Meanwhile, the political rhetoric from parts of Canada's oil-and-gas-producing regions implies going green may be a threat to the economy. "This suggests building new renewables is now cheaper than operating existing fossil power plants," the University of Calgary report said. There are many smaller, but still large, green energy projects that are tapping the innovation, skills and entrepreneurial spirit of Alberta and Saskatchewan's oil and gas industries. CBC The National looks at one community struggling to come to a consensus on the transition to green energy. 6:24"Here's the irony that I love," said former oil and gas geologist Kirsten Marcia, president and CEO of Deep Earth Energy Production or DEEP, farther south along the U.S. border in Saskatchewan.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 09:00 UTC