This is cool. I’m happy to see that Make is now available. I will have to see if I can find it on a newstand and give it a tryout.
Nice Article on Nuclear Power
31 January 2005 – 8:20 pm
Wired Magazine has a nice article on nuclear energy in the latest issue (13.02: the Firefox issue). It’s mostly about the US industry: why it stalled, ideas for kick starting it, and potential problems with doing just that. It’s a good article; I learned a few things I didn’t know before. In particular, I didn’t know the USA Government actually collects a tax from nuclear power producers for the purpose of waste disposal.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Knight in a Dark Suit
30 January 2005 – 4:10 pm
It seems that the Danny Williams’ flag removal gamble has paid off. He got what he wanted: a meeting with the Prime Minister and, of course, the big boost to the revenues of Newfoundland and Labrador. Honestly, I’m not sure how much the flag issue helped or hindered, but now that the deal is done I don’t think it matters that much. What matters now, is how well the Premier takes advantage of the cash and whether his government can balance Newfounland and Labrador’s books.
I do suspect that the approaching session of Parliament and all the election talk surrounding it may have contributed to the Government finally agreeing to make the deal. The Opposition hadn’t yet done much with it, but this whole offshore royalties issue had the potential to give them some serious ammunition. There is some really contentious stuff coming up on the Parliamentary schedule and a lot of chatter about an election. In that environment, it’s important for the government to remove distractions that highlight any of the opposition parties; disputes between Canada and the provinces benefits both the Bloq and the Tories.
And, as a side note Newfoundland’s IQ Sportswear has brought back it’s Canadian swimwear line.
Spent Nuke Fuel
Here’s something else I learned from the Wired Nuclear energy article. (I really should read the article all the way through before posting.)
That’s really remarkable. There is so much potential in nuclear technology, it’s a real shame that so little technical innovation has been done in the field.
I’m now curious about whether the Government of Canada is paying attention to this. So far all I’ve seen the Government doing is spending a bunch of money on advertising starring Rick Mercer. Now I like Mr. Mercer, but the ads just seem so very silly. Take the “one tonne challenge”?