Pipelines and Jobs

Do pipelines create thousands of new jobs as claimed by energy companies and governments? Here's some interesting statistics on how many jobs might really be created - both short and long term: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jan/09/3-key-keystone-xl-questions-answered/

Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change

Check out this link which displays and ranks how climate change impacts countries in order of urgency. David Wheeler complied data in various categories including sea level rise, extreme weather, agricultural land, etc and performed and ordinal ranking of 233 countries based on vulnerability from the various categories. Click Here to see the interactive map!

Seeing Through Wildfire Smoke in Fort McMurray, Alberta with Infrared Imaging

Images of the massive wildfire that engulfed Fort McMurray, Alberta earlier this year have been seared into our collective consciousness. Record-setting heat, low humidity, dry conditions and high winds combined to create a destructive “perfect storm” of fire weather the likes of which have been rarely seen anywhere in Canada – much less in an Alberta springtime.Read more...

Drone Fair comes to Calgary

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are taking over the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) on Father's Day as Drone Fair Calgary flies onto campus. Read more...