No Nuke News - update
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Wed May 27 10:55:52 EDT 2009
No Nuke News
(sorry for duplicates)
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Upcoming leaflet blitzes
We’ve got maybe a month to derail the signing of the contract,
essentially a BIG blank cheque that will amount to $26 billion – or
more – for 2 new nuclear reactors to be built at Darlington. Help us
distribute our leaflets which contain a postcard to be sent to Energy
Minister Smitherman. http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/
Nukes_Money.pdf We suspect he’s gotten thousands of them already,
which would explain why he’s now asking federal taxpayers to cover
all cost overruns – as if Nova Scotians or BC’ers should be
subsidizing ON’s nuclear ambitions!
It really is a hoot engaging people about this issue. People get it,
and are concerned – they just don’t know it’s happening. So
let’s tell them!
Let me know if you can attend any of the following blitzes.
- Wed. May 27th, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Wellesley and Church St.
- Fri. May 29th, 3:30 – 5:30 – St. Clair subway station
- Sat. May 30th, 10 – noon – Brick Works Farmers’ Market (in the
Don Valley, north of Castlefrank subway)
- Tues. June 2, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Sherbourne subway
- Fri. June 5, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Carlton and Parliament
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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Slump leaves power to spare
As more plants close, Ontario predicts fourth and fifth year of
falling electricity consumption
Some environmental groups argue that increased instances of surplus
baseload against a backdrop of falling demand call into question the
need for new nuclear generation in Ontario.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/640257
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Reactor contract likely delayed
Next month's deadline for selecting the company to build Ontario's
new nuclear reactors will likely be delayed, admits Energy Minister
George Smitherman.
Smitherman said AECL's problems with its aging NRU reactor in Chalk
River, which could be out of service for months, wreaking havoc on
the world supply of isotopes used in medical imaging, would have no
impact on Ontario's eventual decision.
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/639107
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Power struggle
An Ontario environmental alliance is floating the proposed Lower
Churchill Falls hydroelectric project as a better alternative to
nuclear power in that province.
The development of the Lower Churchill Falls project in Labrador and
hydroelectricity imports from Quebec can replace Ontario's aging
nuclear reactors, according to a report released by the Ontario Clean
Air Alliance.
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=254550&sc=82
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'Distributed power' to save Earth
Economist Jeremy Rifkin galvanised the Research Connections 2009
conference in Prague with a roadmap to simultaneously solve the
economic and energy crises.
He proposed a pan-European strategy of small-scale energy generation
and smart energy grids that make everyone a partner in energy.
What is more, he said, the plan would create millions of jobs and
foster investment that would see the end of the current economic crisis.
Mr Rifkin leads a roundtable of 100 top CEOs and government officials
who have subscribed to the plan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8043397.stm
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Ontario Gives Green Energy Act the Green Light: A first for North
America
Ontario's Green Energy and Economy Act becomes law (May-14-09)
Members of the Green Energy Act Alliance, a coalition of leading
environmental groups, industry associations, farmers and labour
groups, were at Queen's Park today to congratulate the Liberals and
NDP on the adoption of the Green Energy and Economy Act. The Act
outlines an ambitious and globally significant strategy to improve
conservation, increase renewable energy generation and create green
jobs.
http://www.greenenergyact.ca/Page.asp?
PageID=924&ContentID=1259&AA_SiteLanguageID=1
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McGuinty's green plan pollution as usual
Peter Tabuns, NOW Magazine
If we want to encourage people to generate more green energy, we need
to guarantee they will have markets to sell it. Just like Germany
and Denmark, two of the world’s green energy leaders, already do.
Local companies want Ontario to as well.
The government has other ideas, which threaten to undermine the good
intentions behind the proposed law. Simply put, instead of
guaranteeing markets for renewable energy like wind or solar,
McGuinty is guaranteeing the nuclear industry at half or more of
Ontario’s electricity market. And when the nuclear power plants
generate more power than the system can use we pay customers to take it.
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=169479
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AECL favoured to build Ontario reactors: sources; Risk-sharing deal
with Ottawa sought
The Globe And Mail
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Ontario government has selected Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. as
the leading bidder to build the province's first new reactors in a
generation, but wants assurances Ottawa will share the risks on the
multibillion-dollar project, sources say.
A key issue is how much risk the federal government would assume for
any cost overruns. The province wants a company to design and build
reactors on a so-called turnkey, fixed-price basis in the hopes of
avoiding the mistakes associated with previous projects, which
saddled Ontarians with $12-billion in debts.
The new reactors are part of the Ontario government's plan to spend
$26- billion expanding and refurbishing its fleet of reactors to help
meet the province's electricity needs over the next two decades. But
such projects can be politically risky because costs for raw
materials and labour are rising.
George Smitherman, the province's Deputy Premier in charge of
infrastructure, "had sticker shock at all the bids," a source said.
Sources say Ontario wants Ottawa to provide financial support and
backing for AECL's price guarantees. At the same time, Queen's Park
has long worried about Ottawa's commitment to AECL - the federal
government is mulling either selling a majority or minority interest
in the company. But AECL's future is intrinsically linked to Ontario,
because its value will depend on whether it can sell reactors in its
home province.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.
20090515.wnuke15art22242/BNStory/energy/home
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Energy [R]evolution: A sustainable Canada energy outlook
Energy [R]evolution is a groundbreaking report that shows how Canada
can cut global warming pollution to the levels needed to prevent the
worst effects of global warming while also meeting the energy needs
of a growing world and phasing out nuclear power.
Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council commissioned the
report from the German Aerospace Center.
Download the document: http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/canada/
en/documents-and-links/publications/energy-revolution-report-2009.pdf
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Power board chair recuses himself from nuclear discussions
Worried about possible conflicts over bids for building new
Darlington power station
The Ontario Power Authority masterminds the planning of the
electricity system for the Ontario government, but the chairman of
its board of directors is recusing himself from discussions over
nuclear power because he might be perceived as having conflicts of
interest.
The OPA chairman, John Beck, also heads Toronto-based Aecon Group
Inc., one of the country's largest construction companies.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.
20090515.OPA15GTAART2240/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/
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Don’t Dump Radioactive Water into the Ottawa River
Sierra Club Canada is urging Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
to refrain from dumping radioactive water into the Ottawa River,
following another leak of tritium from the NRU reactor at Chalk River.
The NRU reactor was shut down following a power failure on May 14.
According to AECL, the reactor is now leaking heavy water at a rate
of 5 kilograms per hour, and releasing radioactive tritium into the
air. AECL has not disclosed details about how much tritium is being
released into the atmosphere and the Ottawa River. However, it has
revealed that the tritium releases exceeded action levels.
http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/media/item.shtml?x=29130020
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Angela Bischoff
Campaign Manager
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Tel: 416 926 1907 x 246
625 Church Street, #402
Toronto, ON M4Y 2G1
angela at cleanairalliance.org
www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca
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