NEWS ARTICLES TELL THE STORY It’s pretty exciting! The list of news articles shows growing awareness of the use of the University for back-door promotion of the nuclear industry. Fukishima has further lowered the level of public support for nuclear. When citizens realize that the “small” reactors are for tar sands expansion with its connection to climate […]
Think of the introduction of genetically-modified organisms. Not a word of public debate about the desirability, the public funding, or the use of the University as the vehicle for introduction. Now think of the introduction of nuclear reactors needed for tar sands expansion. The by-pass mechanisms have been spelt out, e.g. in Maclean’s Magazine, http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=116 […]
UNDERSTAND THE MANIPULATION OF PERCEPTION TO GET NUCLEAR PAST THE (SASKATCHEWAN) PUBLIC. The main issues are NUCLEAR REACTORS, EXORBITANT COSTS, and RADIOACTIVE WASTE. The politicians and promoters “frame” it otherwise, to divert attention. “Small” subtly plants the idea that the reactors are not exorbitantly expensive. (The reactors ARE expensive; they are VERY LARGE, especially in […]
Scroll down to the interview of Brad Wall. http://daerangall.ca/the-sask-partys-nuclear-agenda/?mid=51
By Satya P. Sharma, The StarPhoenix November 5, 2011 University of Saskatchewan president Peter MacKinnon owes an apology to the university community. As a private citizen, he can endorse any political candidate, but as president and CEO of the university, he is speaking publicly on behalf of all the members of the university community. With […]
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is opposed to all new nuclear development in the province. It regards government funding of Hitachi’s “small reactor” programme and of a “Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation” as a dangerous and irresponsible waste of taxpayers’ money.86% opposition to nuclear waste disposal and storage, only 12% support Deputy Leader Mark Bigland-Pritchard […]
http://daerangall.ca/2011/11/04/127/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHzYZLlkzXw The video shows part of an on-going effort to take back the University, to serve the public interest. The Government is using the University to provide backdoor funding for the nuke and (indirectly) tar sands industries. Nancy Hopkins is the chair of the Board of Governors. She has been on the Cameco Board since 1992. […]
SENT: 2011-11-03 The second link is all in German. The first link has some translation but is somewhat disjointed? Hart – – do you have some time to take a look at it? It is the same story as at U of S, also at Virginia Tech – based on my experience at the hearings […]
The letter requests that the President be censured and that Nancy Hopkins, Chair of the Board of Governors, be asked to permanently step down from the Committee to select the next president of the University. To Board of Gov of U of S re President endorsement of Political candidate REPLY RECEIVED November 15th, from University […]