Alberta Politics: Environment minister in government that won’t approve geothermal projects visits new geothermal project in Germany

Alberta’s environment minister, Rebecca Schulz, is in Germany today, getting set to celebrate the opening of a large geothermal electricity-generating project that uses technology designed by a Calgary company.  Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). At the same time, back home in Wild Rose Country, geothermal projects

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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Service With a Smile: The Emotional Work of Caregiving

Emotional labor is the process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job. More specifically, workers are expected to regulate their emotions during interactions with customers, co-workers and superiors. – WikipediaThinking about it, I’d estimate that caregiving is roughly 75% emotional labor and only 25% physical work. How we smile,

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