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Well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas emissions for in situ SAGD and surface mining pathways generated employing GHOST/TIAX/ GHGenius combination and comparison with SAGD, mining and conventional crude oil literature pathways (all results are on a HHV basis). 74% of WTW emissions in our oilsands pathways. Click to enlarge.
Speaking at the at the University of Toronto’s Hart House Alumni Dinner Series, Canada Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver, emphasized the pivotal role that Canada’s oilsands will continue to play in the country’s energy future. New energy markets and infrastructure offer tremendous benefits to Canada and Canadians.
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It did also occur to me that this is a bit like me personally pledging to buy only electric vehicles from this day forth. Charging infrastructure is critical to the ACT’s plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.
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Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. s electric conversions spends about 100 days moving through 20 discrete shop bays, where it undergoes about 2,200 person-hours of meticulous restoration. Each of E.C.D.’s
Scout out some furniture in the house or on a marketplace that needs some TLC, give it a sand down, change the handles, try painting it a different colour, or maybe even multi coloured! Every time you support small or buy locally, the person who receives your custom is guaranteed to smile. Reduce food miles & minimise waste.
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