Swan Hills Synfuels, has delayed it because lower-than-expected North American gas prices have made producing coal-to-gas fuel uneconomical. The cancellation comes at a tricky time for the...
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Canada in Need of More Truck Drivers: Report
2013-02-25 21:39:11| Trucking - Topix.net
According to projections by the Conference Board of Canada, if current trends continue there will be a shortage of 25,000 truck drivers in Canada by 2020.
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Canada: Alberta cancels funding for carbon capture project
2013-02-25 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: For the second time in less than a year a key carbon capture and storage project in Alberta has been hit with a major setback, denting the province's efforts to combat carbon emissions. The Alberta government cancelled its $285-million funding of the CCS project associated with the proposed Swan Hills Synfuels LP synthetic gas plant north of Edmonton. The plant, which is to turn underground coal into synthetic natural gas, was supposed to include a government-supported carbon capture component...
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CANADA: Hudson's Bay promotes DiLeo to EVP of stores
2013-02-25 12:57:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Canadian department store retailer Hudson's Bay has promoted Eileen DiLeo to executive vice president of stores for its Lord & Taylor and namesake brands, replacing Debbie Edwards who is retiring.
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Canada: Redford stumps for oil sands, Keystone XL pipeline in Washington
2013-02-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she's open to tougher environmental regulations, but only if current policies fall short of her goals, and not as a trade-off to win U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. "Our regulations are pretty tough," Ms. Redford said Saturday in an interview, responding to a question about whether she would tighten scrutiny of the oil sands to appease skeptics in President Barack Obama's administration. "I'm not going to start down that path. Part of the quid...
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