As seen in The Daily Gleaner on January 16th, 2010. For most people in New Brunswick, the idea of time-based pricing of electricity seems pretty foreign. We’re used to a flat rate per kilowatt-hour for the electricity we use. However, just like any other product we use, the cost of generating that electricity varies quite dramatically based on how it was made – we just don’t see it... Read more.

As seen in The Daily Gleaner on December 5th, 2009 Watt is a word most people have seen – from their electricity bills to the labels on many electrical appliances – but it is also a word that many of us don’t have a good understanding of. We can’t pick one up, like a kilogram; or walk one, like a kilometre. We just have to trust that the light bulb we put into the light socket... Read more.

As seen in The Daily Gleaner on October 31st, 2009 In recent years the topic of energy efficiency and the role it will play in reducing our energy use and carbon dioxide emissions has become increasingly popular. There is a societal belief that if we make cars, appliances and houses more fuel and energy efficient, then we are doing ‘our part’ to combat climate change. The challenge is that... Read more.

Despite the current lull in gas prices, fuel economy is something that we’re all familiar with. It’s hard to go very long in Canada without someone commenting on the price of gas, and how much it costs to fill up their vehicles. Conventional wisdom would say that with all the technological breakthroughs that humankind makes on a regular basis, and the rate at which we see technology become... Read more.

Carbon Capture and Storage: It’s not something we hear a whole lot about in Canada, and from talking to people, it’s not something that many people are aware of. Yet the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that it alone could be responsible for over half of our global CO2 reductions by 2100. Pretty big stuff. So what is it? Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a process... Read more.