Energy / Economy

There’s no shortage of wind in southern Alberta. So why has our government capped wind power production?

In Alberta, it’s illegal for farmworkers to form a union. Eric Musekamp is fighting to change that.

Peter Lougheed kept a low profile for years. Now he’s speaking out. But are the Tories listening?

Landowners near coalbed methane wells say government won’t protect their water. Who will?

Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez is betting that oil revenues can fuel profound social change.

A Calgary energy company is being sued in a New York court for complicity in genocide. Back home in Alberta, news organizations are happy to look the other way.

Public funding cuts created Alberta’s infrastructure deficit. Now the Alberta government wants us to believe that private investment through P3s is the only solution.

Who You Callin’ Cultured? The arts are viewed as a “frill” by many in Alberta. Which isn’t to say we have no culture of our own. But how do we begin to encourage something that makes us so uneasy?

A Naturalist’s Lament.

How co-operation could trump competition in Alberta’s beef industry.