No Nukes News: next in line for a bailout
Angela Bischoff - OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Tue Feb 16 12:38:56 EST 2010
No Nukes News
Feb. 16, 2010
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Thanks to all of you who ordered free bulk copies of No Need for Costly
<http://ontariosgreenfuture.ca/CostlyNukes_12_09.pdf> Nukes to help
distribute across the country. These include postcards to Harper and
Ignatieff telling them you don't want your federal tax dollars spent on more
nuke bailouts in Ontario or any other province. Keep the orders coming!
And if you have a few hours to help us distribute them in Iggy's riding
(Etobicoke-Lakeshore), lemme know!
If you haven't already sent an email to all the federal leaders saying "no
more nuke bailouts", now's the time! It only takes one minute:
http://ontariosgreenfuture.ca/send_a_message.php
Thanks for all your help.
-angela at cleanairalliance.org
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My Nuclear Neighbour
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Thursday Feb. 18, 10 p.m. ET/PT in CBC News Network
Imagine that one morning you wake up to find out your nearest neighbour may
be a nuclear power plant. This is the story about two women who travel from
their farms in Peace River, Alberta to Kincardine, Ontario searching for
answers to questions that are devastating their families and threatening
their once harmonious community.
http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2010/mynuclearneighbour/
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Blueprint extends life of Pickering, Darlington plants
Pickering's nuclear power plant would get a "tune-up" and close in a decade,
while the 20-year-old Darlington nuclear operation is slated for a
refurbishment that would extend its lifespan to around 2050 under a proposal
now being finalized, the Star has learned.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/762506--blueprint-extends-life-of-pi
ckering-darlington-plants
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Greenpeace's Response: Closure of Pickering good for green energy; fixing
Darlington wrong
News reports indicating Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will not rebuild the
four Pickering B nuclear reactors is another blow to the future of the
Canadian nuclear industry and could provide an opportunity for expanding
green energy, if the McGuinty government allows it, says Greenpeace.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/closure_pickering
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Please Sign the Petition for a Moratorium on Uranium Mining in Quebec
http://www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=95
Unofficial Translation:
WHEREAS Quebec's Law on Mines is currently being revised;
WHEREAS the National Assembly has adopted a resolution prohibiting
radioactive wastes from outside the province to be buried on Quebec
territory;
WHEREAS Hydro-Quebec intends to proceed with the reconstruction of the
Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor in Quebec, and the acquisition of the Pointe
Lepreau reactor in New Brunswick -- both of them CANDU-6 reactors -- without
any public hearings;
WHEREAS the outdated CANDU-6 technology emits radioactive tritium which is
linked to an increased risk of leukemia and congenital illnesses;
WHEREAS the exploration for and mining of uranium contaminates sources of
drinking water and gives off a radioactive gas (radon), which is the second
largest cause of lung cancer after tobacco;
WHEREAS the nuclear wastes from reactors and from uranium mines remain
radioactive for millions of years, contaminate the environment and pose
elevated health risks for the population;
WHEREAS the export of uranium may contravene the international
Non-Proliferation Treaty and, if the case arises, may contribute to war
crimes and crimes against humanity;
WHEREAS the costs and the risks of nuclear energy make it undesirable in
comparison with other types of energy: hydroelectric, wind power,
geothermal, and solar energy;
THEREFORE the undersigned urge the government:
. To abandon the purchase of the Pointe Lepreau reactor;
. To close and dismantle the Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor;
. To declare a moratorium on all exploration and mining of uranium in
Quebec; and
. To develop an expertise in nuclear demolition which would make Quebec a
world leader in this emerging field of technology.
(1) Click on the link and fill in the form as follows:
NOM : your family name
PRENOM: your first name
VILLE: your city or town
PROVINCE: your province or state
PAYS: your country of
residence
CODE POSTALE: your postal code
COURRIEL: your e-mail address
CONFIRMER: your e-mail address again
J'ACCEPTE: click this box, then copy
the characters you see into the space below
ENVOYER: send the form
(2) You will shortly receive an e-mail in reply, with a hot-link. Click on
the link in order to confirm that your signature of the petition is
legitimate.
(3) So as to track the no. of signatures, please send a note to
CCNR at web.ca indicating that you have been able to complete this process
satisfactorily.
Many Thanks.
- Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
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Cameco Says Crews Re-Entered Cigar Lake, SK Working Level
Cameco Corp., the world's second- largest uranium producer, said crews
safely re-entered the main working level of the Cigar Lake mine in Canada's
Saskatchewan province yesterday after the site was fully drained of water.
