No Nukes News: Renewable is Doable
Angela Bischoff-OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Wed Aug 11 18:19:19 EDT 2010
No Nukes News
August 11, 2010
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Anti-Nuke Leaflets Galore
Can you help us distribute our leaflets
<http://ontariosgreenfuture.ca/CostlyNukes_12_09.pdf> in your community?
They’re free and appropriate for distro anywhere in Canada. They include
postcards to Harper and Ignatieff to oppose federal tax-payer subsidies for
new nuclear reactors in Ontario. Order them from me:
Angela at cleanairalliance.org.
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Green energy upgrade protects Ontarians from rising nuclear costs
Choosing to scale up green energy to replace the retiring Pickering nuclear
station is more affordable for Ontarians than buying expensive replacement
reactors, says a report released today by Renewable is Doable, an alliance
of organizations including the Pembina Institute, the Canadian Environmental
Law Association and Greenpeace. Last summer, Ontario suspended its purchase
of two new replacement reactors when their cost reportedly topped $26
billion - $20 billion more than expected in 2007.
The report, Green Energy Plan 2.0, shows that a mix of green energy
technologies and conservation acquired through the government’s Green Energy
Act would be 12 to 48 per cent cheaper than buying new reactors to replace
the aging Pickering nuclear station, which is set to close in 2020 due to
high maintenance costs.
http://www.renewableisdoable.com/
Replace nuclear plant with green power, coalition urges
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/845709--replace-nuclear-plant-with-g
reen-power-coalition-urges
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Nuclear: Cost overruns at Point Lepreau will approach $1B as work held up
for at least another year
New Brunswick: The refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear station has
been delayed by at least another year, a setback that puts the refit 2½
years behind schedule and pushes cost overruns to nearly $1 billion.
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1166644
Analysts say refit was bad decision
Toby Couture says the ongoing delays and ballooning costs of the refit show
that the risks were "systematically underestimated at every step of the
process." "In hindsight this was a foolhardy and devastating decision for
the province," he said Monday. "It would have been far better to cut our
losses."
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1169587
<http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1169587%20%0d%0b>
<http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1169587%20%0d%0b>
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Action Alert
Bruce Power plans to ship 16 radioactive steam generators through the Great
Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Sweden,
where 90 percent of the 1600 tonnes of radioactively contaminated metal will
be melted down and sold as scrap for unrestricted use. In this way, some of
the radioactivity will be dispersed into the air (atmospheric emissions),
some will be dispersed into the Baltic Sea (liquid effluents), and some will
be incorporated into consumer products of all kinds – razor blades, hair
dryers, paper clips, you name it. The remaining 10 percent will be shipped
back to Bruce Power for storage as radioactive waste.
Two questions are paramount:
(1) Should radioactive debris from decrepit nuclear reactors be allowed on
the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River? These steam generator
shipments will be the first of many.
(2) Should radioactive contaminants from nuclear power plants be allowed to
be disseminated into consumer goods? Does anyone actually want
plutonium-contaminated metal?
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says these shipments pose no risk to
anyone and it is therefore poised to grant a license authorizing them. Due
to public concern, CNSC has now agreed to hold a one-day hearing on
September 29
<http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/commission/hearings/calendar/index.cfm>
in Ottawa -- actually, they tacked the steam generator transport issue onto
the agenda of another meeting already scheduled for the same day.
Anyone can write to the CNSC with their comments
<http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/getinvolved/index.cfm> , but since this
is primarily a political issue, be sure to send a copy of your comments to
the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty
<mailto:Dmcguinty.mpp.co at liberal.ola.org> , to the Prime Minister of Canada,
Stephen Harper <http://pm.gc.ca/eng/contact.asp> , and to your local media.
Tell them not to allow these shipments. Tell them to make Bruce Power abide
by its promises (in a 2005 Environmental Assessment) to keep the steam
generators on site as radioactive waste which must be stored as such in
perpetuity.
- Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
<http://www.ccnr.org/#topics>
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Note from Angela: for more back ground info and to sign a petition to oppose
these radioactive waste shipments go to:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5654/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=373
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<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KQCY4UkEIkJGXgGpOp8ao
fsNPyv8ZSDa>
http://www.cela.ca/newsevents/action-alert/action-alert-voice-your-concern-c
anadian-nuclear-safety-commission-cnsc-rega
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The Nuclear Retreat
We coined the term, "Nuclear Retreat" here at Beyond Nuclear to counter the
nuclear industry's preposterous "nuclear renaissance" propaganda campaign.
You've probably seen "Nuclear Retreat" picked up elsewhere and no wonder -
the alleged nuclear revival so far looks more like a lot of running away. On
this page we will keep tabs on every latest nuclear retreat as more and more
proposed new nuclear programs are canceled.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/the-nuclear-retreat/
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Solar and wind factories in ON
Samsung, in partnership with Pattern Energy, has proposed a 260-megawatt
wind energy project in Chatham-Kent. The entire project would involve $500
million in investments from Samsung, and take anywhere from one year to 18
months to construct.
