Posted October 19, 2007
Lake, Michigan
What:
Date:
November 3, 2007, 9am - 5pm
Location:
Fr. Gerald Bretz Hall, directly behind St. Sylvester's Catholic Church, 11200 Twelve Mile Road, Warren MI between Hoover and Van Dyke. Turn south at the traffic light at Campbell Drive. The hall and parking lot are accessed from Campbell Drive. Map
Cost:
Free
Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination (CACC), Voices for Earth Justice, and Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario are co-sponsoring a forum, "Bi-national Forum: Dangers of Nuclear Power on the Great Lakes/Steps to a Sustainable Energy Future". Admission is free. This event is a part of the "Step it Up" National Day of Climate action.
Our speakers include:- Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility/Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucleaire, Station Snowdon, Montreal, Quebec
- S. (Ziggy) Kleinau, Coordinator of Citizens for Renewable Energy, Lionshead, Ontario
- David Gard, Energy Program Director, Michigan Environmental Council, Lansing, Michigan
- Alexis Raney, Director of Save the Wild U.P., Marquette, Michigan
- Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear, Radioactive Waste Watchdog, Takoma Park, Maryland.
Great Lakes songwriter and troubadour, Victor McManemy, will perform. A light lunch will be served.
These are critical issues today. Great Lakes residents will soon have an extraordinary opportunity to comment on Ontario Power Generation’s proposal to put 20 plants worth of so-called "low" and "intermediate" level nuclear waste in a deep geological repository, less than one mile from Lake Huron. Global warming is having a pronounced effect on the Great Lakes. There is proposed uranium mining in Michigan's UP. Bruce Power is looking to expand nuclear power at the Bruce complex on Lake Huron, and the Canadian Federal Government is looking for a high-level nuclear waste dump in the Great Lakes Basin. Detroit Edison has proposed building a new nuclear plant at Fermi, and has made inquiries toward building another. Canada is contemplating joining the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, wherein the U.S. would reprocess much of the world's nuclear fuel, which could result in increased transportation of nuclear materials across our borders. Great Lakes uranium mining and milling has taken a huge toll on the health of First Nation communities and waters within the Great Lakes Bioregion. All of this is taking place without much public discussion or knowledge. As responsible citizens, we need to know where our tax dollars go. Then, we can help direct the public discussion on energy to equitable, sustainable solutions.
U.S. and Canadian governments seem bent on a nuclear (and big coal) buildup at the same time that many Great Lakes residents, including First Nation and Anishinabe Peoples, are seeking sustainable, decentralized energy for our future - to protect both the People - and the Waters, upon which our whole Bioregion depends. We also seek a smaller human footprint on the face of the Earth, and the urgent need to address global warming. We must take a look at the legacy we wish to leave our children and grandchildren. Join us for a look at the choices we have before us, and what we can do about it.
Endorsers include:
- Beyond Nuclear
- Clean Water Action
- Citizens' Resistance At Fermi Two
- Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes
- Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
- Don't Waste Michigan
- Ecology Center
- Huron Environmental Activist League
- Lone Tree Council
- Michigan Environmental Council
- Nuclear Information and Resource Service
For more information, please contact: Kay Cumbow, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, website, phone 810-346-4513 or e-mail; or Patty Gillis, Voices for Earth Justice, website, phone 248-351-9001, or e-mail.
Posted June 27, 2007
Lake, Michigan
CACC (Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination) has issued a press release with regard to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, and a bill currently pending in the Michigan House of Representatives. It is posted here.
Information on Sulfides is posted here.
Posted April 15, 2007
Olympia, Washington
Washington State Legislature Passes First-in-the-Nation Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants Measure Passes Senate 41 to 8, Goes to Governor for Signature. The text is posted here.
Posted December 30, 2006
Lansing, Michigan
The Michigan DEQ Announces Proposed Determination on Nestle Water Withdrawal Proposal. A press release is here.
Posted June 20, 2006
Surrey Township, Michigan
Concerned citizen groups are raising questions about the nature of the radioactive wastes aboard a derailed train amidst conflicting press reports. A NIRS press release is here.