Dick Slipp March 27, 2008 My voice says, “No to Uranium mining in New Brunswick” and my voice says “No to construction of a Lepreau 2 nuclear reactor in New Brunswick.” In October 2007, I attended a public presentation at St. Thomas University by world-renowned activist Dr. Helen Caldicott. For more than 30 years, she [...]
Minister should be vigilant
Lise Fournier March 25, 2008 The following letter has been sent to Natural Resources Minister Donald Arsenault: Dear Mr. Arsenault, As Minister of Natural Resources you should know that one of your ministry’s mandates is to ‘explain and promote the programs, policies and activities of the Department of Natural Resources to the people of New [...]
Ask questions on uranium mining
Helene Robb March 25, 2008 In a current TV commercial, a con-artist is shown telling how NBers are being scammed by phone every day. You’ve seen it . . . “Hello, Mrs. LeBlanc . . .”. Those words could be changed to “Hello, N.B. Government . . .” because some one seems to be conning [...]
URANIUM -10 CHOSES À SAVOIR SUR L’EXTRACTION
1- Les équipes d’explorateurs dans la recherche de l’uranium seront exposés à la radiation de l’uranium et ses produits de déchets radioactifs au site du forage. (Radiation protection guidelines for Uranium Exploration. Saskatchewan Labour Department, Occupational Health and Safety Division : http://www.labbour.gov.sk.ca/safety) 2- Que l’extraction de l’uranium se pratique dans des puits ouverts ou sous [...]
10 OBJECTIONS À L’ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE
Pourquoi le nucléaire n’est pas une solution aux changements climatiques En ce moment nous extrayons de l’électricité d’environ 400 centrales nucléaires à travers le monde. Les partisans du nucléaire disent que nous devrions atteindre environ 17,000 centres nucléaires pour pouvoir diminuer suffisamment les combustibles fossiles dans la bataille des changements climatiques. Ce qui est impossible [...]
The dangers of uranium mining
Linda Cogswell March 10, 2008 Uranium mining is fast becoming a surety in New Brunswick. The health hazards of uranium mining in New Brunswick far outweigh the financial benefits. People in this province need to understand just what happens when it is mined. This is a very brief explanation: Uranium tailings which are left behind [...]
Nuclear power: frightening glacial implications, questionable economics, and ties to weapons manufacturers
Mark D. Connell March 4, 2008 The announcement by Premier Graham recently of a proposed new nuclear reactor at Point Lepreau defies belief. The premier, it seems, has lost his moral compass. The last ice age retreated approximately 9,000 years ago. During that glacial period most of Canada, including the maritime region, was covered with [...]
Radon a leading lung cancer cause
Dr. Gordon Edwards March 4, 2008 Stuart Mills is correct to point out that radon gas is eight times heavier than air, but is wrong to say it is not poisonous – it is the second leading cause of lung cancer in North America. He is also wrong to suggest that unplugged boreholes (drilled to [...]
Premier has a conflict?
Mike Milligan March 1, 2008 I address this to Premier Shawn Graham: I have studied uranium mining and the nuclear industry for one year now, since you authorized prospectors to explore our province. We have talked before on CBC Radio and you compared uranium mining to potash mining. It was rather obvious at that time, [...]
