No Nukes News: nuclear info blackout?
Angela Bischoff-OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Fri Aug 12 15:07:12 EDT 2011
No Nukes News
Aug. 12, 2011
"I deeply regret believing in the security myth of nuclear power." -
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44044030/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/japans-hi
roshima-city-marks-atomic-bombing/> at the Hiroshima Day commemorations
"Sure, you can say nuclear power is somewhat less carbon-intensive than
burning fossil fuels for energy; beating your children to death with a club
will prevent them from getting hit by a car. Ravaging the Earth by one
irreparable means is not a sensible way to prevent it from being destroyed
by another. There are alternatives. We should choose them and use them." -
Rebecca Solnit
<http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/316/>
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Censorship and safety: Health Canada and the nuclear information blackout
http://rabble.ca/news/2011/08/censorship-and-safety-health-canada-and-nuclea
r-information-blackout
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Japan marks Hiroshima anniversary
PM calls for reduced reliance on nuclear power
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/06/hiroshima-anniversary.html
Atomic Cover-Up: The Hidden Story Behind the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
30 minute audio interview and transcript
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/9/atomic_cover_up_the_hidden_story
Metta Spencer's Hiroshima Day Speech, 2011
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/hiroshima-day-speech-2011
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Japan Held Nuclear Data, Leaving Evacuees in Peril
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/world/asia/09japan.html
Over 1,550 tons of highly radioactive sludge found in 5 prefectures (Japan)
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110729p2a00m0na016000c.html
Engineer dismantles facade of Japan's nuclear industry
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/MH05Dh01.html
Citizen group wants radiation tests done in Canada following Fukushima
nuclear disaster
http://fukushimanewsresearch.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/canada-citizen-group-w
ants-radiation-tests-done-in-canada-following-fukushima-nuclear-disaster/
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The World Would be Better Off Without Nuclear Power
Tom Burke participates on The Economist's online live debate on Nuclear
power. He addresses issues of weapons proliferation, climate change, and
cost.
http://www.e3g.org/programmes/climate-articles/tom-burke-participates-on-the
-economists-online-live-debate-on-nuclear-powe/P0/
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A future that's not nuclear
Happenings in Japan have led many to contemplate if we as a species should
continue with our nuclear experimentations.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/180181/a-future-thats-not-nuclear.html
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NUCLEAR ROULETTE - The Case Against a Nuclear Renaissance - now online
Released June 2011, now available for free to download
<http://e2ma.net/go/7162975461/208638622/224197780/33867/goto:http:/ifg.org/
pdf/Nuclear_Roulette_book.pdf> ! NUCLEAR ROULETTE compiles all the reasons
why nuclear power must be abandoned as a viable energy choice. It also
offers a keen look at alternative energy scenarios, combined with effective
conservation strategies, which will guarantee a livable future. Hard copies
of the report are available for $16, plus $3 for shipping and handling.
Order here
<http://e2ma.net/go/7162975461/208638622/224197783/33867/goto:http:/www.ifg.
org/store.htm> , or get a copy from me, Angela at cleanairalliance.org.
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12 minute video on Uranium Mining
http://www.roxstop-action.org/
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Why George Monbiot is completely wrong on nuclear power
http://www.jonathonporritt.com/blog/why-george-monbiot-completely-wrong-nucl
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Another reason why nukes are no answer to climate change. - a
River temperature forces nuclear plant to 50 percent power
On Wednesday, the utility had to bring a third reactor at Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant down to 50 percent power to avoid environmental sanctions
because the water in the Tennessee River - where the plant's cooling water
is discharged - already was at 90 degrees.
<http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/04/river-temperature-forces-plant-t
o-50-percent/>
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/04/river-temperature-forces-plant-to
-50-percent/
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Ontario Doesn't Need Coal Generated Electricity, so Why Shouldn't it be
Phased Out Now Instead of Waiting until 2014?
