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johnst3c
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Government of Sask Planned on Converting Shand to American Gas Since at Least 2019.
The Government of Saskatchewan has been planning on converting Shand & Boundary to American natural gas since 2019. Why weren’t we told...
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johnst3c
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Provincial government kills Estevan coal jobs by turning to imported American natural gas
Provincial government killing Estevan coal jobs by converting Shand and replacing Saskatchewan coal with imported American natural gas....
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johnst3c
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Jack Mintz: A 'just transition' out of energy? Ask the people of Hanna about that
Ottawa's agenda is to replace lost jobs with jobs that are sustainable jobs, but not necessarily well-paying ....
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johnst3c
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Federal Liberals set to bungle another 'just transition' — this time on a national scale.
Much of the federal project money was aimed at diversifying local economies but had little to do with the coal workers. In Alberta and...
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johnst3c
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Wind Power Failure
Alberta issues second grid alert in three days as wind power generation collapses, again! https://pipelineonline.ca/alberta-issues-secon...
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johnst3c
- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
CLC & SFL Demand Action in Coal
The CLC and SFL demanding answers from the federal government on behalf of Estevan, Coronach and our coal miners.
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johnst3c
- Sep 8, 2022
- 1 min
Randy Seeman, Coal Miner, 46 Years Service
Congratulations Randy Seeman UMWA 7606 Executive member on 46 years service at the Estevan coal mine. Thanks for for all of your hard...
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johnst3c
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Destroying High Paying Coal Power Jobs in Saskatchewan
There was an announcement by SaskPower on Aug. 10 that is very significant, especially for Estevan, one of the last places in Canada ...
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johnst3c
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Alberta’s 28 wind farms were putting out less power than Boundary Dam Unit 3 w/ CCS
Brian Zinchuk: On Aug. 17 Alberta’s now 28 wind farms combined were putting out less power than Boundary Dam Unit 3 with carbon capture...
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johnst3c
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Labour Leaders Visit CCS Facility at BD3
We’d like to thank Bea Bruske, Canadian Labour Congress - Congrès du travail du Canada and her team for coming to Estevan yesterday to...
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johnst3c
- May 20, 2022
- 1 min
NERC Warns of Mounting Reliability Risks, Urges Preparation for Challenging Summer
The result of SaskPower’s war against coal: “Saskatchewan: Capacity stretched to meet growth in peak demand projection” Full report:...
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johnst3c
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
United Mine Workers of America Anniversary
On May 5, 1903 the UMWA became an International Union with the chartering of its first Canadian Local Union. Shout out to all our...
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johnst3c
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Auditor General Slams Ottawa's Support for Transition from Coal
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada released a scathing report on Tuesday hammering Ottawa for being unprepared to support the...
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johnst3c
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Mental Health Week, May 2-8, 2022
Clinical and counselling services are available for coal families. Services include diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of mental...
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johnst3c
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Westmoreland Loses $470 Million Court Case
A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed Westmoreland Mining Holding LLC's $470 million claim against Canada....
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johnst3c
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Power of Power Density
Power density is the most important, and yet least understood, metric in the physics that determine the shape and size of our energy and...
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johnst3c
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Canada decides where to put some of its coal phaseout money
"Meanwhile, the bulk of Saskatchewan’s projects will replace water and sewage infrastructure and repair roads." Explain how $13 million...
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johnst3c
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Competition swelling in Alberta to build underground carbon landfills | CBC News
Where is the Saskatchewan government on this? #coal Competition swelling in Alberta to build underground carbon landfills | CBC News...
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johnst3c
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Coal Mining Estevan Saskatchewan with a P&H 9020 Dragline
Coal Mining In Estevan, Saskatchewan with a P&H 9020 Dragline
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