Well, What’s the Difference?
The Alberta Energy Regulator requires companies to ensure environmental and public safety of oil and gas wells and that they are responsible for the costs of cleaning up.
Wells have been on the tip of many Albertans’ tongues as of late. That’s because Alberta has a lot of them—over a century of oil and gas development in the province has given…
Doing What it Takes to Keep Wildlife Safe
EnvironmentSpill-response co-op pulls out all the stops when tackling an oil release
If you’ve ever driven past a car dealership, you might recognize this distinct silhouette: an air-filled tube with tentacle hair and run-amok limbs, dancing by the side of…
Tag: Environment
A message from Doreen Healy, the AER’s resident elder, about National Indigenous Peoples Day
In 1996, Canada recognized June 21—the summer solstice and the longest day of the year—as National Aboriginal Day. In 2017, this day was renamed National Indigenous Peoples…
Tag: Community
Rock Talk
Good to KnowThe AER’s Alberta Geological Survey speaks for the stones
If the rocks could talk, what would they say?
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Snakes on the Plains
Safety and EnforcementThose working around Medicine Hat face a very unique, slithery hazard
They slither, they slide, they hiss, they rattle, they bite, and, for many people, they are scary. Fear of snakes ranks high on the list of common fears and some research…
Tag: Safety and Enforcement
Throwback Thursday: Queen of Canadian Rock
Good to KnowCanada’s first female geologist to work in the field was a true rock star
It makes sense that the career paths followed by many women in today’s oil and gas sector were carved out by a geologist: Helen Belyea.
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Just One More Slice
TechnologyPetrologists peer into slivers of rock seeking good fortune
Some people read gemstones in pursuit of personal clarity: emeralds, for example, are said to help foretell the future. For a few scientists in Alberta’s oil and gas sector,…
Tag: Technology
The Ballad of Kootenai Brown
Good to KnowColourful adventurer was among the first to report oil in Alberta
Sit back and listen to the tale of John George “Kootenai” Brown. It was the mid-1870s, long before Alberta was a glint in the Dominion’s eye, when Brown first noted oil seeps…
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Caught on Tape
EnvironmentHow industry keeps an eye on wildlife
If a bear sits in the woods, and no one is around to see it, did it actually happen? We see it all the time, people doing it all for “the ‘Gram.” Because if a picture isn’t…
Tag: Environment
Keeping Innovation Alive in Alberta
TechnologyThe Evergreen Centre is Alberta's innovation station for environmentally mindful energy development
Eleven years ago Doug Kulba, while working as a conservation and reclamation inspector with the Government of Alberta, had a thought: what if technology and innovation could…
Tag: Technology
Meet the New Neighbours
TechnologySolar energy companies are moving on to old oil and gas sites to save money and land
Think back to the last time you moved; did you enter your new home to find it spick and span or did the previous residents leave a mess behind?
Tag: Technology