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67 Reasons why wind turbines cannot replace fossil fuels

Source: Leonard, T. 2012. Broken down and rusting, is this the future of Britain’s ‘wind rush’? Preface   Last updated 2023-10-20 The most important problem to be solved is electrifying transportation, otherwise how can you deliver the 8,000 parts of a … Cont…

2024-07-26 09:14

Arrest Bibi Netanyahu, Washington DC, 24 July 2024

The battle to define what passes for reality in the world’s most ailing superpower is becoming hotter than Hades. Benjamin Netanyahu, the primary personification of the genocidal convergence currently linking the governments of Israel and the United States, i…

2024-07-24 15:00

Accused in murder-conspiracy trial says unaware AR-15 rifle prohibited

One of two men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago testified Tuesday he wasn't aware the custom-made rifle he had purchased was a prohibited weapon.

2024-07-23 23:55

Wildfire smoke blankets parts of northern Alberta, Rocky Mountain region

Wildfire smoke has left parts of northern Alberta and the Rocky Mountain region shrouded in haze Saturday, increasing the health risk in some areas amid a prolonged heatwave.

2024-07-20 18:40

Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine

One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine.

2024-07-19 00:30

Alberta's potato industry is booming thanks to a global appetite for french fries

Alberta's potato industry is in the middle of a growth spurt thanks to an expansion of processing capacity and a growing appetite in Asian countries for french fries and hash browns.

2024-07-18 08:00

Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears late-night covert shipment was underwear, guitar

Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and a guitar.

2024-07-17 22:28