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Robert Hoshowsky





October 2020  / Current  / 2020
Tapping the Universe
Asteroid and Space Mining
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


“Space – the final frontier.”

These four words, uttered in the original Star Trek series in the mid-sixties, continue to inspire the American dream of space exploration which began with the ‘space race’ between the United States and the Soviet Union.


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October 2020  / Current  / 2020
Growing to Meet Global Demand
The Bucket Shop
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


The Canadian Shield, the hardest, most abrasive rock in Northern Ontario, runs its course throughout the assets of the mining industry. From Scoop trams to Excavators, it grinds its toll into buckets and blades of every mining enterprise.


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October 2020  / Current  / 2020
Harnessing Helium
Challenges, Opportunities, and Moon Shots
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


For the young and young at heart, there is no denying helium is fun. Has anyone been to a birthday party where someone didn’t untie a balloon, inhale the colourless, odourless and non-flammable gas, and start squeaking? Well, as entertaining as helium is, its practical applications go far beyond gags and lighter-than-air balloons. And before too long, party giggles and more may be coming by way of the moon.


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September 2020  / 2020  / Renewable Energy
Going Off the Grid
New Options in Residential Energy
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


When turning off the lights every time we leave the room and doing laundry at 2 a.m. doesn’t seem to make any difference to our utility bills, energy self-sufficiency becomes more appealing. Now, after years of paying soaring household electrical bills, many homeowners dream about going off the grid.


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August 2020  / 2020  / Industry News  / Oil & Gas
Going Virtual
The 32nd Energy Summit
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced all of us to re-evaluate our priorities, from how we work to where we shop for essentials. Literally no family, business, organization, or association hasn’t been impacted by the virus, which has caused the delay or outright cancelation of massive conferences, conventions and seminars worldwide.


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August 2020  / 2020  / Industry News
The Future of Fertilizer
Putting Oil Industry By-products to Work
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


From benzene in Aspirin to paraffin wax in lipstick, petroleum and its by-products are in many products – including fertilizer.


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August 2020  / 2020  / Industry News  / Recycling & Waste Management
One Man’s Trash…
A New Look at Turning Waste into Resources
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


From yarns made from plastic ocean waste to a new generation of materials that can be recycled over and over again, plastics today are being viewed more as a resource than an environmental liability.


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July 2020  / 2020  / Industry News  / Renewable Energy
Into the Woods
Sustainable Forestry Practices
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


Without forests, life on earth would cease to exist. Absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, forests are home to Indigenous persons and countless species of wildlife, and are a valuable source of wood for lumber, fuel, furniture, medicine and more.


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June 2020  / 2020  / Oil & Gas
Improving Oil, Gas and the Environment
Coil Chem, LLC
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


While some companies in the oil and gas industry are solely in the business of chemical products, Coil Chem is committed to creating full, performance-enhancing solutions that are better and safer for the environment. Under the experienced leadership of industry veteran Jerry Noles, Coil Chem develops innovative, laboratory-tested drill out, frac, and completion chemicals, high volume water treatment products, specialty chemicals, and an exclusive line of SoilChem environmental cleaning solutions.


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June 2020  / 2020  / Water Resources
Safeguarding Ocean Health
Marine Conservation in a Resource-Based World
Written by Robert Hoshowsky


Deliberately or accidentally dumped into the world’s oceans, pollutants like plastic, oil, fertilizers, pesticides, and raw sewage are responsible for declining water quality, reduced biodiversity, and dwindling marine life.


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