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Nuclear costs much more than competing technologies
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Review of ‘The Measure of Man’
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Mining Corporation vs. El Salvador
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Nuclear Myth and Fact Project
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Nuclear Plants Need Backup Generators
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What does ‘renewable’ mean after all?
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Before Vision of Earth Existed
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New Server for Vision of Earth
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Nuclear costs much more than competing technologies
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Nuclear costs much more than competing technologies
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsWhile some variants of nuclear power plants are estimated to cost up to five times as much as competing technologies such as minimally-compliant coal power, these are extreme examples. Most populations will not allow minimally-compliant coal plants to be built because of their substantially dangerous... -
Nuclear Myth and Fact Project
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsNuclear Power: Our First Major Project In October 2008, the Uranium Development Partnership committee was formed by the government of Saskatchewan. We noted that the mandate of the committee was to recommend the best ways for Saskatchewan to enjoy prosperity by developing nuclear industries. We... -
Nuclear Plants Need Backup Generators
Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 CommentNuclear Plants Do Need Backup Generation, Just Like All Other Power Sources A power utility has to have the capability of calling into service enough power to make up for the loss of its largest generator on short notice. For a nuclear generator, this would... -
What does ‘renewable’ mean after all?
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsIf you think of renewable sources of energy you probably think of things like wind turbines, solar panels, biomass plants, and hydroelectric plants. However, these are just examples. What does it mean to be renewable? Power From The Sun Most forms of renewable energy have... -
Chevron Oil Spill off the BC Coast
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsApparently Chevron waited a month before informing the public about an oil, gas, and diesel leak into the Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, BC. However, it appears that they are actually following the regulations for such a leak. Locals are questioning both the direct effect on... -
Chevron’s Orphan Basin Project Under Scrutiny
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsChevron says that it would not be able to clean up if its proposed deep sea rig off the coast of Newfoundland had a similar disaster to that currently happening in the Gulf of Mexico. They estimate extremely small possibilities of any major spills, but... -
Saskatchewan’s Energy Future
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsVision of Earth presented at the Sask Legislature on the subject of Saskatchewan's Energy Future. -
Feed-In Tariff Proposal for Saskatchewan
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsA Feed-in-Tariff is a policy mechanism designed to provide an incentive for development of a desired type. Typical implementations of feed-in-tariffs for power generation usually involve guaranteed long term prices for electricity generated and guaranteed grid access. This means that if a person or company... -
Nuclear Power: The Whole Story
Posted on August 7, 2009 | 4 CommentsElectrical power production using a nuclear power source is accomplished through the heat produced by bringing greater than a specific amount of radioactive material together. Water is heated to create steam, which in turn spins turbines to generate electricity. Greater quantities or concentrations of nuclear... -
Critique of Saskatchewan’s UDP Report
Posted on August 7, 2009 | 1 CommentThe Uranium Development Partnership (UDP) is a ministerial advisory committee established in October 2008 for the purpose of analyzing the economic feasibility of all forms of uranium development in Saskatchewan. On Friday April 3rd, the final report was released to the public containing recommendations which...