By Heather Douglas “Recent advances in robotics, perception, and machine learning, supported by accelerating improvements in computer technology, have enabled a new generation of systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. These systems are far more autonomous than most people realize. They can learn from their own experience and take actions never contemplated by their…
Penn State climate scientist, Dr. Michael ‘hockey stick’ Mann commits contempt of court in the ‘climate science trial of the century.’ Prominent alarmist shockingly defies judge and refuses to surrender data for open court examination. Only possible outcome: Mann’s humiliation, defeat, and likely criminal investigation in the U.S. The defendant in the libel trial, the…
by Maurice Walch Small businesses account for 98 per cent of all companies in Canada and employed 11.6 million people in 2015. They also create 97 per cent of the new jobs. The death rate of small businesses is also relatively high — 78,430 new companies were started in 2013 but 83,240 small companies shut…
By Heather Douglas Answer: Because you let your lawyer and/or accountant write them. News flash: they can’t write their way out of a paper bag. “A press release, news release, media release, press statement, or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media to announce something ‘ostensibly’ newsworthy,”…
By Jill McLeod, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Anchorage, Alaska There has been a lot of press surrounding what President Trump has done in his first 100 days of office, especially when it comes to his actions that have an impact on domestic energy production in the U.S. Since taking office in January, President Trump…
The pressures on oilfield services to continually improve worker safety and protection are relentless, as they should be. Safety first. Drive to zero. Everybody on any worksite should be able to work safely and go home healthy. The determination of the upstream oil and gas industry to deliver has been relentless for over three decades….
