Research Examines Greenhouse Gas Implications of Land Conversion
CANADA - Research launched by the University of Manitoba is examining the greenhouse gas implications of converting forage land to crop production and crop land to forage production,...

Success Discovered in Biofuel Testing
CANADA - Ontario Power Generation's coal-fired station in Atikokan is working towards becoming more environmentally friendly.

Power Company Looks at Pig Manure
CANADA - Manitoba Hydro wants hog farmers to turn pig manure into power, and is offering companies more than a million dollars to do it.

Biomass Gasification is Next at Nexterra
CANADA - After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company's Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis...

Forestry Task Force to Study Bioenergy Options
CANADA - A task force of forest industry stakeholders from Eastern Canada and Maine has been launched to explore bio-related opportunities within the forestry sector across the region....

Shell and Iogen Announce Extended Alliance
CANADA - Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries (“Shell”) and Iogen Corporation today announced an extended commercial alliance to accelerate development and deployment of cellulosic...

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

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,...

Workshops Demystify the Growing Biofuels Industry
ALBERTA - The Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) is working with several local producer-led organizations to deliver workshops designed to demystify the...

Biofuels Legislation Passes through Canadian House
CANADA - Canadian biofuels legislation, which would require all gasoline sold in Canada contain five percent ethanol by 2010, and all diesel and heating oil contain two percent renewable...

Livestock Manure: Eco Friendly Fertilizer?
CANADA - Research conducted in Saskatchewan has shown, when applied in balance according to manure nutrient analysis and soil testing, livestock manure is an environmentally friendly...

Shell Backs Carbon Storage Research
SASKATCHEWAN - Shell Canada Limited recently signed on as a co-sponsor of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEA GHG) Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project...

Food Crisis: "The greatest demonstration of the historical failure of the capitalist model"
CANADA - "If the government cannot lower the cost of living it simply has to leave. If the police and UN troops want to shoot at us, that's OK, because in the end, if we are not...

Growth in North American Biofuels Market Due to Policy Initiatives
CANADA - Research and Markets has announced the addition of "North American Biofuels Markets: Investment Analysis" to their offering.

Govt. of Canada Gives $3.9 Million Boost to Biofuels
ONTARIO - The Government of Canada is working hard to provide all Canadians with technological advances that protect our environment and boost our economy.