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No Nukes News

April 12, 2011

Birds fly by the reactors constantly.  They have not obeyed the evacuation
orders one bit. How far do they get after they fly directly in the plume, or
drink the water from the ponds and puddles?  Or feast on the radioactive
corpses that litter the area? Do the birds then fall into the sea, to be
eaten by fish which we then will consume, still hot with radioactivity? -
Russell D. Hoffman <http://www.counterpunch.org/hoffman04062011.html> 

The nuclear industry must be exasperated to know that Germany has installed
over 30,000 megawatts of wind power in less than 10 years,  while pursuing a
nuclear phase-out program; and that Germany has  now shut down eight of its
sixteen nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, and has
announced plans to accelerate its nuclear phase-out program. No doubt
nuclear proponents are equally exasperated to know that Germany has more
megawatts of solar photovoltaics installed already than the entire 6-reactor
Fukushima complex, and that the electricity-producing wind farms in Japan --
including those off-shore -- survived the earthquakes and tsunamis intact,
and are now producing electricity for those who are struggling to bring the
crippled reactors under control.  - Gordon Edwards <http://www.ccnr.org/> .

We will seek complete abolition of nuclear power plants. - Head of the
National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations States
<http://fukushima.greenaction-japan.org/2011/04/07/head-of-the-national-fede
ration-of-fisheries-cooperative-associations-states-we-will-seek-complete-ab
olition-of-nuclear-power-plants/> , Japan

For the best updates on Japan's nuclear crisis see
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/

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Radiation Detected in Drinking Water in 13 More US Cities, Cesium-137 in
Vermont Milk

http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/08/radiation-detected-in-drinkin
g-water-in-13-more-us-cities-cesium-137-in-vermont-milk/

France detects radioactive iodine in rainwater and milk 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/france-detects-radioactive-iodine-rainwater-m
ilk-news-503756 

Radiation risks from Fukushima 'no longer negligible' 
The risks associated with iodine-131 contamination in Europe are no longer
"negligible," according to CRIIRAD, a French research body on radioactivity.
The NGO is advising pregnant women and infants against "risky behaviour,"
such as consuming fresh milk or vegetables with large leaves.

http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/radiation-risks-fukushima-longer-negligibl
e-news-503947

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Association of German utility companies calls for abolishing nuclear power
by 2020

Germany's utility companies want "swift and complete" abolishment of nuclear
power in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima reactors, says their
umbrella organization. Up until today the organization had been fully behind
nuclear energy, but the events in Japan caused the dramatic U-turn. The
association represents about 1,800 utilities, among them the operators of
the country's 17 nuclear reactors. Germany currently gets almost a quarter
of its electricity from nuclear power.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/association-of-german-utility-compani
es-calls-for-abolishing-nuclear-power-by-2020/2011/04/08/AFfZF82C_story.html

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Nuclear Questions for the Leaders' Debates and Candidates Running for
Election

The province of Ontario has asked the federal government to subsidize the
cost of 2 new Candu nuclear reactors to be built at the existing Darlington
site on the shore of Lake Ontario. Do you believe that Canadian taxpayers
should subsidize the construction of new nuclear reactors in Ontario? And do
you agree that there should be a moratorium on nuclear refurbishment and
expansion until we can properly assess the potential for safer and cheaper
alternatives?

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Groups across Canada call for an inquiry into the future of nuclear Power

http://www.ccnr.org/Media_Release_11_03_31.pdf?utm_source=RCEN+E-Bulletin
<http://www.ccnr.org/Media_Release_11_03_31.pdf?utm_source=RCEN+E-Bulletin&u
tm_campaign=98764a2b6c-e_Bulletin_april_6_2011&utm_medium=email>
&utm_campaign=98764a2b6c-e_Bulletin_april_6_2011&utm_medium=email 

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Cleaning up Japan's radioactive water could take decades

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-water-20110407,0,2
011011.story 

