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First Nations need the ability to raise money, but will aboriginals buy into new taxes?

History and firmly entrenched ideas are blocking access to capital markets >

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Industry giants broach relief well issue in the Arctic offshore
Chevron and ConocoPhillips tell the NEB the technology shouldn't be a requirement >
Lower Athabasca Regional Plan fuels the usual vitriol
The draft isn’t perfect, but for Alberta, it’s better than no plan at all >
Turning an oil sands mine into an ATV park
Spruce, pine, barley ... ATVs? A wacky reclamation scheme turns heads >
Ontario’s feed-in tariff harbors protectionist policies
Look out for 'border tax adjustments,' industry veterans warn >
Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations
The duty to consult has major implications for energy stakeholders in Western Canada >
OECD countries top emitters on a per capita basis
North America leads, followed by Pacific rim and European nations >
Inquiry to assess Alberta’s business competitiveness
Communication lines are open between energy sector and government >
Environmental Site Assessment Repository discloses contaminated industrial sites
A new public registry drags contamination skeletons out of Alberta closets >

The Lure of the Green

Question: If you can cut costs by outsourcing work overseas, should you do it? >

Ethical Offshoring

Question: If you can cut costs by outsourcing work overseas, should you do it? >

The Social-Environmental Contract

Question: When does the bottom line trump the environment, or vice versa – and is this an ethical issue? >

A three-year employee of a Tim Hortons franchise in London, Ontario, was caught on a surveillance videotape giving a 16-cent Timbit to a cranky 11-month-old. Two days later the employee, a single mother, was called into the office by three managers, and summarily fired, according to one report, for theft >

It Comes Back to Politics

Ed Stelmach makes a fitting cover subject for this year’s edition of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People >

Odd Man Out

Question: What do you do if key team members refuse to work together – for highly personal reasons? >

The Limits of Surveillance

Question: How far should an employer go to control employee use of company computers? >

After the Hue and Cry

For Alberta’s royalty trusts -- the 30-odd income trusts engaged in oil and gas production that have come to occupy the middle ground between the majors and the juniors –- it is hard to imagine that 2007 could be any worse than 2006 >