http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=eb5b2b4d-77d3-41d1-b060-18c6c9ca9c44 Premier Brad Wall said Thursday he envisions an ambitious project involving the federal government, SaskPower and one of the uranium companies located in the province that would see Saskatchewan playing a lead role in the research and development of nuclear power. By The Leader-Post (Regina) March 28, 2008 Speaking to reporters, Wall said he […]
(Link no longer valid, 2019-01) Electricity, heat touted for use in northern industry Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal Published: Saturday, March 29 2008 A research partnership between the Alberta and U.S. governments will investigate the possibility of using atomic power to fuel oilsands development. The Alberta Research Council and the U.S. Energy Department’s main nuclear […]
Brad Wall spells out “small reactors” for tar sands. The industry spells out “small reactors” for tar sands”. The article is in relation to Alberta. Edmonton Journal: 2008-03-29 Alberta with Idaho National Laboratory to study nuclear role in oilsands A couple of excerpts: “A recent study by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers predicted technical […]
(PPP’s = Public Private Partnerships) Richard Florizone was Vice-President of Finance at the University of Saskatchewan during a period of unprecedented over-spending. 2012-05-07 Letter to U of S, Board of Governors. Who is responsible for Debt situation? EXCERPT: The finances, roughly: $95 million debt Borrowing capacity maxed out A $10 million shortfall in the current operating […]
Sorry – I am behind on getting important information to you! I think what you see below is that the nuclear/uranium industry no longer controls the information feed. Which makes it possible for people to see the gulf between what their local media is reporting about Fukishima, for example, and what is actually happening in […]
By Mary Ellen Klas Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau, Florida Power & Light got the go-ahead Monday to increase the charge on consumers’ household electric bills that will go towards investing in nuclear energy — even if the utility never ends up building any new nuclear power plants. The charge, which will amount to $2.20 every month […]
Mercury’s health effects on workers, Oak Ridge public still under scrutiny. Wayne Wallace, his kidneys destroyed by mercury exposures at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, died in 1977. He was 51 years old. Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee. Fingerprinting mercury emissions. Researchers have begun to track mercury emissions from individual coal-fired power plants to determine where, […]
Leo writes: The first of this movie is more or less new to me. The last half is something most of us guessed was the problem, but it is so well explained and illustrated, be sure to watch all of it. Sandra speaking: The movie is 2 hours. Click on the icon in the bottom-right […]
Thanks to Janet: Another Annie Leonard treasure (Annie of ‘The Story of Stuff’), & only 8 minutes long! Relevant to ALL the issues we’re all working on – $$$ for war, nukes, incinerators, education reforms, tar sands, green jobs, Occupy Wall St. – you name it! The Story of Broke. It is in the US […]
Further to (about “small” nuclear reactors): 2011-08-25 Minister Rob Norris (former U of S employee) – the Province going ahead with development of “Small nuclear reactors” (for the tar sands) 2011-11-07 Words used to FRAME the nuclear propaganda in Saskatchewan: “small”, “science”, “Nuclear medicine”, “university” Subject: Small Reactors You might be interested in an article […]