Leading the World with Energy
12-Oct-2011CALGARY – October 12, 2011. A new publication released by the Canada West Foundation illustrates Canada’s current energy reality and highlights opportunities for a bright energy future.
Catching a Rising Tide: A Western Energy Vision for Canada by Sheila O’Brien and Shawna Ritchie, draws from one-on-one conversations with 50 leading western Canadian experts in energy and the environment who share their vision for energy. Energy has been an important centerpiece in public policy discussions for the last half-century, conversations which are now part of a global debate.
“Western Canada has expertise in the production of various energy resources, but we have also had to address the need for sustainable and responsible development and the reality of unequal resource distribution—making our energy reality a microcosm of global energy production,” notes authors O’Brien and Ritchie. “This gives western Canada’s vision for energy particular importance in national discussions about where energy should and could go in the future.”
Canada has the opportunity to become a supplier of choice for energy products, services and expertise, supported by environmental and social records that define our values as a nation and give us a stronger voice internationally. However, achieving this vision will be a challenge for all Canadians regardless of where they live. As the Foundation’s President and CEO, Dr. Roger Gibbins explains, Catching a Rising Tide, “provides a model for western Canadian thought leadership on the big national policy issues of the day, setting out creative options rather than narrow prescriptions.”
Canada West Foundation is the only think tank dedicated to being the objective, nonpartisan voice for issues of vital concern to western Canadians. For 40 years, through its research and commentary, the Foundation has contributed to better government decisions and a stronger Canadian economy.
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Energy industry stakeholders, contributors and media are invited to attend a book launch event from 5-7pm in Calgary on October 12, 2011 to meet the authors. For more information about this event, please inquire at events@cwf.ca or 403-700-9535.
Catching a Rising Tide: A Western Energy Vision for Canada, is available for purchase at www.cwf.ca.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Rachael Strathern
Communication & Media Coordinator
403-700-9535 communication@cwf.ca