Tag Archives: Lake Huron

Lake Huron nuclear waste burial report expected this week via CBC News

Posted on 2015/05/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Ontario Power Generation proposes burying nuclear waste in underground bunker near Great Lakes A Canadian environmental assessment of a proposal to bury nuclear waste deep underground near the shores of Lake Huron is expected this week amid fierce opposition to the idea … Continue reading →

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Reject burying nuke waste in Great Lakes basin: Thorold politicians via Niagara this week

Posted on 2015/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Lake Huron and connecting waterways source of drinking water for millions downstream THOROLD — Burying nuclear waste that will remain toxic for a thousand centuries a short hop from the shoreline of a Great Lake would be foolhardy, Thorold politicians … Continue reading →

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Blue Water communities oppose nuclear waste site via The Times Herald

Posted on 2014/11/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As Canadian officials inch closer to a decision on an underground nuclear waste facility near Lake Huron, opposition in the Mitten is gaining strength. At least 76 communities in Michigan have formally opposed the proposed facility for low- and intermediate-level … Continue reading →

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Consensus eludes nuclear dump hearings via The Star.com

Posted on 2014/09/19 by norma field

The public has had its final say on whether it’s a good idea in principle to bury half a century’s worth of nuclear waste at the Bruce nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Huron. A federal panel wrapped up … Continue reading →

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Mich. congressman against OPG nuke waste plan via Plant

Posted on 2014/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Kildee’s resolution calls on Obama to address the matter with Ottawa. SAGINAW, Mich. — A US congressman says he’ll sponsor a resolution opposing an Ontario Power Generation (OPG) plan to bury waste from nuclear plants near Lake Huron. Democratic Rep. … Continue reading →

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Lake Huron nuclear dump scheme in trouble: Walkom via The Star

Posted on 2014/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Aboriginal communities aren’t happy with Ontario’s plans to store nuclear waste underground. And they say they have a veto. Ontario’s plan to bury nuclear waste beside Lake Huron is running into heavy weather. Ontario Power Generation, the Crown corporation behind … Continue reading →

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Proposed nuclear waste site triggers fears for Great Lakes, drinking water via The Windsor Star

Posted on 2014/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Opposition is mounting to a proposed underground nuclear waste facility on the edge of the Great Lakes which critics say has potential to forever taint the waterway and the drinking water it provides. The project proposed by Ontario Power Generation … Continue reading →

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Saugeen Ojibwe and U.S. Politicians Oppose Nuclear Waste Burial Near Lake Huron via Indian Country Today

Posted on 2013/12/12 by norma field

A controversial proposal to bury nuclear waste a half mile from Lake Huron’s shoreline in Ontario is proceeding over indigenous objections in a plan that has repercussions on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border. Opposition to the plan, which would … Continue reading →

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Fears surface over Lake Huron nuke dump proposal via USA Today

Posted on 2013/10/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

KINCARDINE, Ontario — Canadian utility giant Ontario Power Generation says the layers of rock where it proposes a deep underground nuclear waste storage facility are solid, stable and well-suited for the job. But what’s at the surface and less than … Continue reading →

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Michigan lawmakers sound alarm over Canada’s proposal to store nuclear waste near Lake Huron via mlive

Posted on 2013/10/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LANSING, MI — Two Michigan lawmakers are speaking out against a Canadian proposal to store nuclear waste underground less than a mile from the shores of Lake Huron. State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) and Rep. Sarah Roberts (D-St. Clair Shores) … Continue reading →

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