Research and development to support the advancement of small modular reactors and advanced reactors. Photo by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories / Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)
John Gorman believes in a nuclear future which, given his background, might come as a surprise. Before becoming president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Association, Gorman worked in positions where he championed solar, wind and hydro, renewable energy sources with a lot less baggage.
But make no mistake, Gorman views the ongoing development of nuclear power as vital to battling the climate crisis and lowering Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many other environmentalists reject nuclear over concerns about the disposal of nuclear waste, radioactive fallout and the length of time it might take to develop the technology. Not Gorman.
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10 years ago
February 24, 2011 DWI Court, operating now in its fourth year on what was supposed to be a three year grant, will get some help from the Bemidji City Council. The council approved a $10,000 allocation to cover the one-year cost of frequent, random compliance checks. For the one-year fix, the money will come from liquor store profits.
25 years ago
February 24, 1996 The Bemidji Area Race Relations Task Force believes the hiring of a court advocate will not only help many people caught up in the criminal justice system but save the county money as well. Jim Thunder Hawk brings a wealth of experience to his new position. He was hired by the task force but is technically employed by Beltrami County.
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In 2015, as oil prices plunged, leaving chemists, engineers and others across Alberta freshly unemployed, Mina Zarabian had a decision to make.
Zarabian had just won a prestigious Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures Scholarship as a PhD candidate in chemistry at the University of Calgary, and she had to pick a research topic.
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That year, amid increasing concern about the effect of climate change, every major country in the world sent delegates to Paris, and signed commitments to curb carbon emissions.