The uranium producer estimates it has avoided declaring $4.9-billion in Canadian income, saving it $1.4-billion in taxes, over the last 10 years. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/camecos-800-million-tax-battle/article11665842/#dashboard/follows/ DAVID MILSTEAD Special to The Globe and Mail Did you know one of the largest sellers of uranium in Switzerland is Saskatoon-based Cameco Corp.? The Canada Revenue Agency has been [more]
http://rabble.ca/news/2012/10/oil-servitude-and-new-canadian-petrostate-interview-andrew-nikiforuk#.UWxxnW7EXUg.facebook Andrew Nikiforuk is an Albertan journalist and author of several books, including the acclaimed Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent. Lori Theresa Waller interviewed him late last month on the eve of a talk he gave in Ottawa for the launch of his latest book, The Energy of Slaves: [more]
Students and staff peppered members of the University of Saskatchewan’s board of governors with questions about uranium development and transparency. In one exchange, the board was asked about the role of a new board member – Grant Isaac – who is also a senior vice-president and chief financial officer at uranium mining company Cameco. Isaac [more]
“To tell you the truth, I represent 74 communities, and the consistent message out there is the majority of them don’t agree with nuclear waste management and the safety of it — and I speak on behalf of them,” – FSIN Vice Chief Bobby Cameron Long-term nuclear waste repository ‘not worth it’: FSIN vice chief by Alex Di Pietro, [more]
Gordon Edwards writes: This is wonderful news. Congratulations to all our friends in Virginia who have been working so hard to protect their land and water from the ravages of radioactive pollution by upholding the moratorium on uranium exploration and mining that has been in place in the Commonwealth of Virginia for over 30 years! Bravo, Virginians. [more]
PAUL EHRLICH is controversial. He wrote The Population Bomb in 1968. Some of his dire predictions have not come to pass. Others argue that it is because of his warnings that the global community made adjustments and delayed the day of reckoning. Ehrlich (below) is joined with other scientists. “More than 3,000 experts concluded humanity [more]
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http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/tomball/news/more-than-protesters-take-over-transcanada-s-keystone-xl-offices/article_16a23308-5915-11e2-b6e4-0019bb2963f4.html The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline HOUSTON – More than 100 blockaders stormed the lobby of TransCanada’s Keystone XL office in Houston this morning. Protesters danced, spilled black ‘tar sands’ balloons and hung neon orange hazard tape to highlight the deadly effects of TransCanada’s corporate greed on communities and ecosystems. After being forced out [more]
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I am highly motivated, this hits close to my home (explained in a later posting), and to the international efforts in the wake of Fukushima. QUESTION: What eventually happened to the moratorium on uranium development in Virginia? (We participated in June 2011, item #4 below). RESPONSE: Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling took up the cause (#2 [more]
Bolling is referred to as “lame-duck” . . . journalistic integrity? TWO OTHER EXCERPTS FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE BELOW: 1. After three years as the governor’s economic development czar, Bolling shocked Capitol Square last week by announcing his opposition to uranium mining in Virginia, a venture that represents billions of dollars in profits for [more]
Read below, and/or listen to Bolling speaking to the issue. The arguments are very well stated (13 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c7cQteYTSk BY TIFFANY HOLLAND, Danville Register and Bee, December 14 2012 http://tinyurl.com/cxpa3tk Uranium mining opponents gained a useful ally Friday. Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling visited Danville and publicly declared his opposition to lifting Virginia’s uranium mining moratorium. “After considering all [more]
