On episode 19 of The Atomic Show, Shane Brown and I chat about the prospects for new nuclear power plants in Canada, the choices that Ontario will be making for new nuclear power plants, and the possibility that CANDU reactors might be good choices for providing the steam and hydrogen needed to produce useful products from Alberta’s tar sands. Check it out at http://atomic.thepodcastnetwork.com/index.php?p=32
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I have spent the past couple of hours reading the first hundred pages of Thomas Friedman’s influential new book titled “Hot, Flat and Crowded”. It is thought provoking and worth reading if you want to understand some of the discussions and actions that may result in the next few months. People in positions to make…
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There have been many analytical reports issued in the 8 days since ExxonMobil announced that it was purchasing XTO Energy, one of the largest independent natural gas producers in the United States, for a total of approximately $41 billion. ($31 billion in ExxonMobil stock plus assumption of $10 billion in XTO debt.) Some analysts have…
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