Category Archives: Nuclear Power

SHOULD THE NDP APOLOGIZE…?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

The northern-based Committee for Future Generations recently wrote all NDP MLAs and candidates asking for support for legislation banning nuclear wastes in Saskatchewan. (This is quite close to NDP policy). They gave compelling information about the steady, worldwide shift towards … Continue reading →

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MOVING SASKATCHEWAN FORWARD…TO A TOXIC ECONOMY

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

The Wall government is ramping up for the fall election with the slogan “Moving  Saskatchewan Forward!” But is the direction it is taking us really forward at all? The recent announcement of a $10 million deal with GE-Hitachi to research … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN COMMUNITIES DISCUSS NUCLEAR WASTE

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

NOTE: The following was published in the Meadow Lake Progress on June 10. By Mark Melnychuk Both the benefits and risks of storing nuclear waste were up for discussion at an open forum in Beauval. The Northern Forum for Truth … Continue reading →

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HEALTH AND TRUST: HARD LESSONS FROM CHERNOBYL AND FUKUSHIMA

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Health has barely made it into the federal election. But it and the related issue of “trust” are at the top of our concerns. There’s been some talk about increasing healthcare costs but nothing about protecting environmental and human health. … Continue reading →

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HOW IS SASKATCHEWAN INVOLVED WITH JAPAN’S NUCLEAR DISASTER?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

THE SASKATCHEWAN CONNECTION The Fukushima’s nuclear reactors which are steadily contaminating Japan’s atmosphere, seashore, watersheds, food chains and making millions of Japanese into nuclear refugees are owned and operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. or Tepco.  Tepco  has Saskatchewan connections. … Continue reading →

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WHAT DOES JAPAN’S TRIPLE DISASTER TELL US ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

My heart goes out to the Japanese people. The March 11, 2011 earthquake was the largest in its recorded history; the fifth biggest globally in a century. The resulting tsunami swept whole settlements away as it surged inland, sometimes as … Continue reading →

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WHY COLONIAL MENTALITY CAN’T GET US TO SUSTAINABILITY

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The nuclear industry is going around the north promoting a nuclear dump as if this was the way to bring development to an impoverished region. $1,000,000 has already been provided by the NWMO to the FSIN, supposedly to help First … Continue reading →

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THE CHALLENGES OF ACHIEVING A NUCLEAR WASTE BAN

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

I don’t believe it would be good for Saskatchewan to “host” a nuclear waste dump. And there are indications that most Saskatchewan people feel the same way. Past polls have shown widespread opposition to bringing nuclear wastes here, and 80% … Continue reading →

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WHAT THE ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS SAYS ABOUT NUCLEAR WASTES

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

There are many people across Saskatchewan that worry that a First Nations or Métis community will make a private deal with industry to create a nuclear dump in the province. This raises fundamental issues about protecting Aboriginal and Treaty Rights … Continue reading →

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A NUCLEAR WASTE BAN: CAN WE TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

The FSIN taking $1,000,000 from the industry-based Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has put nuclear waste back in the news. And apparently the Métis Nation has also taken hundreds of thousands of NWMO money. What does it mean that both … Continue reading →

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