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12 May 2008
A group of radiation-poisoned Torontonians stricken and dying
on the sidewalk. Rescue teams with Geiger counters, stretchers and gas masks. This was
the scene at several locations in downtown Toronto today where Greenpeace activists
staged the aftermath of an accident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
09 May 2008
Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council and 26 other U.S. and Canadian environmental groups sent a letter to the Senate and House urging preservation of Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Section 526 prohibits the Federal purchase of dirty fuels (such as liquid coal, tar sands and oil shale) whose lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions are higher than conventional fuels.
08 May 2008
A private member’s bill giving consumers the right to know if the food sold in Canada contains genetically engineered (GE) ingredients was defeated in the House of Commons today by a vote of 101 to 156. The defeat of Bill C-517 effectively protects the economic interests of GE companies like Monsanto over the rights of Canadians to know what they eat.
05 May 2008
At a news conference today, Greenpeace demanded that Premier Ed Stelmach immediately launch a public inquiry under the Alberta Public Inquiries Act to investigate the deaths of 500 birds at the Syncrude tailings ponds.
01 May 2008
A bill passed in the House of Commons today could see more of our already limited food supply fed to cars and SUVs instead of people, says Greenpeace.
Recent Reports
14 May 2008
CNSC Staff Review of Pickering NGS-B Integrated Safety Review - Safety Analysis Safety Factors Report
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12 May 2008
A submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regarding the proposed license renewal of the Pickering B nuclear station.
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09 May 2008
Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council and 26 other U.S. and Canadian environmental groups sent a letter to the Senate and House urging preservation of Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Section 526 prohibits the Federal purchase of dirty fuels (such as liquid coal, tar sands and oil shale) whose lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions are higher than conventional fuels.
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