“The question is not whether we should build Project AURORA, but whether we can wait any longer.”

Read the full op-ed in The Globe and Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

The authors argue that Project AURORA — Cascade Institute's proposed Arctic Underground Research Observatory for Resource Advancement — could unlock clean, reliable geothermal power for Northern and Indigenous communities, reduce diesel dependence, and strengthen Canada’s sovereignty.

“Energy costs in the Canadian Arctic are among the world’s highest," they write, but "beneath the frozen landscape lies an abundant source of low-cost energy: geothermal heat.”

"Our sovereignty, our energy future, and our place in the world depend on it," write Cascade Institute researchers Gordon Brasnett, Leighton Gall and Peter Massie in an op-ed published by @theglobeandmail.com

A bold national effort to harness clean, affordable geothermal power could change that, freeing Arctic communities from costly diesel and strengthening both local and Indigenous self-reliance.

To unlock that power, they propose Project AURORA – the Arctic Underground Research Observatory for Resource Advancement. Project AURORA would consist of one or more Northern test sites that design and adapt next-generation geothermal tech for the Arctic’s challenging terrain.

Deep geothermal energy can be used for heat and power, and harnessed by existing technologies, with major opportunity in next-generation technologies.

Learn more: www.renewableenergymagazine.com/geothermal/c...

The Cascade Institute recently prepared a policy brief for the Office of the Prime Minister, sketching the contours of a National Service initiative to address both the practical and ideological dimensions of this existential threat.

Learn more: cascadeinstitute.org/technical-pa...

"Military power alone will not preserve Canada. National identity, cohesion, commitment of all Canadians to support broad-based emergency preparations are all urgently needed."