Good on Gillard - Aussies reject investor-state in free trade agreements.
Posted on April 20, 2011Publication Date:
April 20, 2011
By Janet M Eaton
Tell Premier Stelmach Coal Kills
Tell Premier Stelmach Coal Kills
As the world grapples with climate change, the Alberta government is poised to grant approval to a new coal-fired power plant without even holding a public hearing.
Please take a moment and send a letter to Premier Ed Stelmach and the Alberta Utilities Commission to let them know you oppose Maxim Power Corporation’s plan to build a 500-megawatt plant near Grande Cache, Alberta.
This one mega-coal plant would generate three million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year (the equivalent of adding 590,000 vehicles to the road over its 45-year lifespan) and discharge mercury and pollutants responsible for smog and acid rain.
Even the oil giant EnCana said it’s bad idea.
Sierra Club Canada Submission To The Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Panel
Posted on March 28, 2011Publication Date:
February 21, 2011
The Sandpiper, Spring 2012
Publication Date:
May 30, 2012
The Sandpiper is the quarterly newsletter for the Atlantic Canada Chapter of Sierra Club Canada.
We hope you enjoy the Spring 2012 issue!
Submission to the Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Review Panel
Posted on February 23, 2011Publication Date:
February 22, 2011
There is no justification to accept either the expense or the risks of nuclear technology. All it takes is the courage to stand up to the nuclear lobby. Sierra Club Canada along with thousands of Ontarians is not convinced there is any justification for accepting the risks to health, the environment or the economy presented by the proposal to build additional nuclear reactors.
Minister Flaherty: Stop Funding The Chrysotile Institute
Posted on February 21, 2011Publication Date:
February 15, 2011
Arguments against the Darlington proposal for new nuclear reactors
Posted on February 17, 2011Publication Date:
January 31, 2011
OVERVIEW
A public hearing has been announced for March 2011 on a proposal to build up to four new nuclear reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The scheme is part of a plan to replace the ageing reactors at the Pickering station, which are scheduled to close by 2020.
SOSS Coalition Calls for Immediate Arms-Length Regulation to Protect Environment
Posted on December 13, 2010December 14, 2010
Halifax, NS - A coalition of environmental, First Nations and inshore fisheries organizations is calling on the Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and federal governments to act immediately on the Wells Inquiry recommendation that arms-length reulation needed to protect the environment and safety of workers in the offshore.
The Wells Commission was established by the Newfoundland and Labrador government to review safety in the offshore after the tragic crash of a helicopter on March 12, 2009, resulting in the loss of seventeen lives.
Le Bac Vert, c'est notre affaire
Posted on September 24, 2010Oil Sands Independent Toxins Report
Posted on September 2, 2010Publication Date:
September 1, 2010
On August 31st, 2010, a study which was led by University of Alberta researchers was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which conclusively shows that numerous highly toxic pollutants are being released into the Athabasca River and its tributaries by the development of the oil sands.
The levels exceeded both federal and provincial government guidelines.
The report is available for download here.