2010 Mining Explorers: Shear Minerals Ltd. 10/31/2010
SRM: TSX-V President and CEO: Pamela D. Strand, M.Sc, P.Geol. CFO: Greg Hayes, CA Shear Minerals Ltd. is a Canada-based exploration company focused on diamond exploration in the Canadian North, wh...

2010 Mining Explorers: Northern Tiger Resources Inc. 10/31/2010
NTR: TSX-V President and CEO: Greg Hayes, CA Director: Lori Walton, M.Sc., G.G., P.Geol. Vice President, Exploration: Dennis Ouellette, B.Sc. Northern Tiger Resources Inc., formed in April 2008 in A...

2010 Mining Explorers: North Country Gold Corp. 10/31/2010
NCG: TSX-V President and CEO: John Williamson, P. Geol. Vice President and CFO: Sean Mager Vice President, Exploration: Peter Kleespies, M.Sc, P.Geol.  North Country Gold Corp. was spun out by CBR...

2010 Mining Explorers: Niblack Mineral Development Inc. 10/31/2010
NIB: TSX-V President and CEO: John Williamson Chairman: John Robins Vice President, Exploration: Peter Kleespies The principle asset of Niblack Mineral Development Inc. (formerly CBR Gold Corp) is t...

2010 Mining Explorers: Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. 10/31/2010
CED: TSX-V President, Chairman and CEO: Charles Chebry Vice President, Exploration: David Clarke Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. is focused on seeking a near-surface, bulk tonnage sedimentary gold...

Shell changes course in Alberta 10/17/2010
Royal Dutch Shell is doing what it promised earlier this year - scaling back its once-grand ambitions to produce 750,000 barrels per day of bitumen from the Alberta oil sands. Chief Executive Officer...

Hollywood hoopla fizzles 10/10/2010
Oscar-winning director says oil sands could be 'great gift' or 'curse'; Alberta premier favors 'quiet diplomacy and advocacy'
It was billed as Godzilla v. Vanilla - the Sept. 29 oil sands showdown between Hollywood movie mogul James Cameron and Ed Stelmach, the low-key, some say bland premier of Alberta. Canadian-born Camer...

Oil sands vital on world stage 09/26/2010
It was pure coincidence, but a flurry of declarations endorsing the future of oil sands production even amid a shift to low-carbon energy sources was accompanied by progress on three new projects in n...

Enbridge sticks to knitting 09/12/2010
However much its Michigan pipeline rupture and the challenge of restarting shipments might have diverted attention at Enbridge, it's also business as usual at the Canadian pipeline company. In just o...

Poll shows B.C. public cool to pipelines 09/05/2010
Public opposition to energy pipelines crossing British Columbia poses a growing challenge to two major projects by Enbridge and Kinder Morgan. An Angus Reid poll of B.C. residents released Aug. 27 sho...

Contender in oil sands stakes 08/22/2010
MEG Energy shrugs off disappointments of IPO with strong showing in 1st year of operation, spurring on plans for 2 major projects
MEG Energy, having stumbled out of the starting gates as Canada's newest publicly traded oil sands company, is now in full stride. The startup has made what it somewhat immodestly claims to be the "fa...