From angela at cleanairalliance.org Tue Nov 14 16:59:34 2017 From: angela at cleanairalliance.org (Angela Bischoff) Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:59:34 -0500 Subject: No Nukes News: Grannies' Rage In-Reply-To: <9e0d2b5aacdacc8f6d679bba2.45743fde61.20171114201754.720b3a1541.c908ffd5@mail12.suw13.rsgsv.net> References: <9e0d2b5aacdacc8f6d679bba2.45743fde61.20171114201754.720b3a1541.c908ffd5@mail12.suw13.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: <019d01d35d93$e536b5e0$afa421a0$@cleanairalliance.org> View this message online _____ Nov. 14, 2017 Song performed by the Raging Grannies at the rally last week at Queen's Park. Sung to the tune of: Bicycle Built for 2 Premier Kathleen, give us your answer, do. You must promise nuclear power is through. We can?t afford reactors, There are so many factors. Just say ?no? to OPG For a future that?s nuclear free. Premier Kathleen, surely there have to be. Better ways to make electricity. We need a tough decision. The answer isn?t fission. Just say ?no? to OPG; Have a future that?s nuclear free. Premier Kathleen, what is it going to be: New CANDUS or sustainability? Don?t give in to temptation. Say ?yes? to conservation. Just say ?no? to OPG. Have a future that?s nuclear free! Watch a 2 min. video of my speech at the rally. The World ? Nuclear 'accident' sends radioactive pollution over Europe A cloud of radioactive pollution spread over Europe after a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan, French nuclear safety officials confirmed. ? Don't Worry, Europe, Radioactive Cloud Likely From Russian Nuclear Plant Accident Deemed 'Harmless' Ruthenium-106 was detected "in the atmosphere of the majority of European countries" beginning late September, French officials said. But Radiation Cloud Over Europe, Not ?Harmless? to Those near Unknown Source, Nuclear Expert Says "There's no need for nuclear power, so why do we allow these accidents to keep happening? The next one could be another Fukushima or Chernobyl." ? Protesters shut down COP23 (UN Climate) meeting in Bonn, singing disdain for US climate push for coal and nukes. ?Nuclear power is not clean and it is not a solution to climate change,? said Leona Morgan, Din? (Navajo). ?If Trump and the United States want to push a nuclear agenda, we are here and we will fight back and resist this nuclear imperialism.? Meanwhile, Canada pushes for a coal phase-out at UN climate meeting. ? Cameco to suspend uranium mining at 2 Sask. mines Canadian uranium producer Cameco Corp is suspending production from the McArthur River mine in Saskatchewan, the world?s biggest uranium mine, and the Key Lake mill by the end of January because of low uranium prices. Uranium prices have fallen by more than 70% since the Fukushima accident in March 2011. ? Pope, in change from predecessors, condemns nuclear arsenals even for deterrence Pope Francis appeared to harden the Catholic Church?s teaching against nuclear weapons on Friday, saying countries should not stockpile them even for the purpose of deterrence. His full address here. _____ Ontario ? Fighting a ?toxic threat,? Indigenous groups protest at Queen?s Park Demonstration opposes government nuclear policy, discarding of toxic waste on Indigenous land. ? Indigenous demonstrators, environmentalists urge governments to stop using nuclear power First Nations people and environmental groups are airing their grievances about nuclear power and its storage. ?It starts with making a deal with Quebec. They have surplus water power and (they're) offering it to Ontario at a fraction of the cost of keeping our aging nuclear fleet alive.? ? Angela Bischoff, OCAA ? In Ontario, hydro?s future gets murkier as costs of leaving the grid decline Once an idea limited to isolated cottages and the environmentally zealous, making your own solar electricity and storing it in your garage could be cheaper than the traditional way of buying power off the grid within a decade. ?Instead of investing in big plants, the energy company (OPG) might have to rethink their model and invest in the house." ? ?The Nuclear Renaissance is Dead? Did Canada Miss the Memo? Hard facts show no evidence of a revival. If Ontario truly wants an affordable, low-carbon, flexible electricity grid, it may be time to jump off the nuclear renaissance bandwagon. _____ Renewables and Conservation ? World Power Sector Can Go 100% Renewable, Cut 11 Gt of Emissions Per Year by 2050 A global 100% renewable electricity system is achievable today, at every hour of every day in the year, at less cost than a legacy system based primarily on fossil and nuclear energy, according to a modelling study released at the UN climate change conference in Bonn. Here?s how: solar PV reaching 69%, wind energy 18%, hydropower 8%, and bioenergy 2% of the total electricity mix in 2050 globally. Key findings here. ? Solar Power Is Growing Way Faster Than Predicted 2 min. video about solar power exponential growth. _____ Take Action! ? Tell Premier Wynne you support making a money-saving deal with Quebec Low-cost water power, not high-cost nuclear rebuilds. ? Stop OPG's Nuclear Waste Dump Before It's Too Late Learn more about OPG?s nuke waste dump proposal in Kincardine, ON, and write Minister McKenna, Premier Wynne and PM Trudeau here. ? Suspend shipments of liquid nuclear waste from Chalk River, ON to the US & do an independent EA ? Petition You can learn more about it here & here. ? Protect the Ottawa River from a giant radioactive megadump - Petition. More info here. ? Send the Premier a message calling for Hydro One to stay out of the coal business ? Tell the Japanese government: don?t dump nuclear waste into the ocean! ? Sign our petition to close the old and dangerous Pickering Nuclear Station when its license expires in 2018. And then share it with your friends. Watch my video here. ? Can you spare a few hours to leaflet blitz your neighbourhood mailboxes? Help us make the closure of the Pickering nuclear station a public issue. Contact: angela at cleanairalliance.org ? Prime Minister Trudeau: Canada must help achieve a global ban on nuclear weapons Send your message here. ? O rder your free KI (anti-thyroid-cancer) pills here if you live within 50 km of an ON nuclear facility - that includes all of Toronto and beyond. Download your anti-thyroid cancer posters here to post in your office, school, or local cafe. _____ Events ? Lithium Ion Batteries: Past, Present and Future Thurs. Nov. 16, 7:30 pm. Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. ? Nuclear Accidents Happen ? Then What? Tues. Dec. 5, 7 ? 9 p.m., Pickering Recreation Complex. A public panel and discussion about the Pickering Nuclear Station and Emergency Measures. follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend You are subscribed to the No Nuke News list published by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance. Our mailing address is: Ontario Clean Air Alliance 160 John St, #300 Toronto, On M5V 2E5 Canada Add us to your address book -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: