Reading Time: 3 minutes Humans account for up to 80% of Alberta’s wildfires in May but that’s likely to change this year as health measures keep people at home
Category: Alberta
Game helps people overcome fear of spiders
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A grad student designs augmented reality game that lets users see and touch virtual spiders that get more realistic as they level up
Politics helped drive latest Saudi oil production cut
Reading Time: 3 minutes The need to generate cash, along with political pressure, compelled the Saudis to make some bitter decisions
Why baking is therapeutic in times of crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Arts and crafts provide healthy ways to deal with our disrupted daily lives, says U of A occupational therapist
Does wastewater give early warning of COVID-19?
Reading Time: 4 minutes University of Alberta expert helping lead national pilot project that could be critical in the battle against the coronavirus
Ottawa’s carbon tax hike out of step with global reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian taxpayers need financial relief during the COVID-19 crisis. Carbon taxes are an obvious place to start
Exploding myths about energy subsidies in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite claims by some that ‘oil is dead’ and that the sector is heavily subsidized, the evidence suggests otherwise
Post-pandemic oil market slowly takes shape
Reading Time: 3 minutes Until three months ago, the oil industry was looking at aviation and petrochemicals for continued demand growth
Act now to end Alberta’s economic nightmare
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada’s recovery will depend on government policies that actively encourage, rather than impede, resource investment
Struggling Albertans can’t afford a sales tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s telling that the people pushing for a PST never talk about looking Albertans in the eye and asking for permission