No Nukes News - targetting Iggy
Bischoff Angela
greenspi at web.ca
Wed Sep 30 22:37:34 EDT 2009
No Nukes News
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Help us get to Iggy!
Thanks to every one of you that helped distribute leaflets in Energy
Minister Smitherman’s riding, and in the St. Paul’s by-election. Now
that we’ve got Smitherman onside, and the winning candidate in St.
Paul’s riding stated in an all-candidates forum that he supports the
move to 100% renewable energy grid, our next target is Liberal Leader
Michael Ignatieff in the riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. In recent
months he has repeatedly declared his support for nuclear power, so
we need to bring him up-to-speed with the help of his constituents.
If you can help us distribute leaflets door-to-door in his riding,
let me know – we need you! Thank YOU!
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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Ontario bets billions on wind power
Ontario's power grid is getting a $2.3 billion makeover as part of an
ambitious, three-year effort to create 20,000 jobs and bring more
green electricity to homes and businesses across the province.
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/environment/article/698928
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Canadian Hydro plans offshore wind farm
Canadian Hydro Developers Inc., the country's largest independent
developer of wind-energy projects, said on Monday it plans to erect
enough wind turbines in Lake Erie to power two million homes. That
works out to about 880 offshore wind turbines scattered across the
shallowest of the Great Lakes.
The announcement comes just days after the Ontario government
launched its feed-in tariff program, which pays generators of green
electricity a guaranteed premium for the power they produce.
Toronto Hydro is exploring development in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie,
while Leamington-based SouthPoint Wind wants to put up 15 wind
turbines just off Pigeon Bay, Lake Erie. Trillium Power, a developer
based in Toronto, was first out of the gates a few years ago with its
plans to build about 1,500 megawatts of wind in Lake Ontario, a
project that will be completed in two phases.
Ontario's green-energy policies and programs are gaining traction in
the market.
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/702344
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AECL says N.B. reactor delay now 16 months
The $1.4-billion refurbishment of Atlantic Canada's only nuclear
reactor is now more than a year behind schedule, with the target date
for power to be generated again at
Point Lepreau, N.B., delayed until February 2011.
NB Power has estimated that replacement fuel for each day the nuclear
reactor is not running costs it $1 million.
The Crown nuclear corporation has had a tough year. Its reactor at
Chalk River, Ont., which produces the major part of the world's
supply of radioisotopes for nuclear
medicine, went offline in mid-May and has suffered three delays in
repairs totalling nine months so far.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/09/26/nb-point-
lepreau-aecl-delay-keir-928.html
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Halt Lepreau project now and consider other power options
A former winner of what's known as the alternative Nobel Prize has
proposed a radical solution for the cost overruns at Point Lepreau:
Stop the bleeding now.
The 18-month, $1.4-billion mid-life refurbishment of Atlantic
Canada's only nuclear reactor was supposed to be completed by now.
Instead, New Brunswickers learned on the weekend that it will not go
back into service until roughly February 2011. The delay may double
the $400-million cost of replacement power borne by NB Power, as well
as escalate costs paid by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. by hundreds of
millions of dollars.
"The most rational thing for New Brunswick to do would be to say,
'OK, let's freeze the project and compare it to other energy-service
options," he said. "What is the electricity needed for and what are
the options to generate or to save electricity on the same level?"
Schneider said energy conservation and renewables such as wind and
wood biomass could replace Lepreau's electricity, especially if the
province invested heavily in a decentralized system of energy
sources. Things such as household solar hot water heaters and
community biomass and ground-source heat pumps would have enormous
potential if instituted on the kind of enormous scale that would be
possible if they got public funding on the scale the nuclear industry
does, Schneider argued.
He scoffed at the view that Lepreau is important because it is a
"base-load" source capable of generating electricity without
interruption when it is operating. He said that distinction is
becoming more and more outdated as renewables occupy an ever larger
place in the generation mix.
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/808325
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Why Ontario Needs to Make Better Energy Choices
An excellent 5 min. video on Ontario's energy choices by Green Party
candidate Chris Chopik.
http://screenr.com/428
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Atomic Accomplice:
How Canada Deals in Deadly Deceit
By Paul McKay
A new book by award-winning investigative journalist Paul McKay
exposes Canada's continuing role in abetting atomic arms proliferation.
Atomic Accomplice carefully traces the genesis of the CANDU reactor
back to the World War Two Manhattan Project, showing that it was
initially designed as a prolific plutonium producer and that this
technical 'DNA' - which India exploited in 1974 - has been embedded
in all CANDU exports to date. A typical CANDU, like those sold to
Argentina, South Korea or China, produces about 400 kilograms of
plutonium annually for decades. It takes less than 10 kilograms to
make an atomic weapon.
The final chapters in the book expose the flaws of nuclear advocates
who claim that Canadian reactor and uranium exports are a vital
measure to combat catastrophic climate change, and can solve energy
and poverty problems in developing countries.
"By continuing to bankroll reactor and uranium exports, Canada is
courting calamity in two ways: by increasing the potential for atomic
proliferation, and by diverting precious support for safer, more
sensible and sustainable energy alternatives."
To purchase a copy, contact:
(613) 273-6747
Email: paul at paulmckay.com
Web: www.paulmckay.com
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U.N. Calls For Nuclear Disarmament
The U.N. Security Council, at a summit chaired by U.S. President
Barack Obama, unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that
envisaged a world without nuclear weapons. The resolution also called
for an end to the proliferation of atomic weapons.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/09/24/world/international-uk-un-
assembly.html
Note: The connection between nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants
could not be more direct. Nuclear power plants are atomic bomb
factories because they produce plutonium and other by-products that
are essential ingredients of nuclear bombs. Any country with a
nuclear reactor can in theory produce a nuclear weapon. - angela
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Spain says has power to spare, can phase out nukes
Spain's top energy official said on Monday the country had enough
spare generating capacity to phase out nuclear power stations in the
medium term, in line with government policy.