Thousands protest N-power amid Fukushima plant crisis

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110410003479.htm  

Fukushima governor slams TEPCO and the government for 'betrayal'

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_655142.html 

Japanese Experts: Effort is in danger of failing. and reactors too hot to
cover in concrete - TEPCO admits there is no end in sight

http://enenews.com/japanese-experts-effort-is-in-danger-of-failing-reactors-
too-hot-to-cover-in-concrete-tepco-admits-there-is-no-end-in-sight 

Time to Rethink Japan's Energy Future 
www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2011/update94 

Fukushima: A 'nuclear sacrifice zone' 

Some experts believe Japan's nuclear disaster could become worse than
Chernobyl. 

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/04/20114812554680215.html

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EU secretly ups cesium safety level in food 20-fold

http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/eu-secretly-ups-cesium-safety-le
vel-in-food-20-fold/

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Nuclear power plant accidents: listed and ranked since 1952

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/mar/14/nuclear-power-plant-acci
dents-list-rank

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Excellent video presentations/interviews from the Darlington Hearings

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper explains why new reactors at Darlington will hurt
Lake Ontario: http://www.vimeo.com/22137893

Northwatch discusses the radioactive wastes that would be produced by new
reactors at Darlington: http://www.vimeo.com/22139931

Canadian Environmental Law Association tells the panel that legally
alternatives to nuclear must be assessed before any approval to new reactors
is given: http://www.vimeo.com/22142295
Greenpeace's Shawn-Patrick Stensil asks the review Panel to reject Ontario's
request to build new reactors at Darlington: http://vimeo.com/21737610
Dr. Helen Caldicott's discusses the potential health effects of building new
reactors at Darlington: http://www.vimeo.com/21714771
Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law
Association discusses the risks of accidents from new reactors at
Darlington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oBTOD7IgQI
Northwatch's Brennain Lloyd talks of the threats of radioactive waste on
Northern communities:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAP0hwCM0HQ
Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps discusses the hazards of long-term radioactive
waste production:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROO_lit3i0

Anti-Nuke News Now 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4nnkj040MQ
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4nnkj040MQ&feature=player_embedded#at=14>
&feature=player_embedded#at=14 

To voice your concerns, please write to: darlington.review at ceaa-acee.gc.ca

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Sign the  <http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php> Petition Calling
for a Moratorium on New Nuclear Projects in ON

http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php

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How nuclear apologists mislead the world over radiation

By Helen Caldicott in response to George Monbiot's public attack

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/11/nuclear-apologists-radiati
on 

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Manitoba's forgotten nuclear accident

The public apparently does not have the right to know about the details of
nuclear accidents; nor does the body that recommends safety standards have
any teeth to make the corporate world adhere to them.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/manitobas-forgotten-nuclea
r-accident-118563039.html

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Open letter to Energy Minister Duguid re: energy efficiency programs 

from Mike Schreiner, ON Green Party Leader

http://www.gpo.ca/statement/open-letter-brad-duguid-hon-minister-energy-re-e
nergy-efficiency-programs

Please  <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/oeb_gas> click here to send a
letter to Ontario's Energy Minister Brad Duguid re: funding for energy
efficiency programs.

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Doctors and nurses back wind and solar power

http://www.thestar.com/business/markets/article/972975--doctors-and-nurses-b
ack-wind-and-solar-power 

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Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Fantastic 84 minute film with global enviro leader Lester Brown.

"Plan B" provides a glimpse into a new and emerging economy based upon
renewable resources as well as strategies to avoid the growing threat of
climate change. As prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about
carbon emissions cast a shadow over the future of fossil fuels, wind, solar,
and geothermal energy are replacing fossil fuels at a pace and on a scale
previously unimagined.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1864227276/

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Order FREE anti-nuclear and anti-coal leaflets here: 

They contain postcards to politicians.

Courtesy of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.

http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets 

Thanks.

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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

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