Cigar Lake, which sits atop the world's richest untapped uranium deposit,
flooded in October 2006 and again in August 2008.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-11/cameco-says-crews-re-entered-cig
ar-lake-working-level-update1-.html
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Make Energy Efficiency Cornerstone of Federal Budget
Advocates for energy efficiency should have one of the easiest jobs in the
world. Considering the direct and indirect economic benefits, this energy
resource practically sells itself. The abundant energy savings can also
cost-effectively put a dent in our greenhouse gas emissions, making energy
efficiency a choice policy target that everyone can get behind.
http://www.zerocarboncanada.ca/2010/01/28/make-energy-efficiency-cornerstone
-of-federal-budget/
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No Nukes - an essay by Ralph Nader
All Americans better get informed soon, for a resurgent atomic power lobby
wants the taxpayers to pick up the tab for relaunching this industry. Unless
you get Congress to stop this insanely dirty and complex way to boil water
to generate steam for electricity, you'll be paying for the industry's
research, the industry's loan guarantees and the estimated trillion dollars
(inflation-adjusted) cost of just one meltdown, according to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, plus vast immediate and
long-range casualties.
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/13
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<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/loan-guarantees-a-nuclear-bailout.p
hp> Next in Line for a Bailout: The Nuclear Industry?
"The last thing Americans want is another government bailout for a failing
industry, but that's exactly what they're getting from the Obama
administration," said Friends of the Earth Climate and Energy Tax Analyst
Ben Schreiber. "The Department of Energy is putting taxpayers on the hook
for bailing out costly and dangerous nuclear reactor projects when the loans
used to finance those projects default." In the absence of the loan
guarantees, argues Friends of the Earth, the nuclear industry is unable to
secure private sector financing for new projects, due to high risk of
default.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/loan-guarantees-a-nuclear-bailout.ph
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Despite billions spent on cleanup, Hanford won't be clean for thousands of
years
Some radioactive contaminants at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the
state of Washingtonwill threaten the Columbia River for thousands of years,
a new analysis projects, despite the multibillion-dollar cleanup efforts by
the federal government.
The U.S. Department of Energy projections come from a new analysis of how
best to clean up leaking storage tanks and manage waste at Hanford, a former
nuclear weapons production site on 586 square miles next to the Columbia in
southeastern Washington.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/despite_billions_spent_on_c
lea.html
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Alberta government gives go-ahead to nuclear power
16 minute radio interview
Premier Ed Stelmach says his government will consider proposals for nuclear
power plants on a case-by-case basis. Critics says that the public process
leading up to this decision was deeply flawed. We speak with Elena Schacherl
of the Coalition for a Nuclear Free Alberta.
http://www.rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/redeye/2010/01/alberta-government-gives-
go-ahead-nuclear-power
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Uranium contamination from Kakadu mine 5400 times background
Environmental regulators for the office of the Supervising Scientist
admitted to a Senate Estimates committee today that water with uranium
concentrations 5400 times background and a cocktail of other radionuclides
are seeping from beneath the tailings dam at the Ranger Uranium Mine in
Kakadu National Park, Australia.
http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/media-release/uranium-contamina
tion-kakadu-mine-5400-times-background
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/09/2814665.htm
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Local Nuclear War: Global Suffering
Scientific American recently published, in its January, 2010 edition, an
important article on the environmental consequences of nuclear war.
It focuses upon a war fought between India and Pakistan in which 100 nuclear
weapons are detonated in their mega cities, and makes it clear that deadly
climate change and massive ozone destruction following such a war could kill
up to 1 billion people from nuclear famine. It also discusses the
consequences of a larger war fought with strategic nuclear weapons, which
would likely end human history.
For the complete PDF file, please go to
http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/RobockToonSciAmJan2010.pdf
I highly recommend this story.
This information should be used to create a sense of urgency in the general
discussion of nuclear abolition.
- Steven Starr
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TED Talk: Irwin Redlener on surviving a nuclear attack
The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but
disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real.
He looks at some of history's farcical countermeasures and offers practical
advice on how to survive an attack.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/irwin_redlener_warns_of_nuclear_terrorism.
html
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Preserving the Golden Rule as a Piece of Anti-Nuclear History
Interesting story, a piece of anti-nuke history from the '50s and '60s.
http://www.truthout.org/preserving-golden-rule-a-piece-anti-nuclear-history5
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Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies
The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and
operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private
investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say
several independent European studies.
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20100214021312961
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Beyond Nuclear
Working for a world free from nuclear power and nuclear weapons
Beyond Nuclear aims to educate and activate the public about the connections
between nuclear power and nuclear weapons and the need to abandon both to
safeguard our future. Beyond Nuclear advocates for an energy future that is
sustainable, benign and democratic.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/
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Wind-Works
An on-line archive of articles
<http://www.wind-works.org/articles/index.html> and commentary
primarily--but not solely--on wind energy, Feed-in Tariffs, and Advanced
Renewable Tariffs.
http://www.wind-works.org/
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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
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