In recent years, Spain has subsidized renewable energy in order to
cut its heavy dependence on fuel imports and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. It is now the world's third-biggest producer of wind power
and the second-biggest of solar.
Nuclear power is unpopular in Spain and both major political parties
ruled out building new plants in last year's elections.
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE58R49020090928
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To go green, McGuinty must cancel nukes: Tabuns
NDP Energy Critic Peter Tabuns welcomes the McGuinty government’s
announcement of a new Feed-in-Tariff for renewable energy, but says
that the success of the program depends on significantly raising
targets for wind energy in Ontario - and that means canceling plans
to build new nuclear plants once and for all.
“The McGuinty government’s stubborn commitment to new nuclear plants
leaves very little space for new wind and solar energy,” said Tabuns.
“As long as the government remains committed to its expensive nuclear
plan, it will not be able to achieve the full potential of renewable
power or fully spark green jobs.”
Tabuns also raised concern about the unexpectedly high set back
requirements for wind turbines.
http://ontariondp.com/node/2486
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Election brings hope for German nuclear
Angela Merkel has been returned as Chancellor of Germany to form a
pro-nuclear coalition and give nuclear power a future in the country.
The policy to shut down 17 nuclear reactors by 2022 is now up for
revision after Merkel's CDU/CSU took 33.8% of the vote and declared
it would form a coalition with the FDP on 14.6%. Together they will
have a comfortable majority in the Bundestag.
http://www.yournuclearnews.com/election+brings+hope+for+german
+nuclear_39228.html
German activists threaten protests over nuclear issue
It took anti-nuclear activists less than a day to collected 25,000
signatures from Germans worried that the newly-elected conservative
government will delay closing Germany's 17 nuclear plants, they say.
The letter writers warned that if the government delays the closures,
there will be "massive protests" from the anti-nuclear energy movement.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4744952,00.html
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The Nuclear Question:
Acute & Chronic Dangers of Nuclear Power, Nuclear War & DU Weapons
a public lecture tour with
DR. HELEN CALDICOTT: Physician, Author, Educator & Activist
Toronto: Tuesday October 13, 12 noon-1:30 pm, The Great Hall, Hart
House, U of T, Free
Peterborough: Wed. Oct. 14, 7 p.m., Showplace Performance Centre, $20
Kingston: Thur. Oct. 15, 8 p.m., Etherington Auditorium, Queens U, Free
London: Fri. Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m., Natural Science Centre 1, U of
Western ON, Free
As the subject of the 1982 National Film Board of Canada’s Oscar
winning documentary “If You Love This Planet”, Dr. Helen Caldicott
inspired a generation to work toward nuclear disarmament. She
continues her mission with her most recent books “Nuclear Power is
Not the Answer” and “War in Heaven.” As the world struggles with the
nuclear question, Dr. Caldicott will address the greatest, immediate
threat to the planet with passion, vision and clarity. http://
www.helencaldicott.com/
The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action
to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr Helen Caldicott,
has devoted the last 35 years to an international campaign to educate
the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the
necessary changes in human behaviour to stop environmental destruction.
Special Thanks to All Organizing Partners: Physicians for Global
Survival, Safe And Green Energy, University of Toronto Faculty of
Medicine, Canadian Department of Peace Initiative, Greenpeace
Ontario, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Science for Peace, Seriously
Time to Stop, Toronto’s Hiroshima Day Coalition, Veterans Against
Nuclear Arms, Voice of Women for Peace, Faculty of Information and
Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, Community Coalition
Against Mining Uranium (CCAMU), Social Justice Committee of the
Sisters of Providence, Kawartha Ploughshares
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No Nukes – Go Renewable!
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Teach In and Activist Training – Sat. Oct 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Rally & Parade – Sun. Oct. 4, noon
Discussion – Mon. Oct. 5, 1 p.m.
For more info: The Coalition for a Clean, Green Saskatchewan,
www.cleangreensask.ca
Phone: (306) 373-8078
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For those of you who missed the Anti-Uranium Mining Rally at ON
Queens Park on Sept. 27, you can watch the speakers’ informative and
spirited presentations here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI-J27M3tb8 –Elizabeth May, Green
Party of Canada leader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNjehJlnTi0 – Shawn-Patrick Stensil,
Geenpeace Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIt74qBEvlk – Robert Lovelace, Ardoch
Algonquin of Sharbot Lake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-YIhMEQv8 – Lorraine Rekmans,
Serpent River First Nation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yZe_VmsfyQ – Susanne Lauten,
Cottagers Against Uranium Mining and Exploration
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The Age of Stupid
Sat. October 3
at the Royal Cinema, 608 College Street, Toronto
The Age of Stupid is a documentary-drama-animation hybrid from
Director Fanny Armstrong and Producer John Battseck starring Pete
Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055.
As he watches “archive” footage from 2008, he asks “Why didn’t we
stop climate change when we had the chance?”
“Anything but a good-guys-versus-the-bad guys polemic. It is angry,
but nuanced, despairing but strangely motivating.” ~~ New Statesman
For a trailer, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s
KAIROS is a co-sponsor of the Canadian screening of this film.
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Angela Bischoff
Outreach Director
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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