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As I sit here and write this column I am very pleased to say our policy project (written portion) is over. The remainder of the Senior students will, I imagine, completely agree with me. (Rumor hath it that the one and only 'Ibby Nantau was driven to drink by his policy project partners.) A great deal of time and effort went into each project and as far as I am concerned, it was a learning experience never to be forgotten. I' wish the Juniors lots of luck next year and, contrary to rumors, policy projects will never cease to exist. Presentations begin Tuesday, 5th of December and prove to be most interesting.

Exam schedules have been released and quickly students rush to the lists

and no»: they have 3 of the toughest Business . exams in 4 days. This totally amazes this writer. How can the em schedule be so tough on a group

of people? The answer very quid<ly is the same echoed throughout the past, "the computer did it. " (he must remember that the computers are programmed by human beings and whoever made the final decision never had the experience of writing marketing, finance and accounting in a 4-day period. 'Jhe juniors will have it tough and it will continue to be'difficult unless they start expressing their opinions. Here is where we enter the picture. The Business

> Society represents the

students and if we receive a legitimate complaint then we will try to do

‘ the better.

8th h - rescheduled but it will work out for We are- presently looking at Dec. 19th (last exam day) for the event and feel this is an'excellent time. Now for thebiggest piece of news that has rod<ed the student populatim. Next semester we will be without the services of the one and only Gerald McKenna who will graduate from this institution. 'lhe grapevine estimates Gerald has been registered at

; UPEI for somewhere

between 5 and 8 years but only he and Mike Hermessey know for sure. He has held almost every position available and volunteered for anything which has been raised. I personally feel there should be a building named in his honor. If 10% of the 1400

.prs, intramurals and

to see when the time and place of the all-important exams occur. Much to the dismay of many Junior Business students, they very quid<ly find out

that 3 months of hard studying is behind them

feedback .

Soft Energy

conservation and renewable-energy areas. “There are

incredible Opportunities to make money right he

says. "i have eight products ready to go."

Nevertheless. Swain does not think that a renewable-dominated energy economy isan immediate orospect for Canada. “There are some who assert that we can fill the gap (between‘future domestic supplyand demand‘i With renewable resources. l don’t think we can. During the next 50 years we are not likely to find Substitutes for liqwd hydrocarbons in many areas."

Making haste slowly, in fact, seems to sum up the attitude of most energy planners toward the develooment of renewables. Many caution that such develooment sh0uld not be allowed to become uneconomicai, in a report on solar energy prepared for the federal government, Professor MK, Berkownz of the Universin of Toronto oomts out that "while self- reliance IS a major objective. Canada might also aspire to self‘suffiCiency in coffee, tobacco and, for that matter,anything else.The abundance and deSirabilityof solar energy is eVident. The proolem is utilizmg the sun in an economically viable way." In the same vein, Dr. E. P. Cockshutt of the National Research Council has warned: "The baSlC feaSibility of solar heating has definitely been established, but there exists a wide diversity of imperfectly proven hardware systems... The commerCial outlook for the next 10 or 15 years is far from certain."

Nor do those charged With the planning of Canada's energy future share the view of some supporters of the conserver seeiety that nonrenewables and renewables are mutually imcompatible. Dr. Robert Durie, who as director of the federal Advanced Concepts Centre played a maior part in the establishment of theArkhas considerable experience in both areas. "Renewables and nonrenewables”, he says. "are often seen as adversaries. I try to argue against that. There need be no conflict. In fact, there are a lot of opportunities for improving the enVironment in nonrenewable energy development.”

Similarly, in another government study on renewable energy, R. J. Templin of the National Research Council, and one of Canada's leading wind experts, says that "no energy source lS perfect, and it is probably misleading to think of the various sources, renewable or nonrenewable, as being competitors for

future application.”

