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Nuclear waste storage undermined by climate change
Optimistic future rainfall estimates risk containment of radioactive and toxic chemicals. The NSDF risks polluting the local ecosystem and foods, and drinking water for millions of people downstream along the Ottawa River.
Full StoryNuclear waste storage undermined by climate change
Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy
Natural gas is neither clean nor green, and is not a "bridge fuel."
Full StoryNatural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy
The Futility of Carbon Capture and Storage
Federal tax dollars for Carbon Capture and Storage are a direct subsidy to a very profitable but toxic fossil fuel industry. The Canadian government's billions for this unproven technology provides a delay for fossil fuels carbon emissions to continue unabated through 2050.
Full StoryThe Futility of Carbon Capture and Storage
Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts
Current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars, must become our priority.
Full StoryMisconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts
Canada needs a research institute on environment, health, and well-being
The natural systems we depend on are threatened by human activity, resulting in what the United Nations calls a triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Full StoryCanada needs a research institute on environment, health, and well-being