The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has made some progress in implementing the two-year old federal Indigenous Strategic Research Plan, although Indigenous stakeholders caution it could take generations to fully implement the plan and see the impact on reconciliation.
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SSHRC will consider first-ever research proposal written in Cree language after initially rejecting it
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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council will now consider a research proposal and grant application written entirely in nêhiyawewin (Cree language) after initially rejecting it, and will pilot a first-of-its-kind merit review by Cree-speaking scholars of the proposal.
Read MoreB.C. is leading the way in growing Canada’s biogas-renewable natural gas sector, say industry experts
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The public and private sectors in British Columbia are leading the rest of Canada with policies and investment to grow the biogas-renewable natural gas sector so it can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve Canada’s climate goals, industry experts say.
Read MoreInside a family farm’s biogas system producing enough power for 200 homes
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A family-owned dairy farm in Ontario that invested $4 million in a biogas system is seeing economic and environmental benefits from the waste-to-energy technology, says owner Gord Green of Greenholm Farms.
Read MoreExpanded biogas-renewable natural gas sector could play vital role in achieving Canada’s climate goals, says new report
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Given the optimal policy mix, expanding the biogas-renewable natural gas sector could play a significant role in achieving Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by the Canadian Biogas Association.
Read MoreNew technology project funded by Clean Resource Innovation Network could eliminate oil sands tailings ponds
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The federally funded Clean Resource Innovation Network has invested $10 million in a project using a technology called non-aqueous extraction that could eliminate the use of waste tailings ponds, proponents say.
Read MoreEmissions Reduction Alberta invests $2M in four new carbon capture, utilization and storage projects
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Emissions Reduction Alberta is investing more than $2 million in four new carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in the province, which will include commercialization of new technologies being done with Canadian partners and international companies, universities and research organizations from eight countries.
Read MoreGovernment funding and policy are driving big carbon emissions reductions by steelmakers
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Federal and provincial government investments totalling more than $1.3 billion to help steelmakers electrify their production facilities provide a major boost to the industry’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, says the chief executive of the Canadian Steel Producers Association.
Read MoreCanadian SMEs playing an increasingly important role in domestic and global space industries, experts say
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Canadian SMEs and universities are becoming more significant players in space at home and internationally, due to the “democratization” of space driven by lower launch costs and the miniaturization of science instruments and satellites, say space industry experts.
Read MoreEdmonton-based space startup using satellite images to improve agricultural management
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Edmonton-based Wyvern, a Canadian space data company, plans to launch a small satellite with an unfolding telescope to capture images from space to improve sustainability and productivity in the agricultural industry.
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