The threat of nuclear power being generated in Alberta is becoming more and more real. The Battle for Chernobyl paints a graphic picture of what a nuclear meltdown looks like as it occurs. If you are for or against nuclear power in Alberta, come to this screening to get a first hand look at what could happen right here in our own backyard. Guest speaker to be announced. Check website for updates.
Please note: There were originally going to be screenings of a feature and a short film. The short film, Sunday in Pripyat, has been cancelled. In its place, there will be a talk with Richard McKelvie & Darrel Allen of the Geocentral Electricity Development Association.
Geothermal versus Nuclear
All geothermal power needs to work is hot rocks. These rocks are available by drilling underground until the proper temperature is reached. This means drilling thousands of metres below the surface. Steam is generated using the heat from the hot rocks resulting in steam driven electricity. There is no carbon suspended in the air. No giant hydroelectric dams. And best of all there is no radioactive waste. Just hot steam! A concept this simple means that electricity production could occur within the city limits and therefore not requiring thousands of miles of expensive transmission lines. Clean, and virtually perpetual free energy from a local source. You could even drill a hole under City Hall or the Alberta Legislature Building!
Join Richard McKelvie and Darrel Allen, of the Geocentric Electricity Development Association, as they explain how geothermal power production would solve our future energy needs.
A deep hole in the ground versus military grade radioactive waste that nobody knows what to do with....
Which would you choose?
This screening is dedicated to the anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster twenty four years ago on on April 26th. What transpires in the following film could very well occur in Alberta if we allow nuclear power to be generated here.
- Wednesday April 28 at 9:00PM
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The Battle of Chernobyl
On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian city of Pripyat exploded and began spewing radioactive smoke and gas. Firemen discovered that no amount of water could extinguish the blaze. More than 40,000... view more
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