Charbonneau

CHARBONNEAU – Hydrogen at the pulp mill will not make it more efficient

March 19, 2026 // 0 Comments

THE OWNER of Kamloops pulp mill, Kruger Inc., is partnering with two others to reduce greenhouse gasses by generating hydrogen on site and using it as fuel. It’s an [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Daylight Saving or Standard time, it doesn’t matter to me

March 12, 2026 // 1 Comment

AT FIRST, I thought it was a mistake for B.C. to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time but now I realize it doesn’t matter. It seemed to me that time should not be [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canada needs its own trusted-traveller program

March 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

IT MAKES NO SENSE that Canadians need approval from a foreign country to be trusted to fly within their own country, or to countries other than the U.S. Yet, that’s what [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Can AI griefbots help in mourning lost loved ones?

February 26, 2026 // 1 Comment

FOR BETTER OR WORSE, hundreds of millions of people interact with fictional AI companions daily. They are beguiled by the ability of generative AI to produce human-like [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Big Oil’s fix for declining fossil fuels: plastics

February 19, 2026 // 0 Comments

THE HOPES OF environmentalists to leave oil in the ground have been dashed. Big Oil is not going to let declining fossil fuel use get in the way of profits. The continued [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – American First Nations look to become Canadian

February 12, 2026 // 0 Comments

JUST AS SOME Albertans push to become part of the U.S., some American First Nations groups want to be considered as aboriginal peoples of Canada. While Albertan’s wishes of [Continue]