"Typically wind farms have worked really well with farmers because it only
takes up one to 1.5 per cent of the land area, the rest of the land can
still be farmed," said Lee.
In addition to the wind energy project, Lee said Samsung, in partnership
with Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), has plans to build four
factories in Ontario for the manufacturing of wind towers, blades, solar
panels and inverters. The factories will be built in five 500-megawatt
stages. Commercial operation should be in place at the end of 2012 and Lee
said the company hoped to have 2,500 megawatt of green energy in operation
by the end of 2016 or beginning of 2017.
Currently, most of the components required to create and support wind or
solar energy in Ontario must be imported. These four factories would enable
Ontario to enter into the wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) export market as
well as create over 900 direct and 1,600 indirect jobs
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2689360
<http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2689360&auth=Trevor%20
Terfloth> &auth=Trevor%20Terfloth
Canadian Solar Inc. Announcing the Selection of Guelph to Host its Solar
Module Manufacturing Facility in Ontario, Canada
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canadian-solar-inc-announcing-the-se
lection-of-guelph-to-host-its-solar-module-manufacturing-facility-in-ontario
-canada-100420524.html
Wind turbine factory to create 300 jobs
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/846221--wind-turbine-factory-to-crea
te-300-jobs
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Renewable Progress: Can the Grid Go Green?
Catch Jeremy Rifken on Steve Paiken’s The Agenda during the entire week of
Aug. 9-13
On TVO at 8 p.m.
(broadcast throughout Ontario, but I believe all the programs will be
available on tvo.org/theagenda <http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/>
AUGUST 9-13
MONDAY
Jeremy Rifkin: The Origins of Progress The evolution of progress, from its
infancy in the dark ages to the enlightenment.
The Debate: The Myths of Digital Literacy As Facebook, Twitter and the
internet change how we communicate, how does that affect literacy?
TUESDAY
Jeremy Rifkin: Technological Progress From the industrial revolution to
today, how has our perception of progress changed? And at what cost?
The Debate: Green Auto Lies Green machines. Good for the environment? Or
simply fueling demand? Is the greening of North America's auto sector for
real?
WEDNESDAY
Jeremy Rifkin: Renewable Progress How our changing relationship with the
environment is bringing our empathic nature to the forefront.
The Debate: Can the Grid Go Green? Are environmentalists right? Can Ontario
meet its future energy needs without building big new power plants?
THURSDAY
Jeremy Rifkin: Redefining Progress How do we define progress? Is one
person's version of progress the same as another's?
The Debate: Robotics Revolution How will robotics change us and our lives?
Will AI driven robots put us on an accelerated evolutionary path? Why would
we want a more heavily robotized society? Do we have a choice in the matter?
FRIDAY
Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization The Empathic Civilization author
Jeremy Rifkin will explain how society needs to shift in order to embrace
its empathic nature.
The Debate: Time for Open Government? The value of transparency in
government. Will open government lead to better government?
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Wind’s PR problem
Toronto Star Editorial
The results of the poll, released in July, showed that nearly 9 in 10
Ontarians either “somewhat support” or “strongly support” the production of
wind energy. This comes as little surprise given it is clean and renewable.
However, the results in southwestern Ontario – where the majority of wind
turbines are currently clustered – should be given special attention. While
there was still significant support, there was markedly less support in this
region than everywhere else in Ontario.
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Arlene King was unequivocal in her
report earlier this year stating: “There isn’t any direct causal link
between wind turbine noise and adverse health effects.” Still, this has had
little effect on those who oppose wind turbines on health grounds and this
poll suggests they may be having an effect on the perceptions of wind
energy, in southwestern Ontario, at least.
It is particularly timely, then, that the Canadian Association of Physicians
for the Environment and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario have
joined forces to help dispel the health fears being generated by a small but
vocal group of wind critics. The doctors and nurses have begun meeting with
MPPs and others to ensure it is known that the medical community at large
supports wind as a safe form of energy, unlike coal-fired plants, which can
directly be attributed to respiratory illnesses and deaths.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/842902--wind-s-pr-problem
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THE RIDE FOR RENEWABLES
On Tuesday, August 24th, Greenpeace Canada is organizing THE RIDE FOR
RENEWABLES, a 45km bike trip from the Pickering Nuclear Station to the
Darlington Nuclear Station.
THE RIDE RENEWABLES will send the message to Dalton McGuinty's Liberals that
when Pickering Nuclear Station shuts down, Ontarians demand a green energy
replacement, not more reactors at the Darlington Station. No more dirty,
dangerous, and expensive nukes; Ontario demands a Green Energy Revolution.
Find out more and register for the bus ride out to Pickering:
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=nf#!/event.php?eid=124793684233089
Or contact: steve.cornwell at greenpeace.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
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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