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How to Make Vegan Wonder Bars

Meghan Pearson | Posted 10.06.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Energy, Breakfast, Flax, Vegan, Easy Recipe, Coconut, Long Weekend, Vegan Diet, Healthy Diet, Eating Well, Diet, Canada Living News
Meghan Pearson

During a long weekend in Toronto, everything here seems to slow down, calm down, and allow for maximum staycation bliss. So, what's on my agenda? Breakfast. Well, breakfast bars to be exact, and these chewy tropical treats are just the thing to fuel me through a long to-do list. Plus, the recipe will leave plenty of leftovers to pack for the road, and snack on all week long!

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Canada's Energy Strategy Gets A Little Clearer

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Canada Senate, Senate Energy Report, Canada Energy, Video, Canada Energy Efficiency, Senate Energy Environment Natural Resources, Cp, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - A new report by a committee of Canadian senators seeks to define an energy strategy for Canada.The report outlines 13 priorities developed ov...

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You Say You Want an Energy Revolution? Make a Run For It!

James Glave | Posted 09.05.2012 | Canada
Read More: Northern Gateway Pipeline, Energy, Green Energy, Band Together, Alison Redford, Enbridge, Oil Sands, Running, Oil, Terry Fox Run, Seja's Run, Canada News
James Glave

Kim Slater knows that Canada can reinvent itself, and shift from being a fossil fuel dealer to a clean energy leader. She knows her elected leaders can make it happen. But she isn't waiting for them to take the lead. In fact, she's starting without them, running across British Columbia to talk with Canadians about more sustainable forms of energy.

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Western Premiers Have Redford's Back

CBC | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Video, Alison Redford Alberta, Cbc, Oil Sands, Western Premiers' Conference, Alberta, Canada Energy, Alberta Energy, Alison Redford, Western Premiers, Alberta Oil Sands, Canada Politics News

Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she is pleased that her counterparts supported her idea for a Canadian energy strategy at the Western...

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"Maple Revolutionaries" Should Invest in Ontario Hydro

Tim Hudak | Posted 07.24.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Energy Canada, Hydro Canada, Hudak Hydro, Canada Hydro, Hudak White Paper, Hydro Hudak, Canada Energy, Tim Hudak, White Paper Hudak, Canada Politics News
Tim Hudak

Right now, there are more than 11,000 people at Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One making more than $100,000 per year -- more than double the number in 2003. A dose of scrutiny from outside investors on labour costs like these will go a long way to improving how these enterprises are run.

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Ontario's Ring of Fire Will Fuel Our Economy

Tim Hudak | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada
Read More: Resources, Energy, North Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ring of Fire, Mining, Ontario, Minerals, Tim Hudak, Energy Policy, Harvesting, Canada News
Tim Hudak

The Ring of Fire should be a cause for optimism with the ongoing jobs crisis in Ontario. The economic impact of this discovery on the Ontario economy will probably run into the hundreds of billions of dollars over time. Let's take advantage of it.

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Seven Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Vitamins

Natasha Turner, ND | Posted 07.17.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Energy, Doctor, Alkaline, Digestion, Vitamins, Absorption, Natasha Turner, Health, Herbal Supplements, Herbal Medicine, Supplements, Pills, Canada Living News
Natasha Turner, ND

Perhaps you have purchased a daily vitamin to obtain the nutrients you need for optimal health, or maybe you have a cupboard full of supplements to improve a condition or to increase energy. But how do you know if you're getting the most bang for your buck from your supplements?

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How Canada Can Lead on Clean Energy

Merran Smith | Posted 07.15.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Energy Canada, Canada Renewable Electricity, Canada Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Canada, Canada Green Energy, Canada Energy, Renewable Electricity Canada, Green Energy Canada, Canada Business News
Merran Smith

It is an arresting image, capturing a quiet act of dissent and call for change direct from the roaring industrial heart of northern Alberta. What makes it even more poignant is the fact that the revolution the anonymous oil worker calls for is already underway. Canada just hasn't yet shown up.

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Rachel Mendleson

‘Even Our Path To Self-Destruction Is Going To Run Out Of Fuel’

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 05.14.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Tar Sands, Jeff Rubin Q&A, Oil Sands, Jeff Rubin, End of Growth, Canada Energy Policy, Globalization, Canada Energy, Slideexpand, Energy Policy, Jeff Rubin End of Growth, Canada Business News

Jeff Rubin has a message for all the economists and central bankers out there, waiting with bated breath for rock-bottom interest rates to kick the wo...

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Pumping Out Oil Isn't Enough: Carney

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.08.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Mark Carney Energy, Mark Carney Natural Resources, Canada Natural Resources, Canada Oil, Mark Carney, Sustainable Development Canada, Canada Energy, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, Mark Carney Oil, Mark Carney Sustainable Development, Cp, Canada Business News

OTTAWA - Part of the solution to Canada's poor export performance lies with natural resources, but simply pumping oil out the door won't suffice, says...

