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Chamber not telling all about uranium refinery

In its promotion of a uranium conversion refinery, the chamber of commerce speaks only of dollars, more jobs, more business and neglects to mention the dark side of the nuclear industry. Saskatoon Star Phoenix, August 18, 2006, page A11.

Saskatchewan update: February 28, 2006

As many already know, the nuclear wizards are on the march globally, nationally and locally. They are promoting a global nuclear renaissance as the answer to climate change issues and how to cut down on CO2 emissions. (pdf 196K)

The Problem with Nuclear is the Radiation

By Bill Adamson, Retired Faculty Member from the U.of S., Saskatoon, October, 2006.

I've Heard this Song Before!

Article by Rosalie Bertell, Ph.D, GNSH and Alexei V. Yablokov, Ph.D. This article appeared in the January 15th, 2006 issue of the Catholic New Times on page 8, reproduced with permission from both the Catholic New Times and the International Institute of Concern for Public Health.

Our Deadly Secret: Tracing Saskatchewan's Role in the Proliferation of Nuclear WMD

Article By Jim Harding, Ph. D., Retired Prof. of Environmental and Justice Studies. Jan. 2006

Sask. should look at nuclear power: Lingenfelter

A former NDP cabinet minister is trying to refuel the nuclear debate in Saskatchewan. November 9, 2005 08:21 AM CST, CBC News.

Sierra Club of Canada: Say No to Nuclear Power

Say No to Nuclear Power Not Safe - Not Clean - Not Economical - Not for Ontario Take Action!

Coalition For a Clean Green Saskatchewan: Dear Premier Calvert and Cabinet Ministers:

Dear Premier Calvert and Cabinet Ministers: RE: The industry's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) draft documents on recommendations for spent nuclear fuel management. (pdf 188K)

All Levels of Radiation Confirmed to Cause Cancer

The National Academies of Science released an over 700-page report last week on the risks from ionizing radiation. Dr. Rosalie Bertell comments, July 2005.

A Critique of Documents Issued by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Two documents have been issued recently by the NWMO, namely, Assessing the Options (ATO), June 2004, and Choosing A Way Forward, May 2005. These two documents are seriously flawed.By Bill Adamson, August 26, 2005.

Correspondence between Bill Adamson and Eric Cline

I see that you have adopted the rationalization of the CNSC regarding the use of uranium for weapons. I think you are a bit behind the times.

Dear Mr. Adamson: I would like to thank you for providing me with your recent Star Phoenix editorial. I appreciate the time you have taken to make me aware of your concerns.

Nuclear Power: Neither Clean or Green or Safe

The following is the personal viewpoint of Bill Adamson, a resident of Saskatoon. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Assembly of First Nations: Nuclear Fuel Waste Dialogue

Recommendations to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization - September 30, 2005.

Nuclear Fuel Waste Dialogue 2005

Gordon Edwards, Ph.D, Following the Path Backward: Introduction

A response to the NWMO Report on the Management of High level Nuclear waste in Canada. September 14, 2005.

Climate Change and Nuclear Power By Bill Adamson

Following is the viewpoint of the writer, a retired professor of theology at the University of Saskatchewan, ca. 2005.

Unpublished Letter to Star Phoenix, Dr. Graham Simpson

The recent hype about the "second coming" of the nuclear industry to Saskatchewan, including your pro-nuclear editorials and the positive vibes from the NDP Government are not serendipitous actions.

Nuclear power is the problem, not a solution

There is a huge propaganda push by the nuclear industry to justify nuclear power as a panacea for the reduction of global-warming gases. Article by Dr. Helen Caldicott, 13 April, 2005.

BUSINESS VIEW February 2005

Saskatoon Chamber States Support for Value Added Processing of Province's Resources.

Correspondence Between Bill Adamson & Deb Higgins

The Future For Our Children: The Need to Establish a Sustainable Energy Future

Presentation regarding the Future For Our Children, Presented September 28, 2004, Port Hope, Ontario. Presenter: Alexandra McKee-Bennett.

Presentation to the CNSC Commission at La Ronge, SK.

Comments Re: Cigar Lake Project by Bill Adamson on June 10, 2004.

Cigar Lake Draft Screening Report

Comments by Bill Adamson of Saskatoon for CNSC Hearings on June 10th, 2004 at La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

CNSC Hearings, La Ronge, SK

10 min presentation, June 9, 2004--Re: Cluff Lake Decommissioning.

A Presentation to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Day Two of Hearings, at La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Re: The Cluff Lake Decommissioning Project. By: Dr. Bill Adamson, Saskatoon, Sask., May 27, 2004.

Plutonium from Sellafield, England in all Children's Teeth

Government admits plant is the source of contamination but says risk is 'minute'. Antony Barnett, public affairs editor, Sunday November 30, 2003, Observer.

European Committee on Radiation Risk

Criteria for "Clearance": Controlling the Release of Solid Materials of Very Low Average Activity for Reuse, Recycling and Disposal - June 2003

2003 Recommendations of the European Commission on Radiation Risk

The Health Effects of Ionising Radiation Exposure at Low Doses and Low Dose Rates for Radiation Protection Purposes: by Green Audit, 2003. Edited by Chris Busby with Rosalie Bertell, Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake, Molly Scott Cato and Alexei Yablokov Published on Behalf of the European Committee on Radiation Risk

Canada's Federal Government is Wrong: Nuclear Power is not a "solution" to climate change!

Globally, the nuclear industry is in decline. Countries like Sweden, Germany and Switzerland are committed to phasing out nuclear power. In North America, there have been no new nuclear reactor sales since 1978.

Gulf War Syndrome, Depleted Uranium and the Dangers of Low-Level Radiation

"Desert Storm veterans along with the people of Iraq and Kuwait were victims of one of the latest military experiments on human beings. I believe that the ignorance was culpable and criminal." by Dr. Rosalie Bertell (ca. 1999).

Scope for Assessment of the Decommissioning of the Cluff Lake Uranium Facility

ICUCEC's comments re: the Draft "Scope for Assessment of the Decommissioning of the Cluff Lake Uranium Facility," August 31st, 1999 - CEAA Comprehensive Study for the Long-Term - Effects for Future Generations.

Supreme Court Challenge of JEB Pit Tailings Waste Dump in Northern Saskatchewan Needs Your Support

After much discussion and soul-searching, the Board of the Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative (ICUCEC) has bravely voted to take our case to the Supreme Court of Canada.

As you read the mining companies are filling the giant open pit with thousands of tons of waste tailings. New mines slated to feed the JEB pit.

Environmental, Health & Human Rights Implications: Vienna, Austria 12-15 April 1996