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Resources for election 2021
It’s election time. Let’s do our best to ensure nukes are an issue that candidates must address! Resources were prepared by the national group advocating for a future free from nuclear energy: questions for candidates, links to infographics for social media, and an action tool. You can access them HERE.
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Bloc Québécois shows real leadership on the nuclear file
The Bloc Québécois (BQ) could block the Liberal Party’s chance of forming a majority government in Canada. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives are pushing new nuclear development (so-called small modular nuclear reactors). Over the past year, the BQ has issued three media releases opposing the new nuclear reactors. Now their platform has underlined the…
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Fueling the money pit: new nuclear reactors for New Brunswick
Both the PCs and Liberals are fuelling the latest money pit – untested, unproven new nuclear reactor designs. If they spend enough money, and if they work, the new reactors will generate the most expensive electricity! The cost of nuclear energy is going way up while renewable solar and wind energy costs are going way…
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Plutonium in New Brunswick? The facts Trudeau and Higgs are not telling us
Both the provincial and federal government are handing millions in public funds to a UK company to extract plutonium at Point Lepreau in New Brunswick. Read the update on this story, published in July by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, HERE. Here’s some facts Trudeau and Higgs are not sharing: One of the projects…
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Non-proliferation experts send letter of concern over New Brunswick nuclear project
The Moltex project is in the news again! A second open letter to the Prime Minister from US non-proliferation experts, saying that the claims of Moltex Energy are misleading. Who to believe? A UK company recently established in Saint John to access public funding for its nuclear project, or US experts with no conflict of…
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New Brunswick project: Will Canada remain a credible nonproliferation partner?
Today the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published an article by CRED-NB’s Susan O’Donnell and collaborator Gordon Edwards, president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility. The article focuses on the letter sent in May by nine US scientists and non-proliferation experts, countering misleading claims made by Saint John’s Moltex Energy about their proposed project…
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We Can Achieve 80% Renewables in New Brunswick by 2030
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) published a statement today stating that New Brunswick can achieve 80% renewables by 2030. The statement links to a factsheet. The statement is responding to the CBC report about the plans by the government of New Brunswick government to keep the Belledune coal-energy plant operating into 2040. CCNB…
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Is nuclear winning?
Metta Spence, a sociologist, has been running the “Project Save the World” for Peace Magazine. They produce a video almost every weekday on YouTube with people discussing different global issues. This week, CRED-NB’s Susan O’Donnell appeared with Metta, M.V. Ramana from the University of British Columbia, and Doug Saunders from the Globe & Mail. Metta…
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CRED-NB endorses CCNB letter opposing NB’s plan to delay ending coal power
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) wrote to federal Environment Minister Wilkinson with concerns about New Brunswick’s proposed regulation Phasing Out of Coal-fired Electricity Generation – Climate Change Act. CRED-NB was among the many groups endorsing the CCNB letter. Our concerns regard the use of equivalency agreements when Canada is promoting its commitment to…
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Who is pushing the new nuclear reactors and why should we care?
CRED-NB member Dr. Susan O’Donnell participated in a panel event last week organized by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA). The panel followed a discussion with the maker of the film: The Atom: A Love Affair. The OCAA organized a Canadian screening of the film that is open for another week, till July 11. It’s…
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