In Loving Memory: Honoring the Shand Power Station Tragedy Victims
On May 25, 1990, at 10:10 a.m., a devastating event unfolded, forever altering the lives of many and leaving an indelible mark on the...
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johnst3c
- May 20
- 1 min
Weekend Coal News
May 20, 2023 U.S. to invest $38 million for carbon capture in North Dakota U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $38 million to support...
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johnst3c
- May 19
- 3 min
Hanna; a Glimpse into Estevan’s Future?
Bitter experience from Hanna, Alberta suggests that SaskPower’s plan could cost Estevan almost 600 jobs. The town of Hanna, Alberta,...
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johnst3c
- May 16
- 1 min
Once Again Moe Shafts Coal Families
Today Moe announced his Net Zero 2050 plan. Nothing has changed except the political calculus - with what increasingly looks like a...
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johnst3c
- May 15
- 5 min
Estevan’s 8 Million Dollar Man
Do you trust the City of Estevan to spend $8 million in coal transition funds? Last week the City of Estevan announced they were spending...
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johnst3c
- May 13
- 1 min
Weekend Coal News
May 13, 2023 Wind and solar power myth has finally been exposed Click for full story Carbon capture on BD3 - successful by design More...
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johnst3c
- May 9
- 3 min
SaskPower’s Plan to Let Grandma Freeze in the Dark
How energy imports from Manitoba and the U.S. make us all worse off. SaskPower recently announced its plans to import electricity and...
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johnst3c
- May 7
- 1 min
Our Power Future
This is our power future under SaskPower and the provincial governments plan to import our power from SPP
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johnst3c
- May 6
- 1 min
Weekend Coal News
May 6, 2023 Net zero by 2035? Not going to happen in Saskatchewan, according to Moe Natural gas, renewables, nuclear, and maybe even coal...
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johnst3c
- May 4
- 4 min
Big Steaming Pile of Biomass
Why the latest “green” energy fad is full of hot air & subsidies, lots and lots of subsidies The City of Estevan announced a 45-megawatt...
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johnst3c
- May 1
- 2 min
SaskPower Hopes Coal Miners Never See This
Could this save coal in Saskatchewan? The report "Rare Earth Element Abundances in Coal Combustion Byproducts of Saskatchewan" was...
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johnst3c
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Weekend Coal News
Weekly Coal News Roundup April 29, 2023 Trudeau’s Push for Small Modular Reactors Trudeau insists Canada is “very serious” about...
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johnst3c
- Apr 28
- 4 min
Coal’s Ticking Time Bomb
A looming and largely ignored mental health crisis threatens Estevan coal families. The pending closure of a coal mine can have...
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johnst3c
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Alberta vs. Saskatchewan
When it comes to supporting coal miners, its not even close. Saskatchewan, usually quick to follow Alberta’s lead, has refused to stand...
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johnst3c
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Weekend Coal News
Weekly Coal News Roundup April 22, 2023 Boundary Dam Unit 3 Status Update Q1 2023: SaskPower’s BD3 CCS facility captures 226,184 tonnes...
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johnst3c
- Apr 21
- 5 min
The Carbon Boogeyman
Climate activists check under the bed for it at night but is carbon really that bad and could it revitalize coal in Estevan? Is there...
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johnst3c
- Apr 18
- 4 min
Turning SaskPower’s Sow’s Ear into a Silk Purse
Estevan’s Reclaimed Coal Mine Land is Economic Development Gold Recently SaskPower turned down the opportunity to locate its 100MW...
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johnst3c
- Apr 11
- 3 min
No Country for Old Miners
How SaskPower abandoning coal miners could devastate the Estevan economy and doom local economic development efforts The federal...
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johnst3c
- Apr 7
- 3 min
Ready for SaskPower’s SMRs?
Blowing up misconceptions about SaskPower’s nuclear ambitions While SaskPower has talked a lot about the virtues of Small Modular...
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johnst3c
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Sabotaging Our Future
How SaskPower’s $1 Billion Scheme to Import Power from the U.S. will Devastate Estevan and Leave the Province’s Economy Vulnerable...
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