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JULY 9th , 2008 |
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1) ARTICLE: JUDGE'S RULING CALLED 'TOO HARSH' 2) ARTICLE: JUDGES RULE JAILING ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AS A LAST RESORT 3) TIM SEITZ'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY 4) ZHONGKE HENGYUAN ENERGY TECH CO. LTD. TO MASS PRODUCE MAGLEV WIND TURBINES 5) BRIDGET DOHERTY'S LETTER TO THE EDITOR 6) ARTICLE: NUCLEAR POWER: U.S. MILITARY MEDIATED SALE 7) EDITORIAL: CONFERENCE PROVES WIND ADVOCATES AREN'T FULL OF HOT AIR 8) ARTICLE: THE RISE IN OIL PRICE SPURTS GERMANY TO BUILD MASSIVE WIND FARMS 9) ARTICLE: COURT CORRECTS AN INJUSTICE 10) ARTICLE: JAIL DIDN'T WORK, NOW WHAT? 11) ARTICLE: ASSOCIATED PRESS EXCLUSIVE: US REMOVES URANIUM FROM IRAQ
Jailing Lovelace 'inappropriate:' appellate court By Frank
Armstrong July 8, 2008 "The Ontario court of appeal has dismissed $50,000 in fines imposed on a group of Algonquins who blockaded a uranium exploration site and ruled that a six-month sentence against former Ardoch Algonquin chief Bob Lovelace was inappropriate. "With great respect to a judge trying conscientiously to resolve a difficult, bordering on intractable problem, the sentences he imposed are too harsh," Justice James MacPherson wrote in a unanimous decision released yesterday." To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1104312 2) ARTICLE: JUDGES RULE JAILING ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AS A LAST RESORT July 7, 2008 "Thunder Bay, ON -- Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is pleased by the decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal today in the cases of Frontenac Ventures Corporate v. Ardoch Algonquin First Nations and Platinex v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nations where the court found that jailing First Nation leadership in a land dispute with the Crown was "too harsh" and should only be used as a last resort." To read the rest of this article go to, http://netnewsledger.com/index.php?option= 3) TIM SEITZ'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY Hopefully,
our dependency upon fossil and radioactive fuels and the false ole fools
who speculate, contrive for their scarcity then market them will soon
go the way of the dinosaurs. What is really becoming scarce is clean air
to breath. If that becomes storable and portable know the false ole fools
would market that too. So while you can, take a deep breath and go for
a walk. 4) ZHONGKE HENGYUAN ENERGY TECH CO. LTD. TO MASS PRODUCE MAGLEV WIND TURBINES Taken from the Good Clean Tech website. You have to check this out! -LD "We hear plenty about China's fossil-fuel-fueled expansion. But there's also potential there, and some people have clearly decided to harness it. Particularly, wind power: Yesterday, construction began on what will be the world's largest production center of Maglev wind power generators. The 400-million-yuan project (about $54 million) was funded by Guangzhou-based Zhongke Hengyuan Energy Technology Co. Ltd.--who expect to see a yearly revenue of 1.6 billion yuan, four times its initial expenditure." To read the rest of this article and to see a picture of the Maglev wind generator go to, http://www.goodcleantech.com/2007/11/zhongke_hengyuan_energy_techno.php 5) BRIDGET DOHERTY'S LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thousands of Kingstonian's are opposed to the mining of Uranium. Many Kingstonian's are questioning our antiquated Mining Act. Even more are wondering how it could be that Bob Lovelace, an Ontarian, was sent to jail for peacefully protecting our air and drinking water. Now we are asking where our elected member of provincial parliament is? The Honourable John Gerretsen has been invited to meetings and events regarding these issues and has yet to make an appearance. When Mr Gerretsen was elected last October it was with the promise that he would represent the people of Kingston & The Islands. Being appointed the Minister of the Environment also came with the promise to all Ontarian's that he would look after our Environment on our behalf (at least this is what a lot of people believe). As the Minister of the Environment Mr Gerretsen represents us, but also has to answer to the premier the Honourable Mr McGuinty. Here is the dilemma. Should Gerretsen address the concerns of his constituents or should he do his boss' bidding? We all know that McGuinty supports Nuclear, every bit as much as Bush supports Oil. Unfortunately, the right for mining companies to make a profit is, by McGuinty's actions, more important than Ontarian's right to a safe environment and safe drinking water. Mining profits are also more important than the rights of future generations not to be burdened with nuclear waste which, despite all propaganda to the contrary, does not come without major risks. The uprising in Sharbot Lake/Ardoch occurred primarily because the proposed drilling is for Uranium. Many scientists, not paid by the mining industry, warn of the dangers of uranium not only in the mining process but also in the storage of spent uranium bi-products. There is a lot of evidence that warns us of the dangers of Uranium and it's bi-products on living organisms. In fact, the only true safe thing to do with Uranium is to leave it locked in rock where it can do no evil. The McGuinty government, and the Uranium industry would have us believe that we must have uranium mining in order to provide for medical isotopes used to treat cancer and in other radiology