A 48 minute audio interview with Ontario Clean Air Alliance's Chair Jack
Gibbons
http://bit.ly/nO2uNY
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Biogas Tours and Workshops
Learn how you can use your farm outputs to generate electricity, earn a
profit, and benefit the environment. Ontario's biogas association, the APAO,
invites you to tour a working biogas operation on a farm near you. For a
complete listing of tours and workshops taking place starting August 16,
visit www.apao.ca <http://www.apao.ca/> .
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CNSC 101: An Information Session for Stakeholders
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will hold a one-day
information session in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), on September 23,
2011.
CNSC 101 provides an overview of the CNSC's history, structure, mandate, and
three core processes: management of the regulatory framework, licensing and
certification, and compliance. This is the agenda
<http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/pdfs/CNSC_101/CNSC-101-Information-Sessi
on-Agenda_e.pdf> .
To register, please send us your name, address, phone number and, if
applicable, organization, to: cnsc101-ccsn101 at cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
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In Ontario, gloomy skies for solar power
The industry, he asserted, has been "sucker-punched."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/in-ontario-gloomy-skies
-for-solar-power/article2125904/
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OSEA FIT Webinar Series:
Discussing the Future of the Feed-in Tariff program and solar power
development in Ontario
Thur. Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
More info: http://www.ontario-sea.org/Page.asp?PageID=1209
<http://www.ontario-sea.org/Page.asp?PageID=1209&ContentID=3165&SiteNodeID=2
18> &ContentID=3165&SiteNodeID=218
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Stop Maxim Coal
Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent is about to announce new rules for
coal power that will require any new plant to drastically cut its pollution.
But the coal industry is trying to cheat, and build a massive coal power
plant just before the new rules take effect. Send a message to Minister Kent
now to demand Maxim Power play by the rules.
<http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-maxim-coal>
http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-maxim-coal
Ontario's NDP wants to phase-out coal now!
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath promised today
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/62088731/Affordable-Green-Choices> that an NDP
Government will put Ontario's dirty coal-fired power plants on standby
reserve and only operate them if they are absolutely needed to keep the
lights on. Bravo!
Please email Andrea Horwath <mailto:ahorwath-co at ndp.on.ca> and thank her
for her strong commitment to phasing out our dirty coal plants now. Please
also email Premier Dalton McGuinty
<mailto:dmcguinty.mpp.co at liberal.ola.org> and Conservative Leader Tim Hudak
<mailto:tim.hudakco at pc.ola.org> and urge them to follow her lead.
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SolarShare - Community Solar Bonds
A new opportunity to invest in Ontario was announced today with the
province-wide release of SolarShare Community Solar Bonds, $1000 bonds that
earn a 5% annual return over a 5 year term. Developed by TREC Renewable
Energy Co-operative, the SolarShare Co-operative is now offering bonds that
are invested in a portfolio of solar electric power projects located across
the province, projects that are already constructed, producing power and
generating stable long-term revenues under 20-year Feed-in-Tariff (FIT)
contracts.
http://www.solarbonds.ca/
Woman Rallies German Community to Take Over Power Grid, Fight Nuclear and
Coal Energy
Ursula Sladek spent 25 years campaigning for green energy in her town,
fuelled by a desire to protect her family. She helped her community buy a
power grid and started a green energy cooperative movement. 2 decades later,
her green energy cooperative boasts more than 110 thousand customers. She
was awarded the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/may/21/ursula-sladek-power-green
-campaigner
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/woman-rallies-german-community-take-
over-power-grid-fight-nuclear-coal.php
6 min. audio interview:
http://www.pri.org/stories/business/social-entrepreneurs/how-to-start-an-ene
rgy-co-op3391.html
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Clean Energy Ontario
Great factsheets here on the Green Energy Act, the Feed In Tariff, green
energy and more
http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/clean-energy-ontario/index.php?WEBYEP_D
I=1
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Angela Bischoff
Outreach Director
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Tel: 416 260-2080 x 1
160 John St., #300
Toronto, ON M5V 2E5
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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