Today I’m asking the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to do its job: protect Canadians from Fukushima –like accidents.  May seem obvious but somebody has to tell them.   The Commission is way too cozy with the nuclear...

Mr and Mrs Okawara hold up a banner for “Solarise Fukushima”. For the past 30 years, Shin and Tatsuko Okawara spent their lives working as organic farmers. With their own organic farm, rural work was in their blood - tilling,...

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government announced last week it was cancelling plans to build risky new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station.   This is good news for the environment, electricity consumers and the future of Ontario’s...

Five years ago the Rainbow Warrior sailed along the Fukushima coast conducting radiation sampling. Now it's back, and has Japan's ex-Prime Minister on board. Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior Sailing past the destroyed Fukushima...

Last month I joined the magnificent crew of the Rainbow Warrior , a team of experts, and Greenpeace colleagues from around the world. For two days we sailed along Fukushima’s beautiful, rugged coast working under rough conditions as...

Last week, I attended my first Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hearing in Kincardine, Ontario. The Commission was considering Bruce Power’s application to renew their operating license for their eight nuclear reactors on the...

The fight against nuclear is steeped in Greenpeace history. On the 70 th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombings we’re reminded of the consequences of nuclear energy and the people’s movement to campaign for nuclear disarmament to...

As Prime Minister, Stephen Harper is famous for his preoccupation with controlling the flow of information. When it comes to nuclear safety, however, this obsession with information control has transformed our supposedly-independent...

Today (21 September), around the globe, we mark Peace Day knowing that for many, peace is nowhere to be found. Not today. And unless things change dramatically, not any time soon.    2015 saw the number of refugees and displaced...

“I really don’t know why the province hasn’t accepted its responsibility to protect its citizens”, says Gail Cockburn, grandmother of four. “Is it because if they don’t talk about it, they don’t have to deal with it?” For...

Millions of Ontarians are vulnerable to a nuclear accident because of government negligence, and that includes you.   With major nuclear accidents happening about once every decade internationally, you’d think it would be...

The Wynne government’s willful blindness has left millions of Torontonians at risk. But we still have a chance to do something about it. With Fukushima, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island, major nuclear accidents are happening...

Yesterday in busy downtown Toronto, Greenpeace volunteers were out talking to the public about what a nuclear energy future means, and what they can do to help stop Ontario from building two new nuclear reactors at Darlington. Over...

Historic news that Japan will phase out nuclear power has rounded off yet another terrible week for the global nuclear industry. Japan's decision to end its reliance on nuclear power by the 2030s means it will join countries...

We’re in court today to kill a nuclear zombie.   Lawyers representing Greenpeace, Northwatch and Lake Ontario Waterkeeper will ask a federal judge to overturn federal approvals permitting Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to proceed...

Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli will release his government’s latest Long Term Energy Plan (LTEP) today.   But this will be more than just an energy plan.  With an election expected in the spring this LTEP will be a plank in...

A range of environmental, civil liberties and social justice organisations today urged Ontario Attorney General John Gerretsen to ensure the passage of Bill 83: The Protection of Public Particiaption Act 2013 . The law is widely...

License   Some rights reserved  by  Bart Fields  photo credit:  bart fields We’ve made our list. We’ve checked it twice. Now, it’s time to find out which Canadians will be getting a stocking full of eco-friendly goodies and...