uses. However, we already have enough to last us for the next twenty years for this purpose, as well as enough to export for the same uses. Rather, in reality, we are talking about the much greater amount that is needed by the Nuclear and military industries. The uranium industry spends millions upon millions of dollars to lobby our government to convince them, with great success, that this uneconomical, unsafe, and non-green energy source is exactly the opposite; and they are allied by those companies who would profiteer in the production of weapons of mass destruction to be used on the citizens of other countries. It would appear that harming our citizens in the production of, and their citizens in the spending of, this damaging mineral are perfectly acceptable forms of economic activity. At what point do we think critically about what forms of economic development are rational, and which are not? When it comes to our energy needs the McGuinty government would also have us believe that we will need an ever increasing amount of energy to sustain our society. This argument in support of building new nuclear plants was used in the 70's and again in the 90's. The projected demand never materialized even though all the "experts" warned of a gap in supply and demand. Our current government's irrational desire towards such an uneconomical and unsafe energy plan is based on statistics lacking the necessary databases and analytical tools that are required to make rational and realistic decisions. It is also based on a government lacking the desire to move towards truly sustainable and green energy in a manner that would save Ontarian's money, create local employment and consider the needs and safety of future generations. We must demand of our politicians to avoid industry lobbyists, and to always get independent advice. They must ask who is supplying their information, and they must look to the rest of the world to assess successes and failures. There are real reasons why some countries are choosing to avoid nuclear energy all together. There are real energy alternatives that ARE green and far more affordable and practical in application than that of nuclear reactors. What we now need is politicians who have the courage to speak out against their leadership, politicians who listen and speak for their constituents, and politicians who are willing and able to think critically. Bridget
Doherty 6) ARTICLE: NUCLEAR POWER: U.S. MILITARY MEDIATED SALE Iraqi nuclear fuel stash quietly shipped to Quebec By Omar El Akkad & Andy Hoffman With a report from the Associated Press July 7, 2008 "OTTAWA AND TORONTO -- Almost everything about the deal made for spy novel fodder: a multimillion-dollar shipment of yellowcake uranium, the final vestiges of Saddam Hussein's once-hyped nuclear program, quietly moved from Baghdad to Montreal via a controversial U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean, all done under orders of absolute secrecy." To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080707.NUKE07/ 7) EDITORIAL: CONFERENCE PROVES WIND ADVOCATES AREN'T FULL OF HOT AIR By Rob Matheson July 7, 2008 THE ANSWER TO GLOBAL WARMING is blowing in the wind. "The World Wind Energy Conference was held in Kingston last week, and I would like to commend and thank Volker Thomsen and the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association for all their hard work in bringing this historic event to Kingston and allowing delegates from around the world to see our great city up close." To read the rest of this editorial go to, http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1102869 8) ARTICLE: THE RISE IN OIL PRICE SPURTS GERMANY TO BUILD MASSIVE WIND FARMS The Daily Galaxy July 07, 2008 "The German government has announced plans to build 30 wind farms in the North and Baltic Sea north of Germany with 2,000 windmills producing 11,000 megawatts of electricity." To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/07/the-german-gove.html 9) ARTICLE: COURT CORRECTS AN INJUSTICE July 9, 2008 Cornwall Standard Freeholder "When juxtaposed with some of the slap-on- the-wrist sentences handed down in our provincial court system, throwing seven aboriginal protesters in the slammer for six months qualifies as harsh punishment, especially when one considers the crime." To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1106085 10) ARTICLE: JAIL DIDN'T WORK, NOW WHAT? Editorial from the Sudbury Star July 9, 2008 "Back
in March, we said in this space that throwing aboriginal leaders in jail
for protesting mining exploration on their traditional lands wouldn't
work. To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1106641
This is the article that broke the story about 550 tonnes of uranium brought from Iraq to the Port of Montreal in a secret U.S. military operation. The uranium was long ago obtained from a mine near the town of Ukashat about 420 km. west of Baghdad, and was stored at the Tuwaitha nuclear complex (23,000 acres in size) 15 km southeast of Baghdad. After the (first) Gulf War, in 1991, the IAEA identified and secured the yellowcake, which has been under IAEA safeguards ever since. - G. Edwards July 6, 2008 "The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program - a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium - reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans." To read the rest of this article go to, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107ap_iraq_yellowcake_mission.html
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