Greens renew opposition to nuclear waste transport

OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada, Green Party of Ontario and Green Party of Quebec are united in their objection to shipping nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River enroute to Sweden.

“The approval for shipping nuclear waste through our important waterways sets a dangerous precedent that we may come to regret,”  said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada.  “In this case, the drinking water of more than 40 million people is at risk, as well as all species dependent on that water.”

Claude Sabourin, Leader of the Green Party of Quebec, is outraged at the lack of transparency in the decision making process.  “The public were not given any opportunity to scrutinize the plan to  endanger our waterways. All we got were blasé reassurances that all will be well.  Well, BP gave the same assurances about the oil spill and look where that has led.”

Mike Schreiner

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has granted Bruce Power  license to transport 16 decommissioned steam generators from south  western Ontario to Sweden for recycling.  Any radioactive metal that is not able to be recycled in Sweden will then be returned back to Canada.  The Swedish company, Studsvik, would be solely responsible in the case of any accidental discharge of radioactive material.

“Federal and provincial governments have ignored the legitimate health and safety concerns raised by First Nations, municipalities and residents along the proposed route.  It is clear that the government has no idea what the financial, health and environmental costs associated with nuclear waste are. It’s time for Ontario to take responsibility for nuclear waste in a way that is transparent and accountable to the public.” said Green Party of Ontario, Leader Mike Schreiner.

Ontario Government Energy Survey

The Ministry of Energy is "seeking input from Ontarians" as it updates the electricity-plan-that-never-was. Tell 'em what you think! Phase out nuclear - Shut down coal - Conservation is the biggest and best "new" supply of electricity followed by renewables - We must move swiftly to 100% renewable grid!

Link to the questions is at http://www.mei.gov.on.ca/en/energy/

Don’t Nuke Green Energy: Stop Darlington | Greenpeace Canada

Don’t Nuke Green Energy: Stop Darlington | Greenpeace Canada

The Ontario government is planning to spend $36 billion repairing reactors and building risky new reactors at the Darlington site east of Toronto, in part to replace the aging reactors at the Pickering station, which will close by 2020. This plan will divert billions of dollars that should be invested in cheaper and cleaner green energy sources and will drive up electricity prices.

A new report by Greenpeace and the Pembina Institute shows that replacing the Pickering reactors with green energy would be cheaper and would protect Ontarians from the high-cost and risks of new reactors.

Please tell Ontario’s Energy Minister Brad Duguid not to nuke green energy! Tell him you want affordable green energy instead of expensive and risky new reactors.

Click Here to send your letter to Energy Min. Duguid

"The nuke industry still can't guarantee the safety of our ground water. Green energy anybody?"

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.

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) began looking in May for a community willing to have the nuclear industry’s harmful and dangerous waste buried in its area. The NWMO is offering large economic benefits to any community willing to take large quantities of the nuclear industry's radioactive waste. The agency has claimed such a proposal would be safe for the environment and community.