No Nukes News: NDP and Greens call for closure of Pickering

[Angela Bischoff]

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May 24, 2018☢ NDP & Greens call for closure of Pickering Nuclear Station In response to our all-leaders election questionnaire, the NDP and GPO have called for the closure of Pickering in Aug. 2018 when its licence expires, to be replaced with lower cost water power from QC. The Liberals and the PC's have committed to extending Pickering till 2024, and have come out swinging against the NDP.☢ Please send a letter here to NDP Leader Horwath and Green Party Leader Schreiner thanking them for standing up to the nuclear lobby, and putting forward a fact-based electricity plan that will lower bills by $1.1 billion/year, return security to our waterfront, and create 32,000 person-years of employment through decommissioning.Ontario☢ Ford vs. Electricity Facts Here are the facts that PC Leader Ford conveniently ignored.☢ Ontario NDP only party speaking out against nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron Good for the NDP! But for the record, the Green Party is also on record as opposing the dump.☢ Ontario's Green party releases platform focusing on energy conservation and phasing out nukes The program can be funded in part by saving $1.1 billion by closing the Pickering Nuclear station this year and buying hydro power from Quebec.☢ Ontario's Hydro: some unwelcome truths☢ Our submission to the regulatory hearings for the Pickering nuclear station extension Ontario Clean Air Alliance’s submission includes a 3-page summary followed by 5 reports. You can read other submissions here.☢ OPG relicensing hearing moving to Pickering after pressure from an MP, a City Councillor, and OCAA subscribers☢ Small earthquake hits Ontario, rumbles felt in Pickering, Ajax, Oshawa The tremor, registering Magnitude 2.4, struck 14 kms SSE of Ajax on May 9.☢ Victory against nuclear weapons in Toronto The Toronto Board of Health voted unanimously to support the city council’s reaffirmation of Toronto as a nuclear weapons-free zone. The Board agreed to further investigate the health consequences of the uranium pellet plant in Toronto (Dupont/Lansdowne) owned by the U.S. based nuclear weapons manufacturer BWX Technologies.  ☢ US House approves nuclear waste amendment opposing OPG’s proposed nuke waste dump in Kincardine The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved an amendment which states the gov’ts of the US and Canada should not allow the permanent or long-term storage of radioactive waste, including spent nuclear fuel, near the Great Lakes. More here. ☢ Nuclear Waste Dump on the Ottawa River By Gordon Edwards.  The World☢ Greenpeace investigation shows Fukushima radiation risks to last into next century “Our radiation survey results provide evidence that there is a significant risk to health and safety for any returning evacuee. The Japanese government must stop forcing people to go back home and protect their rights.”☢ Japan’s breeder reactor project failed after swallowing $10 billion of taxpayers’ money Japan’s fast-breeder reactor was set up as a nuclear fuel recycling program but was canned after sucking up $10B. Decommissioning could cost even more.☢ Quake expert tells court that Fukushima nuclear disaster was preventable and more Fukushima Accident Updates  ☢ Poland embraces off-shore wind over nuclear “PGE cannot afford both - offshore wind and nuclear. The decision was taken to go for offshore.”  ☢ Taiwan presses ahead with its no-nuclear policy pledging to mothball the island’s four nuclear plants by 2025
 
☢ Blow to nukes US Power generators using nuclear- and coal-powered plants that have become uncompetitive in the marketplace are seeking federal subsidies to keep those plants operating. One-Fourth of U.S. Nuclear Plants Are at Risk of Early Retirement because they can't cover their operating costs.
  ☢ America's Nuclear Legacy- More than 6,000 Nuclear Dumps...and Counting "We’re going to spend more on the cleanup than we spent on creating all of the original plutonium, uranium and thorium that was going to be used for weapons production.” ☢ Canada Nuclear Waste Dump Upstream of Montreal’s Drinking Water? Audio interview with Dr. Gordon Edwards starts at 18:50. Very extensive interview about the Chalk River proposed nuke waste dump, and the history of the nuclear facility at Chalk River and its links with the nuke weapons industry.  ☢ 40 Groups Call for an International Investigation Into Canada’s Radioactive Waste Practices ☢ The “Hail Mary” Strategy for CANDU Nuclear Reactor Safety By Gordon Edwards, PhD, CCNR President ☢ Alberta researchers can supply demand for medical isotopes using non-nuclear tech Unlike nuclear methods of generating isotopes for medical imaging, the new particle accelerator can generate a wider range of isotopes without producing nuclear waste.Renewables and Conservation

☼ All New California Homes Must Incorporate Solar Starting in 2020, virtually all new homes in California will be required to incorporate advanced efficiency measures and rooftop solar — in an historic development for clean energy in the state.☼ Efficiency Canada: The National Voice for an Energy Efficient Economy Canada can boost GDP, create jobs and meet its international climate change commitments.
 
☼ Costa Rica Will Become World's First Carbon-Free Country by 2021, New President Says The nation of 4.8 million people already derives 99% of its electricity from renewable sources including hydropower and wind. Electric vehicles are the next hurdle.☼ Britain’s Wind Farms Beat Out Nuclear For First Time Ever More here.Take Action!

☢ Sign our petitions to Close Pickering and to Buy Quebec Power. And share them with your friends. Watch our 2 min. video here.☢ Can you spare a few hours to leaflet blitz your neighbourhood mailboxes? Help us make the closure of the Pickering nuclear station a public issue. Contact: angela at cleanairalliance.org☢ Support Saugeen Ojibway Nation's right to prior consent on the Bruce nuclear rebuild Petition opposing the Bruce nuclear rebuild.

☢ No Olympics or Paralympics in Radioactive Fukushima Petition

☢ Stop OPG's  Nuclear Waste Dump Before It's Too Late Learn more about OPG’s nuke waste dump proposal in Kincardine, ON, and write Minister McKenna, Premier Wynne and PM Trudeau here.

☢ Tell the Japanese government: don’t dump nuclear waste into the ocean! Petition
 
☢ Prevent another nuclear disaster in Japan. Stop the dangerous Ohi plant Petition.

☢ Westinghouse - Quit India International statement against the Kovvada nuclear station.

☢ Order your free KI (anti-thyroid-cancer) pills here if you live within 50 km of an ON nuclear facility - that includes all of Toronto and beyond. Download your anti-thyroid cancer posters hereto post in your office, school, or local cafe.Events ☢ How to Save the World in a Hurry May 30-31, University of Toronto. This public event will develop a list of public policy innovations to simultaneously reduce six global threats: war and weapons • global warming • famine • pandemics • mass radiation exposure • cyber attacks. Speakers include: Dr. Gordon Edwards and Angela Bischoff.☢ To the Ends of the Earth Fri. June 1, 7 p.m., 310 Danforth, Toronto. The film follows concerned citizens living at the frontiers of extreme energy. Speakers include: Angela Bischoff.☢ Pickering Nuclear Station Hearings with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Pickering Rec Complex, June 25 - 29. Watch in person or on live webcast.☢ No War 2018: designing a world beyond war, legalizing peace Toronto Sept. 21-22
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