No Nukes News: VOTE!

[Angela Bischoff-OCAA]

No Nukes News

Oct. 4, 2011 - Pass this onto a friend!

 - If you're in Ontario, don't forget to VOTE on Thur. Oct. 6. To learn the
energy platforms of the various parties, check out the leaders' responses
<http://bit.ly/r1iSYE>  to our questionnaire, Jack's Notes
<http://bit.ly/nSJvzP> , and Green Prosperity <http://bit.ly/qoGJ6t> . And
send Tim Hudak an email <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/hudak_nukecost>
asking his position on nuclear cost overruns. Is he protecting taxpayers or
the nuclear lobby?

- The Fukushima nuclear disaster has been a global wakeup call on the risks
posed by nuclear power. Here in Canada, however, our authorities have
pretended that these risks don't exist. - Greenpeace nuclear analyst
Shawn-Patrick Stensil 

- The nuclear industry has socialised the cost, then tries to hold itself up
as a cheap energy source. It is a disease that has its hands wrapped around
the throats of both parties (Liberals and Conservatives). - John Kourtoff,
chief executive of offshore wind developer Trillium Power

Switzerland decides phase-out of civil use of nuclear power
<http://bit.ly/ppBcZe>  - Switzerland is following the example of Germany,
the two countries courageously embarking on the path to increased energy
conservation and the sustainable use of energy and resources.

Japan Officials Failed to Hand Out Radiation Pills in Quake's Aftermath
<http://bit.ly/qeJBLK>   

Fukushima's Contamination Produces Some Surprises at Sea
<http://bit.ly/o2Pvw2>  - "When we saw the numbers - hundreds of millions of
becquerels - we knew this was the largest delivery of radiation into the
ocean ever seen,'' he said.  ''We still don't know how much was released.''

Thyroid gland irregularities found <http://bit.ly/qRnb8Q>  in young evacuees
from Fukushima

Environmentalists go to court to halt new Ontario nuclear reactors
<http://bit.ly/rmTlj9>   - Risks to Lake Ontario and surrounding communities
unclear after flawed assessment. Watch <http://bit.ly/nVCvkp>  the 12 min.
video of the press conference. 

Ontario will mourn loss of green energy jobs if Hudak elected
<http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/ontario-green-energy-jobs/> 

Ontario marketing campaign seeded Internet with 'conversations' promoting
coal, nuclear <http://bit.ly/oYJ5Kj>  - The Ontario Power Workers' Union
fakes online identities to oppose green energy and promote coal and nuclear.

Fuel rebates boost greenhouse gases <http://bit.ly/mWpJHi>   - Environment
is the loser in the Ontario election. 

Fighting on an uneven playing field <http://bit.ly/pxK5sc>   - Canada has
abundant fossil-fuel -reserves, immense hydro resources and a nuclear power
programme - all assisted by billions of dollars of state investment.
Offshore wind development, on the other hand, has been -driven by
private-investors, who are struggling for equal treatment from politicians
committed to large, government-owned utilities. 

Nuclear Power Subsidies: The Gift that Keeps on Taking
<http://bit.ly/oBu836>  - 2011 Report by the Union of Concerned Scientists
about the massive subsidies given to the nuclear industry

No New Nuke in India <http://bit.ly/pLfkvS>  - Thousands of people are
protesting against a proposed nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The plant
uses risky Russian technology and the locals do not want it. Please sign the
petition.

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/node/1031> Coal: Dead Man Walking - While
we no longer need our dirty coal plants to keep our lights on, Ontario Power
Generation (OPG) continues to operate them to export dirty electricity to
the U.S. at a loss. Since January 2009 OPG has received $865 million in
subsidy payments from the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (an
agency of the Government of Ontario) to compensate it for the operating
losses of its coal plants.

Coal is the enemy of the human race, mainstream economics edition
<http://bit.ly/pJvXJF>  - Once you strip away the econ jargon, the paper
finds that electricity from coal imposes more damages on the U.S. economy
than the electricity is worth. A gigantic, blood-sucking parasite that's
enriching a few executives and shareholders at the public's expense.


Fact: Green energy is good for Ontario <http://www.pembina.org/blog/578>   
FACT: The Green Energy Act will not dramatically increase the price of
electricity.  
FACT: Green energy has existed for decades without harmful side effects
FACT: Grandmothers do not have to do their laundry at 2 a.m. because of
smart meters
FACT: Green energy creates jobs for Ontarians
FACT: Subsidies to renewable energy are no greater than those for fossil
fuel and nuclear power
FACT: Feed-in tariffs are the most effective tools to develop renewable
energy

Planet in Focus <http://bit.ly/o3rjPM>  - Toronto's Environmental Film
Festival will take place Oct. 12-16. There are some superb films on
renewables, coal and nuclear. Get your tickets now! 


 


 

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