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Out of the red
If a Canadian researcher has his way, the red mud that caused disaster last week could turn very useful indeed
A cure for the energy crisis
Shale gas could one day replace coal in power plants and gasoline and diesel for cars and trucks
How to really fuel discontent
Tempers flare as the government moves to curb the country’s massive gas subsidies
$675 million
By my reckoning that’s roughly how much Air Canada has saved in fuel costs since oil started it’s downward spiral a couple of weeks ago. Last month when crude was marching higher, and the airline sought to justify its decision to layoff 2,000 workers and cut capacity, the company said every one dollar increase in the price of oil added $26 million to its fuel bill. At the time the company estimated its fuel bill would be an extra $1 billion in 2008.