The long delayed refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant is scheduled to be finished by September but will that be the end of the shutdowns? David Coon of the Conservation Council doesn’t think so. He predicts there will be another shutdown within a year or so of returning to service. Coon bases his [...]
Bathurst resident sends petition against nuclear waste storage to the Premier
A Bathurst resident has collected over 1,000 names to a petition against storing nuclear waste in the province. James Risdon sent the petition to Premier Shawn Graham on June 16th. Continue reading at the NB Media Co-op.
Media watchdog finds CANDU reactor ads “inaccurate” and “unsupported”
Krystyn Tully, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly June 9th, 2010 Have you ever looked at advertisements for nuclear power and wondered how organizations such as the Power Workers’ Union can call nuclear reactors “emission free”? We see similar phrases all the time in print media, on the web, and in statements by elected officials. The problem is, it [...]
Nova Scotia to legislate ban on uranium mining
The new NDP government in Nova Scotia has legislated a ban on the exploration and mining of uranium in Nova Scotia. Read the Chronicle-Herald story.
Down the Yellow Cake Road
YELLOWCAKE – a 10-minute documentary intended to raise public awareness of the environmental, health, and socioeconomic impacts from producing fuel for nuclear reactors. Nationally the uranium industry and government are forging ahead with plans for new mine, mill, conversion and enrichment, fuel, and power plant facilities, before cleaning up all past contamination, or solving the [...]
A Daughter of Radon Remembers
Inka Milewski, Science Advisor and Director of Health Watch Conservation Council of New Brunswick for NBEN’s Elements February 2009 f Poplar Road looks like any street in suburban Canada, it should. The street, like the town where it’s located, was the product of a 1950s planning model that was applied to countless cities and towns [...]
Stop Uranium Exploration and Mining in New Brunswick
From: Vertige (the environmental committee at Mathieu-Martin High School) Please send an email to help stop uranium exploration and mining in New Brunswick! It’s easy to send a letter to the appropriate officials – just click here. Thank you for your support! Vertige
Hold vote on uranium
Times & Transcript October 24, 2008 http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/search/article/458706 To The Editor: This letter was sent to Premier Shawn Graham: I am a student at Université de Moncton. I have seen the ever growing protest in my region against uranium mining. I’m sure that if you’ve been in the area recently you’ve noticed the hundreds of “No [...]
