Clean Energy for All
My work is inspired by humanity's relationship with nature and speculations about the possibilities of energy technology. Some examples of my previous Energenie blogs and more recent work in climate change can be found below.
Nuclear Energy​
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Used nuclear fuel: valuable resource, or toxic trash? | October 2017
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Ontario, Canada: A Microcosm of Clean Energy | September 2017
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What do millennials think about nuclear energy? | July 2017
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Dispelling nuclear myths: what's the worst possible accident? | October 2017
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Renewable Energy
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For solar, the future is flexible | October 2017
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Do renewables actually reduce greenhouse gases? | March 2017
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Fossil Fuels
- Is clean coal even real? | October 2017
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​Deepwater Horizon: movie review (spoiler alert!) | February 2017
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Taxing fossil fuels: bad policy, or simple solution? | January 2017
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Fracking and the shale gas revolution | September 2016
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Hydrogen & carbon capture, utilization, and storage
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Alberta's Low Carbon Hydrogen Production: How Low Can it Go? | April 2024
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Analyzing Alberta's Hydrogen Export Opportunity | April 2023
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Scaling Innovation in Alberta's Concrete Sector | September 2023
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Carbon Capture, Utilization, & Storage: Technology Innovation to Accelerate Broad Deployment in Alberta | April 2022
Recommended Reading
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Marie's Electric Adventure by the North American Young Generation in Nuclear, children's picture book: This is a great introduction to nuclear energy and electricity for children and even has a sequel, George's Energy Adventure.
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The Prize by Daniel Yergin, nonfiction: This is the epic history of humankind's obsession with oil and gas, and particularly how Rockefeller stood up his Standard Oil empire in the US in the early 1900s.
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Ducks: Two Years in the Oilsands, Kate Beaton, graphic novel: A Nova Scotia liberal arts major goes to work 2 years in the oilsands to pay off college debt.