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That's just not true. Besides the emissions generated with the construction of the plants, the mining and processing of uranium to fuel the plants, some routine operations of the plant itself and the disposal of spent fuel and other waste by-products, the emission generated by using nuclear energy over natural gas are more than significantly less. Nuclear power could be used to supply steam for the SAGD process in the oil sands, generate electricity to support the extraction process, generate hydrogen and electricity for upgrading crude bitumen and also supply electricity for Alberta utilities use. A fleet of 16 CANDU's or so just for the oil sands themselves, some located at the tar sands sites themselves and others located near more populated centres would do. Plus, Alberta could sell it's natural gas off to other provinces and countries. It's a win-win for everyone, even the eco-nuts, though they don't know it yet.

In my previous post I did so, you can refute any of it if you like. Being a partisan on their side of course you won't accept that.

Is greenpeace really that powerful that they can stop nuclear development in Alberta, the conservative paradise? Maybe Ontario but if Alberta wanted to they could and would do it and you know it. Well it's good that I don't live in Ontario and Quebec, so I'll assume that I have the right to complain. Plus I hate latte's. The most idiotic thing invented by the conservatives in this country is the idea that Alberta is not responsible for its resource extraction and therefor it's emissions. It's been proven that they could use nuclear power for this extraction, that it would greatly cut down on the provinces emissions, that the province can afford it and that nothing is stopping this from happening but the government of Alberta, they in fact have no interest in currently pursuing it and have put any future conversation on the matter on hold until 2017. Unfortunately we have a government who only understands the economy and ignores the actual experts and muzzles all their own scientists on any and all matters related to the subject.

The fact of the matter is we are not doing better than "most" other countries on climate change. And though the "eco-nuts" are wrong in their views of using nuclear energy for our base-load rather than coal and natural gas, they are right in the fact that we do need to supplement nuclear with wind, hydro and solar. But I refuse to believe the eco-nuts are whats keeping nuclear from being developed in this country. Alberta and Saskatchewan are largely conservative and could and would have nuclear energy if they wanted it. Right now they just don't want to invest in it and would rather continue their irresponsible use of coal. Which is turn effects the rest of the country. No one, especially harper, holds Alberta accountable for being the highest emitter of C02 in this country and it's about time we do. Just over 3 million people should not be emitting the amount they do, Saskatchewan as well. We curb these two provinces and we have the ability to fall within our targets.

Chances are one of the other countries listed above will beat us to it. Then it's just a matter of letting them work the kinks out. In the mean time I still think Nuclear energy is the way to go and we should be building more reactors instead of new coal fire and natural gas plants.

Especially since the league had to bail out the team once already. And the city of Glendale has been shortchanged on the leagues promised revenues for the last two seasons. I predict this will happen again. They still have below average attendance records and even when the team is doing good have to give away large amounts of tickets for fans to show up. Gary Bettman would hate to give up the population potential but eventually you have to say enough is enough.

Seattle and Quebec should get a team, even out the league at 32 teams. Make for a better playoffs overall.

oh well of course! And nobody knows but Gary Bettman. They should be wearing Nordiques colours by now in my opinion but we'll see when and if that happens.

Winnipeg moved from the East to the central division and Arizona got bumped over.

Because he doesn't really want to talk about abortion. He wants to derail the original discussion because he has nothing left to contribute to the topic.

It's been presented, you refuse to acknowledge any of it. And have not presented any of your own. Let's see your logical arguments, other than your arguments from personal incredulity which hold no basis in logic and shifting the burden of proof and evidence without providing any of your own.

In arguably the toughest division in the league! Save for Arizona and Edmonton of course.

When you have no logical argument, resorting to changing the subject is the oldest trick in the book.

This is true. My apologies for enabling Bryan to derail the thread by bringing up entirely unrelated topics. Back to the topic at hand. Spoke to soon. Here we go again.

A tough schedule. I wouldn't underestimate Calgary this year or overestimate San Jose. Anaheim is without Perry to so they are missing their leading scorer but still have more than enough firepower. It will be an interesting couple of games.

