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Hot Tubbin' For...GGCLC: Ottawa - Part Two

Home stretch! Today is the last day of the study tour - we have 4 meetings before we head to the Ottawa Marriott to meet up with the rest of the conference delegation. Today is also the day where I am the group lead - I'll be the one working with our MLO on introducing the group to our hosts, keeping the meeting on time and presenting the certificates and pins.  First up is a visit to Plasco Energy Group (specializing in the plasma gasification process) - upon arrival we see a giant robot. No photos allowed here, sadly but the view of the facility is incredible. They transform garbage into energy rich fuel which leads to some very interesting questions as we have 2 people in the energy industry in our group. It's a quick visit and we have to cross town again to the Ottawa Waste Water Treatment Plant. Next up is lunch with the President of of the National Research Council of Canada. John MacDougall is an alumni of the very first GGCLC. We get into a deep conversation of