Monday, December 8, 2025
Rick Warters, BSc’82 (Geology), P.Geo, led an active career in oil and gas exploration and development in Canada and the US that spanned 35 years until his retirement in 2017. Rick has held several senior leadership and executive positions in including Amerada Hess, Petro-Canada, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips and most recently Talisman/Repsol, where he retired as the Director of North American Subsurface Development and Vice President of Geosciences Canada. Rick was the founder of the UCalgary’s Geoscience Alumni Chapter, and was instrumental in creating the endowed Geoscience Alumni Scholarship.

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Bitcoin: A Beacon of Financial Freedom and Empowerment in an Uncertain World

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In the ever-evolving landscape of global finance, one digital asset has emerged as a symbol of hope, empowerment, and disruption: Bitcoin. Born in the...

The Global Expansion of Euthanasia: Lessons from History and Practices Worldwide

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In the annals of human history, there are dark chapters that reflect our species' capacity for cruelty and dehumanization. One such chapter is the...

The Case for Stacking Gold & Silver: Wealth Preservation and Family Survival in Uncertain...

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The Case for Stacking Gold & Silver: Wealth Preservation and Family Survival in Uncertain Times In an age of endless money-printing, currency debasement, escalating debt,...

Silver In Hand

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It started many years ago when I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki. I remember being very anxious after reading the book,...

The Nixon Doctrine comes to Europe

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The emerging new shape of the Atlantic Alliance is based on an old example. https://www.visegrad24.com/articles/the-nixon-doctrine-comes-to-europe

Dragon and bear: partners in paranoia

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https://www.visegrad24.com/articles/dragon-and-bear-partners-in-paranoia Why the China-Russia alliance is destined to collapse - eventually. My take.

The guilty men: how the alt-right harms conservatism

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https://www.visegrad24.com/articles/the-guilty-men-how-the-alt-right-harms-conservatism Yes, conservatives have enemies on the right. The alt-right is poison within the conservative movement. My take.

Go time!

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In BIG Media's fifth year of operation, we are making a push to become a global editorial powerhouse ... and we need your help! If...

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Most members at BIG Media Ltd. are successful people who subscribed here because they understand the importance of establishing a trustworthy and accurate source...

Business and Politics: til death do us part

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I regularly see posts on LinkedIn scolding the general network for the sin of posting anything that could be considered political. The wording varies,...

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Clean tech’s dirty secret – why rare-earth refining still happens in China

Part 2 of BIG Media’s special report on rare-earth elements Key takeaways Most of the global economic value in rare-earth elements (REEs) is captured in...

Health screening produces more patients – but does it increase survival rate?

In the western world, we have been trained to participate in all kinds of health screening because we are told that hidden dangers lurk...