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David Suzuki Calls for the Shutdown of Pickering B
Blogpost by Shawn Patrick Stensil - December 15, 2008 at 7:57 4 comments

In an op-ed in today’s Toronto Star, Dr. David Suzuki called for the Pickering B nuclear station to be shut down and replaced with green energy.
The McGuinty government’s pursuit of nuclear power is getting in the way of developing a green energy econo... Read more >
AECL Causes Medical Isotope Shortage
Blogpost by Shawn Patrick Stensil - December 13, 2008 at 15:57 1 comment

Yet another warning this morning that Ontario should not buy Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) prototype Adavanced CANDU Reactor. AECL's incompetence and failure at building two reactors to replace the 50-year old NRU nuclear station has caus... Read more >
Canada Chosen as “Colossal Fossil”
Blogpost by Dave Martin - December 12, 2008 at 17:36 12 comments

Fossil of the year - Poznan 2008

Poznan, Poland - For the second year in a row, Canada has been chosen as the most obstructive country at the United Nations climate talks. The negotiations, scheduled to wrap up today, feature a “Fossil of the Day” a...
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Global day of action on climate 2008
Blogpost by Andrea Macdonald - December 12, 2008 at 17:23

Rally to stop global warming in Vancouver
On December 7, 2008 Canadians across the country participated in rallies to STOP GLOBAL WARMING. The rallies were part of the Global Day of Action that is being held around the world to let the delegates, in Po... Read more >
Environmental review of Pickering B nuclear plant overlooks serious threats
Blogpost by Shawn Patrick Stensil - December 11, 2008 at 16:04 3 comments

Yesterday Greenpeace and other environmental groups, such as Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, the Pembina Institute, Great Lakes United and many others, told the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) that it should not allow the Pickering B nuclear stati... Read more >