No Nuke News - things are heating up
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Fri Jun 12 23:15:45 EDT 2009
No Nuke News
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Upcoming leaflet blitzes
These are the leaflets we are proudly distributing: http://
www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/Nukes_Money.pdf If you can help at any
of the following leaflet blitzes in Toronto, let me know. Nothing
like grassroots democracy at work.
- Sat. June 13th, St. Jamestown Festival, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Sun. June 14th, Woofstock, Church and Front St, 2 – 4 p.m.
- Wed. June 17th, Church and Wellesley, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
- Fri. June 19th, Eco Savvy Festival, Mel Lastman Square, 5 – 7 p.m.
- Sat. June 20th, Big on Bloor Festival, 1 – 3 p.m.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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Ride for Renewables!
No more nuclear bailouts!
On Sunday June 28th, hundreds of cyclists will ride with a message –
we want a 100% renewable energy grid.
Starting at the wind turbine at the Exhibition Grounds in Toronto,
and ending at federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s office in
Whitby, cyclists will bring their message to the public, the media
and politicians.
Join us for all or part of this 60 km journey along the shores of
Lake ON.
For more info and to register, go to: http://
www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/rfr.php

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AECL a $30B `sinkhole,' Harper spokesman says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief spokesman says Atomic Energy of
Canada Ltd., is a "dysfunctional," $30 billion "sinkhole" that will
not get any more funding for a new research reactor.
"The government has put $30 billion into AECL over its history and
it's been one of the largest sinkholes of government money probably
in the history of the government of Canada," Teneycke said.
Last year, the Tories cancelled two AECL medical isotope reactors at
Chalk River, called MAPLES, after they went hundred of millions over
budget and still failed to pass inspections.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/649629
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Alternatives to nuclear energy for Ontario
Ontario Clean Air Alliance chair Jack Gibbons discusses cleaner and
less costly alternatives to nuclear energy.
3 min. video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N_FyEfH6zk
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AECL worried about Ontario nuclear cost overruns
As Ontario comes close to deciding who it will pay $20 billion to
build two new nuclear reactors, the Canadian bidder is already
worried that it will face large cost overruns.
The last nuclear plant constructed in Ontario was the Darlington
project, which went over-budget by about $15 billion when it was
finally opened nearly 20 years ago. Ontario's hydro customers are
still playing off that debt.
But to make things riskier, AECL is trying to sell Ontario a new type
of reactor that hasn't been tried anywhere in the world.
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090609/
ont_nukes_090609/20090611?hub=Toronto
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Canada's Uranium Mining
The Yellowcake Trail tracks all aspects of uranium in Canada from the
mining and milling, to processing and use, throughout its eighty-year
history. The story begins with the history of uranium in Canada, from
its initial discovery to the rapid development of mines that placed
Canada as the prominent world leader in uranium production. Each mine
has a story and each story has a common thread and legacy.
http://www.greenmuze.com/climate/energy/1184-canadas-uranium-mining.html
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Ontario and Ottawa at odds over reactor
Ontario and the federal government are heading for a showdown over
the fate of Atomic of Energy of Canada Ltd. as the province tries to
rein in the cost of its proposed new reactors and the Harper
government attempts to sell the Crown corporation to the highest bidder.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-and-ottawa-at-
odds-over-reactor/article1176875/
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Why is someone drilling in my backyard?
Many cottagers and full-time residents of Haliburton and, further
east, Frontenac, are up in arms over companies trying to take
advantage of renewed interest in nuclear power by reviving uranium
mines that briefly operated a few decades ago.
Ontario's Mining Act lets prospectors stake claims, without seeking
permission, on government Crown land and on private properties where
the owners don't control the rights to minerals under the surface.
Claim holders are then free to conduct drilling and other exploration
work, which usually entails bulldozing or blasting. It's illegal to
attempt to stop them.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/645838
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China launches green power revolution to catch up on west
• Plan to hit 20% renewable target by 2020
• $30bn for low-carbon projects
China is planning a vast increase in its use of wind and solar power
over the next decade and believes it can match Europe by 2020,
producing a fifth of its energy needs from renewable sources.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/09/china-green-energy-solar-
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Reduce level of tritium deemed safe in drinking water, experts urge
An expert panel in Ontario is recommending that the province adopt
the toughest standard in the world for the amount of cancer-causing
tritium considered safe in drinking water. Tritium is the main
radioactive contaminant found in Ontario water supplies, and,
although small amounts are produced through natural processes, most
of what is detected comes from leaks at nuclear power plants, Atomic
Energy of Canada Ltd.'s Chalk River research facility and several
glow-in-the-dark sign companies.
http://www.waterkeeper.ca/2009/06/10/reduce-level-of-tritium-deemed-
safe-in-drinking-water-experts-urge/
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Raitt "insults Canadians"
Plumping for nuclear industry takes priority over health and safety
for resources minister - anti-tritium activists.
OTTAWA, June 10, 2009, HarperIndex.ca, with YouTube video:
With Canada's nuclear industry scrambling due to problems with the
reactor that supplies medical isotopes — as well as indiscretions by
the responsible minister, Lisa Raitt — anti-nuclear advocates came
to Parliament Hill to alert Canadians to breaking stories concerning
radioactivity and health.
http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00225
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Recession powers Ontario to surplus energy
Electricity consumption in the province has fallen since 2006 and
another 4 per cent decline is expected this year, according to the
system operator. In the first quarter of 2009, wholesale industrial
power consumption alone plunged 20 per cent compared to the previous
year.
Environmental groups, such as Greenpeace and the Ontario Clean Air
Alliance, argue that more frequent occasions of surplus baseload are
reason enough to not build new nuclear capacity.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/649763
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Everything Nuclear:
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Nuclear Power but were
Afraid to Ask
by Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
This compelling new video is packed with authoritative interviews of
experts on the myriad problems of nuclear power. Watch it here:
http://www.everythingnuclear.org/
You can read a transcript here: http://www.culturechange.org/go.html?450
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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
www.cleanairalliance.org
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