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No Nukes News

Sept. 22, 2010

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 “We are talking about trying to bury thousands of tonnes of highly
dangerous waste for longer than people have existed on Earth. It would be a
significant engineering feat if it worked but, if miscalculated, could
release highly radioactive waste into our groundwater or seas for centuries,
so far below ground that there will be nothing we can do about it” 

-       Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace

"It's like one of those old Wild West things — ‘we're going to give you a
trial and then hang you’. But they need to get the message that we want this
thing stopped. We were told the Titanic wouldn't sink. We were told the BP
drill rigs were safe." 

-       Mike Bradley, Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, about the shipment of
radioactive waste through the Great Lakes

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10 question survey on Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan 

Ontario is asking for the public’s input on its long-term energy plan. The
Ministry of Energy has posted a 10-question survey online to gather feedback
on a 20-year supply plan. It asks, for example, how much wind, solar and
nuclear power should be in the electricity mix and what type of generation
should replace coal when it’s phased out in 2014. Please make the time (10
min.) to fill this out; it’s an opportunity to tell gov’t that we want 100%
renewable electricity grid!  -angela

http://www.mei.gov.on.ca/en/energy/ 

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Nuclear shipments draw more fire

A group of Great Lakes city mayors oppose a plan to ship nuclear waste
through the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, representing 70
municipalities, wants halted Bruce Power's plan to ship sixteen steam
generators contaminated with low levels of radiation to Sweden for
recycling.

http://theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2756784 

Anderson predicts protests 

Owen Sound could see some massive demonstrations if Bruce Power's plans to
ship decommissioned steam generators from the nuclear plant near Tiverton
through the city's harbour to Sweden is approved, Blue Mountains Mayor Ellen
Anderson said Tuesday.

http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2757545

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Greenpeace warns Canadian communities about the threats of nuclear waste
repositories

Northern communities being courted as the site for a radioactive waste dump
should be wary of the safety claims being made by the waste management
agency controlled by the nuclear industry, says a new analysis of the
scientific studies on underground waste disposal commissioned by Greenpeace.

http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/Greenpeace-warns-Canadian-communi
ties-about-the-threats-of-nuclear-waste-repositories/

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Why Atomic Energy Can't Compete 

Is the Nuclear Renaissance Dead Yet? 

America's much hyped "reactor renaissance" is facing a quadruple bypass. In
actual new construction, proposed projects and overseas sales, soaring costs
are killing new nukes. And the old ones are leaking like Dark Age relics on
the brink of disaster. 

As renewables plummet in cost, and private financing stays nil, the nuclear
industry is desperate to gouge billions from Congress for loan guarantees to
build new reactors. Thus far, citizen activism has stopped them. But the
industry is pouring all it has into this fall's short session, yet again
demanding massive new subsides to stay on life support. 

But it is now clearer than ever that atomic energy cannot compete, that new
construction means new rate hikes, that delays and cost overruns will always
outstrip the industry's initial public assurances, and that after a
half-century this technology still can't face the prospect of full liability
for the disasters it might impose ... or even for the "minor" radiation it
constantly emits.

Will this finally kill the much hyped "renaissance" of a Dark Age technology
defined by quadruple failures in human health, global ecology, sound finance
and increasingly shaky performance?

That will depend on the power of citizen activism. Nuclear power can't
survive without protection from accident liability. Nor can new plants be
built without huge public subsidies.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/09/13-2 

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Germans Protest Nuclear Plants

Tens of thousands of Germans surrounded Chancellor
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/angela_merkel/
index.html?inline=nyt-per> Angela Merkel’s office on Saturday in an
antinuclear demonstration that organizers said was the biggest of its kind
since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/world/europe/19GERMANY.html 

'Most Germans Don't Want Nuclear Power'

Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Berlin on Saturday sent a powerful message of
opposition to Chancellor Angela Merkel's plan to extend the lifetimes of
German reactors. Media commentators say she would be unwise to ignore it,
because her own supporters don't want nuclear power either. Tens of
thousands demonstrated in central Berlin on Saturday against plans by the
government to extend the lifetimes of Germany's 17 nuclear power stations by
an average of 12 years beyond the originally planned phase-out in 2021.
Organizers said the protest drew 100,000 people and was the biggest of its
kind in Germany since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,718419,00.html 

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Ontario pays price in jobs as loonie rises on tide of oil

Tony Clarke: To be sure, some new jobs have been created in recent years by
Ontario industries supplying goods and services for the big petroleum
companies in the Alberta oilsands. Yet these economic benefits pale in
comparison to the massive job losses incurred recently in this province's
manufacturing sector, the causes of which can be traced back to Alberta's
oil boom.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/863955--ontario-pays
-price-in-jobs-as-loonie-rises-on-tide-of-oil 

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Canada must not sacrifice environment to become energy superpower

If you do this analysis—and Greenpeace has—it quickly becomes clear that in
a world that is taking action on global warming, there is no business case
for investments in high-priced, high-carbon oil from the tar sands,
including the multi-billion-dollar pipelines and tanker traffic needed to
bring it to markets.

http://www.straight.com/article-346740/vancouver/dave-martin-canada-must-not
-sacrifice-environment-become-energy-superpower 

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A global shift to renewable energy

Lester Brown: Wind, solar and geothermal generation multiplying as fast as
computers or cell phones.

http://www.straightgoods.ca/2010/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=768
<http://www.straightgoods.ca/2010/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=768&Cookies=yes>
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Get efficient about energy; Hydro rate hikes a wakeup call

With this month's predictions of residential electricity bills rising by 40
per cent and more by 2015, energy reduction strategies are becoming of great
and urgent interest to Windsor-Essex County's concerned homeowners. 

