No Nukes News: Nuclear main source of increased electricity prices

Thu May 3 18:18:08 EDT 2012

No Nukes News

May 3, 2012 – Please pass this onto a friend! 

It's almost a cliché to refer to a "paradigm shift," but that is what we
need to meet the challenge of the environmental crisis our species has
created. That means adopting a "biocentric" view that recognizes we are part
of and dependent on the web of life that keeps the planet habitable for a
demanding animal like us. – David Suzuki <http://bit.ly/InYdyh> 

Ontario 

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/node/1095> Nuclear Forty-Five, Renewables
Six 45% of the increase in our electricity generation costs has been due to
subsidies for the nuclear industry, while only 6% of the increase is due to
subsidies for green energy.

 <http://bit.ly/IEWG52> Nuclear Main Source of Increased Electricity Prices
in Ontario Nuclear advocates have blamed renewable energy for driving up
Ontario's electricity rates.  A new report by the Ontario Energy Board tells
a different story: Nuclear has been responsible for 45% of recent increases
on your electricity bill.   Meanwhile, the impact of renewables on your
electricity bill has been minor – about 6%.

 <http://bit.ly/JDosjc> Bill 75: A Threat to Electricity Consumers by Shawn
Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace

 <http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2012/04/06/tgm288-f1/> Money Talks
but are the NDP Loud Enough Radio interview where Angela Bischoff brings the
strong case that our current means of producing electricity is way too
expensive. Change to renewable and save money and oh yea save the
environment too! Seems like a win win, but Angela explains what the barriers
are.

 <http://www.chok.com/?s=kevin+kamps> Kevin Kamps on nuclear waste in
Ontario Radio talk show interview

The World

 <http://bit.ly/IrpwHK> SNC Lavalin Scandals recounted in Turkish papers
Bribery, corruption, waste

 <http://on.msnbc.com/IvFK1Q> Greenpeace 'bombs' French nuclear reactor
Incredible, scary, and funny

 <http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/01/trivializing-fukushima/>
Trivializing Fukushima Why the Washington Post's description of the nuclear
disaster as “non-catastrophic” is both callous and erroneous

 <http://bit.ly/HGEDKh> Fukushima...radiation so high - even robots not safe
7 min. video with Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear. More than a year into the
nuclear crisis at Fukushima - radiation levels have now reached their
highest point yet.

 <http://bit.ly/IH8m3F> An Urgent Request on UN Intervention to Stabilize
the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel

<http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/japans-last-nuclear-reactor-to-go-o
ffline> Japan’s Last Nuclear Reactor to Go Off-line

 <http://www.nirs.org/international/asia/kudankulam2.html> The Largest, Most
Important, Anti-Nuclear Protest You Don't Know About is in Southern India
10,000 Indians protest new nuclear reactor in Southern India – mass arrests,
media black-out, hunger strike and more 

 <http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120428-42225.html> Fewer girls born near
German nuke waste site Since radioactive waste started being transported to
a nuclear waste facility in Lower Saxony, fewer girls have been born in the
region – a phenomenon eerily similar to what happened after the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, scientists said.

 <http://www.thenation.com/blog/167593/legacy-chernobyl> The Legacy of
Chernobyl A photo essay with audio. Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl
disaster, the US media have yet to print the pictures of Chernobyl – until
now. Very powerful expose. 

Green Energy

 <http://bit.ly/Jp4Ksu> Building an Economy Centered on Wind Energy The 21st
century promises to be the century for renewable energy sources to take the
lead and build a new energy economy, with wind energy leading the way.

Act Now!

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets> Order our
new leaflet calling on the ON gov’t to halt their massive nuclear expansion
plans – they’re free and contain postcards
<http://www.cleanairalliance.org/files/OCAA_CutSomeWaste-web.pdf>  to Energy
Minister Bentley asking him to favour lower-cost, safer and greener options.
Distribute them to your friends and neighbours.

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/node/1059> Send an email to ON Energy
Minister Bentley and ask him to finish the coal phase-out in 2012 and invest
in energy conservation rather than build or rebuild new nukes. 

Please  <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/duncan_budget> email Ontario’s
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and tell him that the electricity sector
review must include a “value for money” analysis of future supply options. 

Events

 <http://www.climatedots.org/> May 5, 2012 is Climate Impacts Day – Connect
the Dots Find an event near you. And if there isn’t one, write a letter to
the editor, or to a politician – let your climate concerns be expressed!

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

www.cleanairalliance.org <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/>  

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