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It's Immigration, Stupid

Diane Francis | Posted 05.05.2012 | Canada
Read More: Energy, Parti Quebecois, Commodity, Immigration Unemployment, Mining, Ontario, Quebec, Immigration, Jean Charest, Dalton Mcguinty, Canada News
Diane Francis

Ontario and Quebec should stop badmouthing the west and demand reform to the immigration mess Ottawa has perpetuated since 1986. The burden of providing healthcare, education, and other social services for new immigrants has added more costs to their budgets than interest on their debts, the Detroit bailout, and all-day junior kindergarten in Ontario or $7-a-day daycare in Quebec combined.

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Reports of the death of renewable energy in Europe are greatly exaggerated

Adam Scott | Posted 04.25.2012 | Canada
Read More: Market, Energy, Subsidy, Solar, Deadly, Germany, Ontario, Renewable, Green, Failure, Eu, Europe, China, Denmark, Wind Power, Doldrums, Election, Canada News
Adam Scott

Opponents of renewable energy can't make up their mind. One moment they claim the cost of green energy subsidies programs is too high, the next they c...

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Minister Slams Europe Over Oil Sands Ban Plan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.17.2012 | Canada Politics
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CALGARY - Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is calling a European effort to bar oil imports from Alberta's oilsands nothing more than gran...

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A New Plan For Oil Sands

CP | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - A long-awaited new plan from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands will watch for m...

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China Wants Our Oil

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - China wants to forge a "win-win" energy partnership with Canada that would set an example for the world, while also satisfying its "huge" dem...

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Did U.S. Partisan Warfare Kill Keystone?

Christopher Sands | Posted 03.19.2012 | Canada
Read More: Payroll Tax Cut, Keystone XL Pipeline, Keystone Pipeline, Energy, Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Gary Doer, Stephen Harper, Environmentalists, United States, Climate Change, Alison Redford, Barack Obama, Canada, Canada News
Christopher Sands

Open partisan warfare between Democrats and Republicans, between the Obama administration and Congress, is underway and the latest clash is the Battle of Keystone, the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline.

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What Quebec And Alberta Have In Common

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.12.2012 | Canada Politics
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QUEBEC - Premier Jean Charest says Canada doesn't need the federal government to make a national energy strategy happen.And he said dissatisfaction wi...

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Harper Jokes About Alberta's New 'National Energy' Plan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.06.2012 | Canada Politics
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CALGARY - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's intrigued, but also a little mystified over Alberta Premier Alison Redford's plan for a national ene...

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2011: The Year Of The Canadian Pipeline Battles

CP | Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Business
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CALGARY - Jackie Thomas says she'd stand in front of a bulldozer to stop the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline from being built across B.C. to th...

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Western Premiers To Push Ottawa For National Energy Plan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - Canada's three western-most premiers are heading to Ottawa to pitch new ways to harness the country's energy resources.No date has been set...

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Alberta Premier Calls For For A United Energy Front

CBC | Posted 01.16.2012 | Canada
Read More: Canada Oil and Gas, Alberta Energy Strategy, Cbc, Canada Oil, Canada Energy Strategy, Redford Economic Club Toronto, Economic Club of Canada, Canada Energy, Keystone Pipeline, Alberta Energy, Keystone XL, Alberta Energy Policy, Alberta Oil, Alison Redford, Canada News

A cross-country energy strategy should be hammered out soon with Alberta having a leading voice in that dialogue, the province's premier,...

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How to Make Kids Care About Climate Change

Ron Dembo | Posted 01.05.2012 | Canada
Read More: Environment, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Meter, Halton School Board, School, Canada News
Ron Dembo

Energy is invisible and intangible. But the fact of the matter is that most of our daily routine involves some sort of environmental impact. And the truth is most of our lifestyle could be made more efficient. For a great glimpse of this kind of efficient future we can look to our children and our schools.

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Why Fear B.C.'s Clean Energy Policy?

Andrew Weaver | Posted 01.01.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Carbon Tax, Carbon Cap, Pacific Carbon Trust, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Offsets, Climate Change, British Columbia, Smart Meters, Energy, Global Warming, Nexterra, Unbc, Canada Politics News
Andrew Weaver

As B.C. breaks new ground on greenhouse gas management, there will be teething pains. Does this mean we should repeal the requirement of carbon neutral government as some have suggested? Is this really a solution? I think not. As a society we look for leadership by example from our public sector.

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New Energy Drinks Rules -- Are They Enough?

CP | Posted 12.06.2011 | Canada Living
Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Energy, Energy Drinks, Coca-Cola, Monster Energy Drink, Health Canada, Caffeine, Red Bull, Energy Drink, Canada, Canada Living News

The federal government has introduced rules to limit the amount of caffeine allowed in so-called energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster. But th...

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Europe Prepares To Fight The Oil Sands

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.04.2011 | Canada Business
Read More: Tar Sands, Transcanada, Alberta Tar Sands, European Commission, Airline Carbon Tax, Oil Sands, Canada Oil, Keystone XL Pipeline, Transcanada Pipeline, European Union, Canada Energy, Iata, Ec, Eu, Fuel Quality Directive, Alberta Oil Sands, Canada Business News

Canada's oil sands are facing another public-relations defeat with the news that the European Commisssion (EC) will propose designating bitumen extrac...

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