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Widely Opposed CCFTA which died with prorogation will likely rise again.
By Janet M Eaton, Trade and Environment Campaigner, SCC.
John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, interviews Janet Eaton, Trade and Environment campaigner.
A educational power point presentation by Janet M Eaton, Trade and Environment Campaigner.
A power point presentation by Janet Eaton, Trade and Environment Campaigner.
Background Contents
2. Recommendations
3. Cumulative Effects
4. Wildlife and Protected Areas
5. What’s next?
6. Acknowledgements
Please find in the attached document comments by the Sierra Club of Canada (SCC) on the Joint Review Panel (JRP) recommendations within the National Energy Board’s (NEB’s) mandate.
WHAT: February 11th marks the deadline for interveners in the Mackenzie Gas Project National Energy Board hearings to respond to the recommendations made by the Joint Review Panel report released December 30th, 2009.
This report examines the effects of climate change in the areas of Arctic sea ice coverage, Greenland and Antarctic ice melt, sea level rise and ocean acidification, global average atmospheric temperature and ocean temperature, solar activity, and climate change impacts. Climate change has clearly been accelerating quickly since the IPCC publication of 2007.
Below you will find a video, a powerpoint presentation, and a link to the detailed report in PDF format.
Canada’s nuclear industry releases massive quantities of radioactive pollution on a routine basis. In 2008, Canada's nuclear reactors released 6.6 quadrillion becquerels of tritium. Radioactive tritium gets into our food and drinking water, exposing millions of people to a known carcinogen.
Radioactive tritium can be incorporated into our DNA – and that’s where it does its damage, from close range. Tritium decays within our body, ejecting beta particles that can disrupt our genetic code. Chronic exposure to tritium can increase rates of cancer and birth defects. A developing fetus is particularly susceptible to damage from exposure to radiation.
Manufacturers of radioactive glow-in-the-dark signs in Pembroke and Peterborough are also large emitters of tritium. Monitoring of fruits and vegetables around Pembroke and Peterborough have found radioactive potatoes, rhubarb and apples. There have been similar problems with radioactive contamination around the Bruce and Darlington nuclear plants.
We need safer standards to keep radioactive pollution out of our food and drinking water. Over the long run, we need to phase out nuclear power - and invest in safer alternatives. Investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency will protect our health, and create tens of thousands of green jobs for Canadians.
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