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Converting Waste Emissions Into Diesel: A Climate Change Solution
I love clean diesel cars. I enjoy hitting upwards of 950km per diesel tank and knowing that I can cover larger distances with a smaller amount of emissions. Given the choice, this is normally where my vehicle-purchasing choices lie. And, based on data from R.L. Polk and Co, clean diesel car registrations in the ...
Syria and Cyber-Attacks: New Targets Call for New Security Measures
“Welcome to the new world,” was the response of Michael Chertoff, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to the recent computer attacks on the New York Times and Associated Press Twitter accounts.
The current warfare situation is indeed new: the recently published U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons ...
Canada’s Carbon Capture and Storage Solution
With all the talk about stemming the flow of greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the world’s population’s carbon footprint on earth, and the fight over global warming, the idea of simply storing carbon dioxide (CO2) gasses back underground – from where we originally took the oil and natural gases that we burn – almost seems ...
Is the East-West Canadian Line Another Pipe Dream?
Since Canada has one of the world’s largest oil sands projects (after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela), expected to pump out three million barrels a day by 2018 according to the western province of Alberta’s Government, it might come as a surprise that it is also a large importer of OPEC oil. In fact, Canada ...
Bankruptcy: Setting Up Detroit for a Comeback?
I’ve always had an interest in Detroit. Something about it once being a powerhouse of industry, but now an underdog full of decay, has piqued my interest and compassion. I always hope for Detroit to rebuild and regain its former glory, showing the world that the amazing heart of its remaining citizens (down to ...
Moon Mining: the Next Frontier of the Energy Industry?
In 1934 Australian nuclear physicist Mark Oliphant suggested the hypothetical existence of a radioactive isotope as a result of his first experiments of nuclear fusion. In short, the isotope was the unique structure of two protons and one neutron (in contrast with common helium which has two protons). This radioactive isotope was later discovered ...
Water Conservation, Contamination, and Global Fracking
Recently, I’ve witnessed the local impact that water can have on people and its potential implications for the oil and gas industry in Alberta (which I explored last week in Water Conservation, Contamination, and Alberta’s Flooding). In this blog, part 2 of 2, I’ll take a look at the “fracking” (hydraulic fracturing) industry and ...
How ZEMA Can Make Life Easier For Energy Traders
I work for the company that develops data management software solutions and I’m frequently asked what kind of companies use ZEMA, and how much time and money it saves them.
Although I won’t give you the exact dollar values, I will describe one of our most frequent user cases – energy traders.
Let’s take a multi-million ...
Water Conservation, Contamination, and Alberta’s Flood
Source: Calgary Stampede
Growing up in the Canadian prairies, it was water cooler talk every spring to see if we had had enough snowfall or would get enough spring rain to keep our many farmers happy. However, this year, it was the over-abundance of water from the Bow and Elbow rivers that not only took ...
Why ZEMA? A Perspective from a Novice User
I found myself live tweeting from a webinar on the ZEMA Suite yesterday morning. The short and informative event has revolutionized the way I perceive the product I’ve been working with for the past two years.
It was hosted by Ian Mathieson, IT Business Analyst here at ZE PowerGroup Inc, who focused on the ZEMA Solution ...