Amnesty International's report into the 2008 Gaza War stated that there have been numerous instances in which the IDF endangered the lives of civilians, including children, by using them as human shields. Seems Hamas isn't the only side using an urban war strategy..

The canucks have already turned it around. You can tell Desjardins has a positive effect on the Sedins. Bringing in Vrbata and Miller has put the team back into 2010-2011 status. Adding some young ducks talent in Bonino and Vey for Kesler was a great move and they're poised to remain a great team with the slew of young talent they have waiting in the ranks. Great time to be a Canucks fan. I was down on Georgia street in 2011 when the riots happened, what a crazy time that was. I managed to get out of there before things got real crazy though.

Since you believe a mass of cells that has the potential to be a human being after 9 months of gestation has more rights than a prisoner of war, we should investigate and arrest anyone who forcibly expels any mass of cells from their own body and torture them until they confess to such an atrocity?

haha you still haven't answered the question. You are forcing YOUR right wing morals on the subject without backing them up with any proof. By what definition is abortion wrong? Prove me wrong almighty master of the moral compass.

By what definition is abortion wrong, your own? The Catholic churches? Unlike torture, abortion is entirely subjective. There is no definitive proof an embryo or fetus has an inkling of conscious thought. The only answer you can provide is an emotional response based on your assumption that a mass of cells that looks nothing like a human being, is a human being. Which of course would mean that we should be arresting and punishing every teenage boy and every women the moment she expels her egg every month, because it is the murder of a mass of cells that have the potential to become a human being after 9 months of gestation. I personally believe that restrictions on abortion should occur at the third trimester and do consider this a disturbing facet of our abortion laws in Canada. But to equate all abortions to torture is asinine and proves you know nothing about the subject save for what your conservative handbook tells you.

Apparently the CANDU reactors of Atomic Energy Canada Limited are 100% capable of using thorium. All power reactors built in Canada are of the CANDU type. Though it's never been done. CANDU-type units are also operating in India, Pakistan, Argentina, South Korea, Romania and China. CANDU reactors are being considered as heat and electricity sources for the energy-intensive oil sands extraction process, which currently uses mostly natural gas, mined close by. This would greatly reduce our emissions and put us within our initial targets. Though the Alberta government keeps putting it off for some reason. Currently it's not really on the docket until 2017. We have the technology and have built it in other countries. Right now if you assume a single CANDU thorium reactor can produce 300 Mega Watts; Alberta would need 31 reactors to completely replace Coal and Natural Gas, BC would need 5 to completely replace Coal and Natural Gas, Saskatchewan would need 12 reactors to completely replace Coal and Natural Gas and Manitoba would need 2 reactors to completely replace Coal and Natural Gas. That is a lot of reactors, but instead of building new coal plants, why aren't we building the same reactors we have always had and using thorium in them like we know we are able to do?

Thorium looks incredibly promising. Why are we not looking into this more. In places like Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan this could be a game changer for our carbon emissions. Especially the prairies were we are still rocking something like 70% coal power over here. And the useless carbon capture projects i worked on at boundary damn could have been invested into nuclear, over a billion wasted. We have tons of empty space out here where a plant could go. We have something like 16% of the worlds unmined Uranium in Saskatchewan and it hasn't really ever been mentioned as an energy source here.

There is no support for fetuses as legal persons in any international human rights codes. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Key word being born. Virtually all national constitutions do not treat fetuses as persons or citizens. American citizenship is limited to those "born or naturalized in the United States", as per the 14th Amendment and the word "Everyone" in the Canadian constitution has been deemed by the Supreme Court not to include fetuses. But unfortunately terrorists are human beings and do in fact have rights.

I sure hope that the Oilers don't win the Conner McDavid sweepstakes and destroy another 1st round draft picks career. If I'm McDavid I'm hoping and praying that Buffalo's streak is short lived and they stay at the bottom so I can get in on that crazy train of talent. Buffalo gets McDavid they make playoffs next year. Hopefully the Jets can beat them tonight. With Trouba, Enstrom and Bogo out of the lineup we are looking rough on the back end. Maybe Kane will finally get it goin' tonight! .