My appreciation to Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee for his patience in the CBC interview of him, and for taking the nuclear waste issue to the United Nations. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/nuclear-waste-disposal-in-canada-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen-says-indigenous-leader-1.4629258 Nuclear waste disposal in Canada is ‘an accident waiting to happen,’ says Indigenous leader ‘People are gambling with people’s lives,’ says grand council chief of the […]
Catherine McKenna was interviewed on CBC Radio – – 2018-03-18 Environment minister Catherine McKenna on contradiction at heart of Canada’s energy policy, CBC Sunday Edition News, three days earlier, Justin Trudeau’s government sees nuclear energy as “an important part of Canada’s current clean energy basket”and is lobbying foreign nations to include it in climate change […]
The Guardian is in the U.K. This article uses the term “fly-tipping”, not a term we use here. I looked it up: as I understand, it is “tipping” (as in garbage being “tipped” from a truck at a dump) and “on the fly” meaning “in a hurry” or “on the run”. In this context, it […]
A breath-taking example, please forward to any Canadian who has doubts. /Sandra = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = With thanks to Gordon Edwards: like a bad dream . . . NICE = Nuclear Innovation, Clean Energy New posting on the NRCan web […]
(Scroll down to the announcement from Tufts.) ECONOMIC INDICATORS: JUST ONE of the problems: The Accounting system defines what is included in “Operating Costs”. Then, (simplified): Revenue minus Expenses (costs) is Profit. Profits are available for distribution to Investors. The fewer costs you pay, the more that can be paid to investors (and […]
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-18-2018-1.4579165/environment-minister-catherine-mckenna-on-the-contradiction-at-the-heart-of-canada-s-energy-policy-1.4579184 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna says the Kinder Morgan pipeline can be part of the transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) Oil pipelines have been touted as nation-building projects in Canada, a term that evokes bold feats of nation-spanning infrastructure, such as the Canadian Pacific […]
Just checking the progress of the CRA (Revenue Canada) case against Cameco. Related: 2013-05-01 Cameco’s $800-million tax battle, Globe & Mail 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. Cameco has blocked the government’s attempt to force 25 of the company’s […]
UPDATE: add this – 2018-03-21 Leaves no doubt who Natural Resources Canada works for. With thanks to Gordon Edwards: Friends & Colleagues – This is an English translation of a French-language article. Ole Hendrickson did this quick translation for the benefit of those who do not read French. The original French article appears […]
NOTE: this does not mention “small nuclear reactors” that the industry is working hard on. Nor does it mention the role in Canada of the Chinese, with their appetite for nuclear. I will post information about those aspects of the nuke industry soon. The data in this article is interesting, but overly optimistic IMHO! […]
Thanks to Janet M: Easy petition to sign electronically! Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: The federal government “owns” over 2 million cubic meters of radioactive waste, none of which is securely contained in long-term management facilities; A consortium of five multinational corporations has been contracted to operate all federal nuclear sites where this […]