Clubroot of Canola on the Rise in Alberta
CANADA - Clubroot has been discovered on canola crops in municipalities and in areas where it had not previously been found in Alberta and the disease has spread to additional fields...

Canadian Government Invests in Oilseed Research
CANADA - The Canadian Government is to contribute C$3 million to the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN) under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP).

Biotechnology and Sustainable Biofuels
CANADA - Business, academic and industry leaders will discuss how biotechnology enables sustainable production of biofuels and biobased products during the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial...

Bus Company Could Stop Using Biodiesel
CANADA - The Toronto Transit Commission is to consider abandoning the use of biodiesel for its fleet becasue of rising costs.

Range of Materials Can Produce Biodiesel
CANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute says a wide range of raw materials, many that have virtually no other use, can be used to produce biodiesel, writes Bruce Cochr...

Projects Benefit from Clean Energy Grants
CANADA – The Province is funding a suite of innovative clean energy projects throughout B.C., investing C$25 million from the government's Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, announced...

Budget Waste Begins Biodiesel Programme
CANADA - Budget Waste Inc. has switched all of its diesel trucks over to a biodiesel blend.

British Columbia Increases Clean Tech Innovation Capital
CANADA - The annual tax credits available to investors in early-stage clean technology companies operating in British Columbia have increased from C$5 million to C$7.5 million under...

Biodiesel Reported to Improve Fuel Economy
CANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute reports the use of biodiesel can improve fuel economy while reducing engine wear, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Interest Shown in Manufacture of Biodiesel
CANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute reports a growing interest among farmers in manufacturing their own biodiesel fuel, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Biofuel Plan for Old Mine Site
CANADA - A development company in Canada has started a project to repair an old mining site to establish a research centre for biofuels.

High Fuel Cost Stimulate Interest in Composting
CANADA - The Niverville, Manitoba base Puratone Corporation reports increasing fuel costs are stimulating new interest in composting for the disposal of livestock mortalities, writes...

Bill C-33 Authorises Government to Regulate Blending
ONTARIO - The Senate has voted is all for the Government of Canada's Biofuels Bill.

Canadian Government Invests in Biodiesel Plant
ONTARIO - The Government of Canada is bringing biofuel technologies to Canadian farms. Federal funding of $938,260 is being provided to develop a functional, farm-scale oilseed processing...

Algae to Revolutionize Fuel Production
TORONTO - “Biodiesel from algae has the potential to replace petro fuels”, boasts entrepreneur Nick Mashin. Currently, biofuels are largely derived from oil seed crops such as canola,...