No Nukes News: The Nuclear Disconnect
Angela Bischoff-OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Thu Jul 21 17:50:15 EDT 2011
No Nukes News
July 21, 2011
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The Nuclear Disconnect - Part 1
A Mori IPSOS opinion poll just after Fukushima found that 67% of the French
public opposed new nuclear projects, and the long-standing support for
nuclear power in the French technocratic elite is showing signs of strain,
following Germanys phase out plan. The share price of French reactor vendor
Areva dropped by 25% in response to the German nuclear exit. It had already
fallen 14% following the Japanese crisis.
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/blog/2011/07/nuclear-disconnect-1.html
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Nuke waste opposition grows - Residents seek ban on dump
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Nuke+waste+opposition+grows/5122784/story
.html
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Internal Radioactive Emitters: invisible, tasteless and odorless
By Dr. Helen Caldicott
There is confusion and misunderstanding in the media, and amongst
politicians and the general public, about what nuclear accidents,
particularly the accident at Fukushima, will mean medically. It will be
useful to explain how radiation induces disease and what sort of radioactive
material is contained in a nuclear power plant.
http://www.nuclearfreeplanet.org/articles/internal-radioactive-emitters-invi
sible-tasteless-and-odorless.html
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Nuclear Power: When Morality Melts Down
By Paul McKay, author of Atomic Accomplice (I have copies for sale)
Currently, the world inventory of plutonium being stored at civilian nuclear
plants like Fukushima is about 2 million kilograms. A typical atomic weapon
requires 10 kilograms of plutonium.
http://paulmckay.com/mckay%20nuclear%20essay.pdf
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Nuclear Stocks Remain Radioactive
Not only are there secular trends facing the industry, but the near-term
outlook is also bleak. In short, stay away from nuclear stocks.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/07/19/nuclear-stocks-remain-radio
active.aspx
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David Suzuki warns Tory scheme to cancel green energy plans is 'absolute
insanity'
In an exclusive interview with the Star, Suzuki made a rare foray into
partisan politics, warning it is "absolute insanity" for Progressive
Conservative Leader Tim Hudak to want to scrap wind and solar power
initiatives that the Tories claim are too expensive. "I don't get it,
because it's a job creator - I would have thought that the Conservatives
would be banging away at the need to create jobs"
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1028008--suzuki-warns-to
ry-scheme-to-cancel-green-energy-plans-is-absolute-insanity?bn=1
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East-West energy spat looms as premiers gather
Hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars have gone to oil and gas
projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and McGuinty said it's time Ottawa
coughs up cash for his province's clean-energy projects.
http://www2.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=5133724
Proposed energy strategy is not cool
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/climate-blog/2011/07/proposed-energy-strate
gy-is-not-cool/
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The Face of Climate Corruption in Canada
Oil giants chipped in $180,000 to help Canada's energy ministers have
"unbiased" discussions about our energy future.
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6088-the-face-of-climate-corruption-in-c
anada
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EcoEnergy Home Retrofit Program is Back for Another Year
To qualify for up to $5,000 in federal grant money. homeowners must finish
their retrofits and have their follow-up energy audit completed before 31
March 2012.
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/grants.cfm
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Australia's PM shows political courage on climate change
Next July 1, the Australian government will put a price of $23 a tonne on
carbon for the country's 500 largest emitters. Three years later, the
government will convert that tax into an emissions trading scheme, or
cap-and-trade, whereby the government will mandate emission limits and let
the market set the price. The country's overall target will be to reduce
emissions by 80 per cent of the 2000 levels by 2050.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/australias-pm-shows-pol
itical-courage-on-climate-change/article2099056/
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Ruling clears way for wind farm
Tribunal finds no evidence of harm to health in first project appealed under
Green Energy Act
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1027268--landmark-ruling-clears-way-
for-wind-farm
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Experts forecast conservation chill
Local utilities may be reluctant to push incentives after energy board
turned down Toronto Hydro
Jack Gibbons of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance called the decision
"outrageously stupid." Gibbons said that the energy board is failing to
protect ratepayers by squelching conservation programs. Without
conservation, he said, demand grows. Then, expensive new generators must be
built, and customers pay for them through higher electricity bills.
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/news_display.1457614678.html
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Newmarket solar plant will employ 400 by year end
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1026843--newmarket-solar-plant-will-
employ-400
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The Last Mountain
July 22 - 28, 7 p.m.
Royal Theatre, 608 College St., Toronto
Canadian Premiere in Toronto, Fri. July 22, 7 p.m. - guest speaker Jack
Gibbons, OCAA
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America's struggle to
balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that
concern greater than in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where a small but
passionate group of ordinary citizens are trying to stop Big Coal
corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice
of Mountain Top Removal.
http://www.theroyal.to/films/last-mountain/
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Say NO to Nuclear Cost Overruns
Send a letter now to Premier Dalton McGuinty and Conservative Leader Tim
Hudak and ask them for assurances that SNC Lavalin - or any other nuclear
provider - not be allowed to pass its cost overruns onto taxpayers and
ratepayers. It's your money - make your voice heard now before new nuclear
contracts are signed. http://www.cleanairalliance.org/aecl
Let's Stop Burning Coal Now
Send a letter now to Environment Minister John Wilkinson and provincial
party leaders calling for a ban on coal-fired electricity exports.
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/wilkinson_letter
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>
http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php
And order FREE anti-nuclear and anti-coal leaflets
They contain postcards to politicians. Courtesy of the Ontario Clean Air
Alliance.
<http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets>
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets
Thank you for helping get the word out!
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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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