Waste not, want not

Not only are many Albertans calling on industry and government to rely less on fossil fuels for energy and more on renewable energy sources, but they’re also demanding that our waste be managed more efficiently.

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Charging ahead

Calgary duo trying to develop the next generation of electric vehicles

Nathan Armstrong wants to reinvent the automobile — and he wants to do it from Calgary, a city not normally thought of as a centre of automotive design and development.

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Green pioneer

Calgary-based pipeline and power giant Enbridge, already heavily invested in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, decided to invest in a geothermal energy project in the United States to “develop a learning curve” regarding geothermal energy, according to a senior company executive.

Chuck Szmurlo, vice-president of alternative and emerging technologies with Enbridge, says the company decided to take a 20 per cent interest in a geothermal plant in Oregon, being developed by Boise, Idaho–based U.S. Geothermal, to develop more expertise in the area. It eventually plans to invest in geothermal in Canada.

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Tina Baker is walkin' on sunshine

Solar systems tested at Calgarian's home

Tina Baker has a sunny disposition — at least when it comes to shifting her home’s energy use to solar.

“I had a solar hot-water system installed in my house in February 2009 and I’ve noticed it takes less time to get hot water [from when she relied solely on a conventional hot water system],” says Baker, a senior business analyst with Calgary-based Enmax, who was one of a few dozen company employees who took advantage of a pilot program the company launched to test various renewable technologies.

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