This view is reinforced by a recent study by National Economic Research Associates, a US. economic

something about it. The professors are behind us 100% but we (professors

and society) can‘t react unless we have a form of

I am sorry to say that the pub planned on Dec.

enwronment department’s .

or so students had as

much school spirit as

this gentleman, then UPEI would be the most exciting university to attend east of U.B.C. Good-bye, Gerald; too bad after all these years you didn't

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consultingfirm :hath soeen engaged for many vearSin var-ous rzsoect -‘;‘ energy :1 9 ..5 authors, Harry Peary and Sally H, Smelter, see no evsdtnce th and "soft" energy patns are mutually exciuswe. "Endugh evidence does exist“. thevwrite. "to conclude that hard and soft technologses can eXist-side by Side, both being used to the extent that they prowde the

lowest—cost...source of energy.

"Until now, however, the soft supply technologies have been unable in most instances to compete with the,

i.

at the "hard"

(hard ones. in fact, a transmon from mostly soft-

technologies —— biomass (wood), windpower, solar energy to a more limited extent. and hydroelectric — took place worldWide in the past hundred years. This occurred not because the two types of energy are mutually exclusive — in fact, they continue to exist almost everywhere —— but because under the existing

conditions and under the constraints in operation, at'

least up until now, the hard technologies were generally less costly."

Fortuantely there is no reason why Canadians need be unduly dismayed by the collective opinion of our energy‘experts that a totally renewable economy is not just around the corner. While Canada’s storehouse of nonrenewabl fossil fuels is finite, it is by no means

exhausted. Our traditional sources of energy supply— oil and gas ——- are likely to playa diminishing role in the .

future, but even here the results of aggressive exploration suggest grounds f0r cautious optimism. Improved technology and more attractive economics have already resulted in a start being made on tapping the vast potential of western Canada’s oil sands. In addition, coal —— of which we have a plentiful supply— will play an increasingly important role, and hydro and nuclear power will also make important contributions.

When, to our still-extenswe nonrenewable energy sources, one adds the effect on energy demand growth that more efficient use and conseryation can have (and which are already beginning to show), it becomes apparent that Canada does have the time to make an orderly and ec0nomic transfer to a renewables-based economy.

We may, indeed, be headed for some kind of conserver society, in the sense that today's values and standards will be replaced by other more in accord with future living conditions. But there is no reason, in the veiw of many informed observers, why that kind, of society cannot function in a world that, with a new~ found prudence, employs both renewable and nonrenewable sources for its energy needsIJ

' see the light and enrol

in the B.B.A. program. (P.S. Youdid a remarkable job as editor of the SUN.) 7 As the semester comes to a close one must look had< and see whether it wasputtouse._Asfar as the Business Society is concerned, we _ accatplished‘a number Of our objectives and are lodting forward to next semester activities.. The busmesspersms' ' dinner in February, ordering of Business Society shirts,

other events which will be exciting are in the planning stages.

I think this is the first time I ever showed any sympathy to a ' professor who was giving an exam. In this case I feel it is warranted because nearly all business exams are scheduled near or at the end of the year whidi is close to Girisutas. There will be a big rush on their part to correct the many exams written and present them to the mgistrar at a specified time. This will‘definitely effect flieir performance because they are only human but I will offer a suggestion: lots of ched< marks becausa they are easier to make than an X‘ and put 80 on all exams you don't have time to correct.

Seeyou next issue. -

r Brian Gaudet

EXCHANGE —_ DECEMBER 6

Why not finish this term the right way by taking a night off and enjoying the last Exchange Coffee-House of the year!

It's going to/be a great night of music supplied by such fine musicians as Ray Peltier, Mary and Ron Bourdon, Jim Stright, Scott Parsons, Ien Madnal' and Paul Allen, Paul Broadbent, 'Iennie Gallant and Roy Johnston. And of course lots' of hot d'IOCOl hot coffee and teah and delicious Cookies. All the ingredients are here for a relaxing evening. . You jtst have to add your' self! ' 7

This extra special night of entertainment will begin' at 8 p.m. sharp, 50 .be sure to make plans to be there with your friends on time because there is only seating for 95 people.

Have a. nice day.

A]. Ward