A great video, John Oliver on nuclear waste. With many thanks to Angela and the activists in Ontario: Sept. 18, 2017 ☢ Nuclear Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Late night comedy hour explains why the United States desperately needs to build a metaphorical toilet for all that waste. 18 min. video. The World […]
From Dr. Gordon Edwards, Dear Friends and Colleagues: The site of the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories and the nearby Canadian military base, Camp Petawawa, are situated on the traditional territory of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan. The management of Chalk River Laboratories is now in the hands of a consortium of profit-oriented multinational corporations […]
By Diane Cardwell & Jonathan Soble, New York Times, March 29 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/business/westinghouse-toshiba-nuclear-bankruptcy.html?_r=0 Westinghouse Electric Company, which helped drive the development of nuclear energy and the electric grid itself, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, casting a shadow over the global nuclear industry. The filing comes as the company’s corporate parent, Toshiba of Japan, scrambles to stanch huge losses stemming […]
Newly released files show PM’s press chief suggested releasing footage of royal baby to keep CND protests out of the news Princess Diana with Prince William in 1983, a time of growing opposition to the deployment of US cruise missiles in UK. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/WireImage Margaret Thatcher was privately warned by foreign secretary Francis […]
From: Sandra Finley Hi Andy, It is party, party time for Larry K and others: The Nuke Waste Mgmt Organization is taking leave from Saskatchewan! The Committee for Future Generations won the battles at Pinehouse and English River. NWMO announced today, they are pulling out of the last community, Creighton. (Their reason for leaving is […]
Hi Everyone, We can lend a hand here: Pandora’s Promise is a slick piece of propaganda for the nuclear industry, airing on CNN. The Atomic States of America (bless good people) tells a different story. I watched it – it’s well done, worth your time, and free on-line for the next 2 days. Please pass […]
UPDATES: put “Cameco” into the “SEARCH” button, upper right corner. 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 […]
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 […]
“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, […]
(Related: 2013-01-31 U of S appoints new secretary who is “director of legal services in governance for Cameco Corporation”) BACKGROUND, Grant Isaac: (1) Information regarding Grant Isaac as a defender of the status quo the difference between “hyped innovation” and “true innovation” in a time when the society is in bad need of finding […]