He figures the average home wastes 25 to 40 per cent of the energy it
consumes
 "If your bills are horrendous, it's not the cost of electricity,
it's the cost of your waste," Davidson says. "Analyse your needs, analyse
the physical condition of your home. Remedy that." 

http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/efficient+about+energy/3559578/story.h
tml

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As part of the IIDEX Green Building Festival, Sept. 22 – 25, Toronto, see
keynote presentation:

Leading the Way to a Third Industrial Revolution 
with Jeremy Rifkin 
Economist and President, Foundation on Economic Trends, USA 

Thursday, September 23, 4 – 5 p.m. 
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto

Humanity, according to Jeremy Rifkin, is poised to make a definitive shift
away from its carbon-based geopolitical reality toward a new paradigm of
sustainability. The internationally influential economist, known for his
provocative environmental theories, sees this profound change as taking
place along generational lines and considers it to be the uppermost
challenge for the millennial generation. In his view, this sustainable human
future must be founded upon four pillars: 1) renewable energy; 2) buildings
as positive power plants; 3) hydrogen storage; and 4) smartgrids and plug-in
vehicles. In his much-anticipated keynote address, Jeremy will lay out his
vision of the Third Industrial Revolution, and explain how the economic
infrastructure necessary for this revolution will transform the skill levels
and managerial styles of the workforce, advance energy security, prompt
educational reform, and improve the quality of life worldwide.

For more information on Jeremy Rifkin visit www.foet.org  For more info on
IIDEX Green Building Festival Sept. 22 – 25 visit
http://www.iidexneocon.com/2010/

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Planet in Focus presents:

Waste: The Nuclear Nightmare (Dechets: Le Cauchemar du Nucleaire)

Run time: 98 min. | France/ Germany

Friday September 24th, 6:45 pm

Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park, Toronto

Pay-What-You-Can ($7.00 suggested)

As even ecologists reconsider nuclear as an alternative to burning carbon,
Waste: The Nuclear Nightmare examines the impact of nuclear waste for the
near future and next hundreds of thousands of years. The 'energy of the
future' is astutely dissected- clearly outlining how nuclear power is
generated, how waste is created and systematically uncovers what happens to
waste produced in nuclear plants in France. The public relations myth that
'waste is recycled' unravels as the final destination of tons of
contaminated material is revealed. Key to this film is its use of Google map
imagery and clear animation to counter the red tape and political
double-speak. Waste is allowed incredible access to French nuclear plants,
recycling facilities, and the archives of Greenpeace Europe and testing
facilities of CRIIRAD. And while some hope is presented for the future,
you'll want answers from our own government about what is happening to
nuclear waste in Canada.

http://www.planetinfocus.org/pif-365/mixed-greens-monthly-screening

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Hot Planet/ Cold Wars: Prescriptions for a Healthy Planet in Troubled Times

To understand the consequences of Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation
and work toward solutions.
Physicians, students, activists and members of the public are all welcome.

Fri. October 1 evening and Sat. October 2, 8:30 am to 5 pm
Medical Sciences Building, 1 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto

 <http://www.pgs.ca/> www.pgs.ca

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Community Power Conference

November 15 – 16 - Toronto

The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) is hosting its second
annual Community Power Conference this November. The event is Ontario’s
single largest annual gathering of Community Power producers, proponents and
supporters. Together with the Power Networking Centre trade show, the
conference attracts industry regulators, commercial and community power
generators, farmers and First Nation and Métis delegations.

www.cpconference.ca <http://www.cpconference.ca/> 

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Ride for Renewables – Toronto

Sun. Oct 3, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (10:30 a.m. if you need quick bike repairs)
Meet at the wind turbine at Exhibition Place, end in the beaches.

Free. All cyclists welcome.

We'll visit 6 green energy projects including wind, solar thermal, solar PV,
geothermal, CHP and conservation.
Speakers and snacks en route. Get inspired for your 10/10/10 work party!
350.org

For more info: greenspi at web.ca ph. 647 342 1964
Sponsored by: Toronto Climate Campaign, Greenspiration, Toronto Renewable
Energy Cooperative, Greenpeace, Toronto Cyclists Union, 10/10/10 - 350.org

facebook page
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-Renewable-Energy-Cooperative/13938439
9424493?ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=141527655890203&ref=ts>  

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Help us push the Ontario coal phase out this year!

1.      Visit  <http://coalmustgo.ca/> CoalMustGo.ca to send a letter to
Ontario’s political leaders. It will only take one minute of your time. Make
your voice heard on this critical health/enviro issue.

2.       <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets>
Order free pamphlets to distribute in your community (sponsored by the
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, Canadian Association of
Physicians for the Environment, and Ontario Clean Air Alliance). They
contain postcards to Ontario’s political leaders.

Thanks for helping get the word out! 

- angela

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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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