Where resource conversations begin
Richard Prokopanko on why Resource Works fills a growing gap in Canada’s resource conversation
Fifteen thousand jobs gone. The trees are still there.
Industry leaders, First Nations, government and researchers gathered in Vancouver this week for the annual BC Council of Forest Industries convention — and delivered the most candid reckoning with the sector’s decline in years, along with a specific, shared prescription for reversing it.
You can’t build an energy superpower with tools designed to keep energy in the ground
Resource Works’ Margareta Dovgal returns to Parliament Hill with a warning: the government’s energy superpower ambition is being strangled by the very policy architecture it refuses to reform.
How Canada’s environmental policies mean lost ground
New Resource Works Advisory Council Chair Karen Graham warns that letting “the perfect be the enemy of the good” has tied industry in knots and cost Canada a decade of progress
Veteran geoscientist joins Resource Works Board
Newest member Lyn Anglin says Trump tariffs should be wake-up call for politicians to champion natural resource development.
Resource Works marks ten years with fresh commitment to goals
New team to be ratified followed by September 27 lunch event featuring energy expert Peter Tertzakian in Vancouver.
Current measures of eco performance do a poor job of valuing Canada
Canada’s climate is challenging and hugely variable given that our land area begins at the 42nd latitude and extends to the magnetic north. Between long distances and extreme temperature, Canadians use lots of energy for basic heating, cooling, and mobility.
Thanks to you, we’ve hit a new milestone
The idea of a research group dedicated to building solid information, broader understanding, and a supportive movement wasn’t novel in 2014 when Resource Works came onto the scene.
A unique mission turns two
No matter how small a footprint one wishes to have, today’s modern lifestyle is utterly dependent on responsible use of natural resources. For the past two years, the Resource Works Society has placed itself at the centre of this story, building dialogue and understanding about jobs, innovation and the environment.