(AlbertaIndex, July 14, Monday) --- Alberta officials will affirm the province’s leadership roles in energy supply, and the economy and environment when they meet with their counterparts from other provinces and the US later this week.

       (AlbertaIndex, July 10, Thursday) --- Under siege from environmentalists, oilsands-dependent Alberta has unveiled its strategy to combat climate change in the form of two $2 billion funds that it says will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equal to taking more than a million cars off the road each year. One fund will advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects while the other will boost the role of energy-saving public transit.

       (AlbertaIndex, July 9, Wednesday) --- The latest Employment Outlook 2008 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) delivered an overall positive picture for the Canadian labour market tempered by a “moderate” rise in unemployment for 2009.

        (AlbertaIndex, July 8, Tuesday) --- Workplaces in Canada and other developed economies not only have a glass ceiling but also a “glass door” which keeps out women and ethnic minorities, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in a survey of the employment landscape in the industrialized world.

        (AlbertaIndex, July 7, Monday) --- This year’s surge in gasoline prices to a record US$4 per gallon has set off a dramatic shift in vehicle buying patterns in the US, matching the adjustment that occurred in the oil shock of the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to the latest Global Auto Report published by Scotia Economics.

        (AlbertaIndex, July 2, Wednesday) --- A high-powered committee appointed by the industry minister last year has submitted a set of critical findings and policy recommendations to bolster Canada’s competitiveness on the world economic stage.