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Troublemaking: more questions about plutonium funding for New Brunswick and nuclear weapons proliferation
When the nuclear industry and government backers do not want troubling questions asked, it’s more important than ever to ask them. Read the article by Janice Harvey and Susan O’Donnell published in the Hill Times and the NB Media Co-op, HERE.
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Public interest groups release a policy for Canada to manage radioactive waste for the public good
Public interest groups release a policy for Canada to manage radioactive waste for the public good Ottawa – Today a national coalition of public interest groups released “An Alternative Policy for Canada on Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning.” The Radioactive Waste Review Group is submitting the alternative policy and a meeting request to Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada.…
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Gordon Edwards CBC interview on SMRs
The CBC Saint John Information Morning radio show interviewed Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility on April 1, 2022. The link to the CBC interview recording is HERE. Here’s the transcript. CBC Saint JohnNew Brunswick is one of four provinces planning to develop small modular nuclear reactors. The government made this announcement this week…
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Energy efficiency is the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis
Interview in The Guardian with Amory Lovins, HERE: But just as with the 1970s oil shocks, the problem today is not where to find energy but how to use it better, he says. The answer is what he calls “integrative, or whole-system, design,” a way to employ orthodox engineering to achieve radically more energy-efficient results…
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Federal government delays climate action, funding for new nuclear development is opposed by Indigenous, civil society and public interest groups
Federal government delays climate action, funding for new nuclear development opposed by Indigenous, civil society and public interest groups Burlington, March 17, 2022 – The Government of Canada is further delaying climate action with an announcement of $27.2 million in funding today to develop a Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR). There is no guarantee SMRs will ever produce energy…
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New Brunswick’s offshore wind energy resources could replace our coal and nuclear energy
NB Power must close its Belledune coal energy plant by 2030. The utility is betting that new nuclear reactors (SMRs) will be built by that date to generate replacement energy. However offshore wind power could replace not only Belledune but also the Point Lepreau nuclear plant, and developing wind power would eliminate the need for more nuclear…
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CNIC Statement: 11 years since the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident
The Citizens’ Nuclear Information Centre (CNIC) in Japan released a statement today to mark the 11-year anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station accident. Visit their website, HERE.
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Fossil and nuclear energy regimes threaten global security
Janice Harvey, representative on CRED-NB for the Environment & Society Program at St. Thomas University, is the author of this commentary in The Hill Times, and republished in the NB Media Co-op, HERE.
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Letter to Banks: nuclear power is a terrible investment
CRED-NB is one of 13 New Brunswick groups and 65 other groups across Canada that signed a letter sent to the CEO’s of the six big banks this week. The letter urges the banks to EXCLUDE nuclear from its responsible investment portfolio. The letter is on our home page, and we’re encouraging everyone to download…
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Participate in the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor licence hearing
NB Power has applied for a 25 year licence to run the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generation Station (PLNGS) until 2047. The current licence is for five years and expires in June this year. CRED-NB and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) will be intervening in the upcoming hearing by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)…
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