By Tim Weis, Director, Renewable Energy and Efficiency Policy, Pembina Institute, Leslie Malone
These days, there is no shortage of discussion about energy in Canada, but the conversations and headlines typically focus on controversial projects like pipelines and fracking. Rarely do we talk about success stories that are good for the environment, the economy and energy customers.
Pandora’s Promise is a new film by director Robert Stone which claims to tell "the intensely personal stories of environmentalists and energy experts who have undergone a radical conversion from being fiercely anti to strongly pro-nuclear energy, risking their careers and reputations in the process." Find out for yourself, see the film at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon on October 1, 2013, followed by a panel discussion. Visit our Facebook event page.
The former NASA scientist criticized by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver earlier this week for his views on the Keystone XL pipeline is responding by calling the Conservatives a desperate and "Neanderthal" government.
In an interview with Evan Solomon airing Saturday on CBC Radio's The House, James Hansen defended his position that approving the proposed pipeline would be disastrous for the environment.
Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks in Saskatoon on November 1, 2012. Her topic: "Our Toxic Nuclear Legacy: Let's END Saskatchewan's Growing Radioactive Footprint"
She will be speaking at Third Avenue United Church at 7:30pm. We look forward to Dr. Caldicott setting the whole issue in a global context.
