Dion dismisses nuclear power in oilsands extraction
Jason Fekete, CanWest News Service ; Calgary Herald
Published : Saturday, January 13, 2007
CALGARY — Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion threw cold water Friday
on using nuclear energy to extract bitumen from the Alberta oilsands.
Speaking Friday to the Calgary Herald editorial board, Dion
acknowledged nuclear is part of the "energy mix" in Canada, but doesn’t
believe it’s a viable option for use in Alberta’s oilsands due (...)