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Sep 03, 2008Prime Minister Stephen Harper Annouces Geological Resource Mapping of Canada’s Arctic
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a major project to map geological resources in Canada’s Arctic. A total of $100 million has been set aside over the next five years to complete an on-shore geo-mapping exercise of the North.
“What we’ve found so far is merely the tip of the proverbial iceberg,” Harper said “Managed properly, Canada’s share of this incredible endowment will fuel the prosperity of our country for generations. And geo-mapping will pave the way for the resource development of the future.”
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/485648
CanGEA supports the idea of mapping and understanding of our natural/geological resources, and we would agree that the known energy and mining resources are just a start. In the Toronto Star article though, there is lots of talk about conventional energy resource potential (natural gas, oil, diamonds, gold) but no mention of geothermal energy? Even though there is renewable heat energy potential in the arctic, both for electricity and direct heat; will geothermal mapping be part of that funding?
Stay tuned to find out…
(did CanGEA mention that we could use a hand getting the message to Ottawa?)
