Natural Resources

A Vast Canadian Wilderness Poised for a Uranium Boom

March 11, 2012
Another Yale Environment 360 report: "A Vast Canadian Wilderness Poised for a Uranium Boom" by Ed Struzik (January 30. 2012). Strusik writes that "Canada's Nunavut Territory is the largest undisturbed wilderness in the Northern Hemisphere. It also contains large deposits of uranium, generating intense interest from mining companies and raising concerns that a mining boom could harm the caribou at the center of Inuit life....The Canadian government has made it clear that Arctic mining will be one of the cornerstones of the country's economic future.

World Bank study calls for increase in mining procurement in West Africa

February 13, 2012
As one of the biggest mining conferences in Africa, Mining Indaba takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, one of the countries in Africa hosting some of the biggest mining companies on the continent, a World Bank study is calling for increased local procurement in the sector to promote economic growth. In a press release issued Monday February 6, 2012 the World Bank study says mining companies can boost economic growth in West Africa by purchasing more equipment, supplies and services from local companies. The study titled, “Increasing Local Procurement by the Mining Industry in West Africa”,

Energy Efficiency Priorities at 10th Annual Midwest Energy Solutions Conference in Chicago

January 10, 2012
CHICAGO, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nearly $1.2 billion was invested in energy efficiency across the Midwest in 2011. With mandated energy savings targets increasing, this funding - separate from federal stimulus funding - is projected to continue to grow annually to exceed $1.5 billion by 2015. With the increased investments there will be a need to develop new programs and find new and better ways to install, measure and promote efficient products and services.

PLC at Oil&Gas Forum, Ukraine 2011

October 26, 2011
Coal, Electronics Industry Prod/Test Eq., Electrical Power Systems, Oil/Gas Field Machinery, Oil/Gas/Mineral Prod/Explor Serv., Pumps/Valves/Compressors Location/Date: Kiev, Ukraine 11/01/2011 - 11/03/2011 Event Summary: Site: International Exhibition Center, Kyiv, Ukraine Dates: November 01 – 03, 2011 (Annual) Show Description: The international exhibition Oil & Gas is an annual trade event covering oil and gas production, processing, storage, transportation and distribution, energy metering and saving, instrumentation and controls, and environmental safety in the oil & gas indust

Organic farmers seek U.S. opportunities

October 18, 2010
A group of Maritime organic growers is heading to Boston Wednesday to take part in a huge organic trade show. It's the first time a contingent of producers from the Maritimes has gone to the show. Agriculture Canada's Rose Halliday, who is organizing the trade mission, said the All Things Organic Expo lives up to its name. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/10/13/pei-organic-show-boston-584.html#ixzz12kFMT8n0

Minister Cannon Pleased at Conclusion of Canada-U.S. Water Talks

October 18, 2010
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement after the conclusion of talks, held in Washington, D.C., on October 7 and 8, on Manitoba-North Dakota water issues: “These talks were an important opportunity to have frank and open discussions on a range of long-standing water issues. “The talks identified a number of positive steps forward, including accelerating the work on the quantity and quality of water released from Devils Lake. Canada has been supportive of Manitoba’s concerns on water-quality issues. Read more

Sustainable Water Exports

September 15, 2010
Canada has abundant supplies of unspoiled surface water and ground water, and bulk exports could be environmentally sustainable, argues a report from the Fraser Institute Read more    

U.S. Speaker Pelosi a willing listener in crucial oil-sands talks

September 14, 2010
Fresh out of a lengthy dinner discussion about Canada’s controversial oil sands with the third-most powerful politician in America, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach had a quick assessment of how it went: “Better than I thought.” The meeting of Mr. Stelmach, two other premiers and two federal cabinet ministers with Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, came at a critical time in the energy trading relationship between the two countries.

Wheat Supplies and Food Fears

August 12, 2010
As the Russian landscape burns and Eurasia's agricultural zone sizzles in a record heat wave, the agricultural commodities markets are threatening to spawn a food crisis akin to the one in 2008. Mixed signals regarding the size of the global wheat supply and the likely impact of Russian Premier Vladimir Putin's August 4 decision to halt all exports of the grain from Russia for the rest of 2010 are leading to concerns that price inflation in the wheat market could usher another food crisis.