No Nukes News: Blowing away nuclear power

Fri Mar 16 18:37:04 EDT 2012

No Nukes News

March 16, 2012 – Please pass this onto a friend! 

PBS has done a fantastic 3-part news documentary

1.      <http://to.pbs.org/xcrznJ> Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game'
Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks

2.      <http://to.pbs.org/yxmKlR> After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers
Forced Off Land by Fukushima

3.      <http://to.pbs.org/A4c9jZ> Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing
Groceries for Radiation in Japan

 <http://lat.ms/wewYByhttp:/lat.ms/wewYBy> A year after tsunami, a cloud of
distrust hangs over Japan - The Fukushima nuclear disaster has left
residents doubting their government, their source of energy, even the food
they eat.

 <http://bit.ly/wipD28> Protesters link arms around the world to decry
nuclear power

 <http://www.youtube.com/FukushimaActionDay> Global Fukushima Action Day
2012 – videos from around the world

<http://sfbayview.com/2012/the-dangerous-myths-of-fukushima-exposing-the-no-
harm-mantra/> The dangerous myths of Fukushima: Exposing the ‘no harm’
mantra

 <http://www.economist.com/node/21549098> The dream that failed - Nuclear
power will not go away, but its role may never be more than marginal, says
Oliver Morton – The Economist

 <http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episode/nuclear-aftershocks.html> Nuclear
Aftershocks – CBC’s The Passionate Eye. The film will be available to watch
online for 30 days. Could a Fukushima-style nuclear disaster happen here in
North America? How safe is our nuclear power industry? Nuclear Aftershocks
travels to three continents to explore the revived debate about the safety
of nuclear power and the options for alternative energy sources.

 <http://bit.ly/xVsA8e> Blowing away nuclear power - In the aftermath of the
Fukushima meltdown, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said
that now is the time for the renewables sector to “prove itself as a
scalable, affordable and secure energy source. 
 I believe that is going to
happen.”

 <http://huff.to/zNJxDj> Scotland is right on track for its goal of 100
percent energy from renewables by 2020. If successful, the government
predicts that household electricity prices will also fall.

Events

 <https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/244896588932733/> Nuke Night - Double
Feature To commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear
catastrophe, join us for a double-feature film night:
<http://vimeo.com/30753243> From Chernobyl to Fukushima: A Campaigners
Journey and  <http://bit.ly/ymCXRV> The 4th Revolution: Energy Autonomy
plus speakers. Fri. March 16, 7 p.m.

Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. (St. George subway), Toronto

<http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/from-fukushima-to-toronto-a-town-h
all/blog/39485/https:/www.facebook.com/events/172177626228128/> From
Fukushima to Toronto: A Town Hall Sun. Mar. 18, 1 – 5 p.m., Toronto –
Workshops, panels, discussions on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, why it
matters in Ontario, and how Torontonians can stop nuclear expansion and
build a 100% renewable Ontario. Speakers from Ontario Clean Air Alliance,
Greenpeace, Lake ON Waterkeepers, Canadian Environmental Law Assoc., Ontario
Sustainable Energy Assoc.

 <http://greenpeace.ca/shadowlands> Shadowlands: From Chernobyl to Fukushima
– photo exhibit until March 18, 918 Bathurst, Toronto 

 <http://bit.ly/ynaHP3> New Research in Sustainable Energy – Mon. March 19,
3 – 5 p.m., Osgoode Professional Development Centre, 1 Dundas W, #2602,
Toronto 

Act Now!

 <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. 

Climate Change Cards for sale. 2 different sets of 8 cards/envelopes. $10
per set. Printed on FSC paper. Produced by Shirley Farlinger. Positive
climate images/sayings on the front, blank inside. Order them from me
<mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org>  while they last. 

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/node/1067> Drummond Drops the Ball
Drummond misses the two biggest and easiest opportunities to lower our
electricity bills and save taxpayers billions: cancel the coal subsidies,
and cancel the high-cost nuclear re-investment plan. Send an email to
Premier McGuinty  <http://bit.ly/wOOENX> here. 

Stop Bill 42

Ontario needs jobs and green energy.  Tim Hudak disagrees.  His Bill 42 will
kill green energy in Ontario. 
This bill will come to a vote in the legislature next week, on March 22nd.
MPPs need to hear your voice.  Please send them an email in support of green
energy. Let them know that you want a green future for Ontario. 

Find your MPP's address here:
www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_current.do  Or alternatively you can
easily send a letter to your MPP from here:
http://friendsofwind.ca/spread-the-word/write-your-mpp/ 

Read the bill here: www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en
<http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID
=2587> &Intranet=&BillID=2587 

Learn more about green energy in the report "Behind the switch: Pricing
Ontario electricity options" at www.pembina.org/re

Don't be silent about our energy future.  Please write your MPP now and ask
them defeat Bill 42. 

- Peter Tabuns, MPP

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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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