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Monday, August 26, 2013

Wisconsin waters threatened by tar sands crude oil expansion

In this photo from last year, a worker move logs on the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. The channel is the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline from Alberta as part of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project.
DARRYL DYCK
In this photo from last year, a worker move logs on the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. The channel is the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline from Alberta as part of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Underground nuclear waste dump proposed near Lake Huron draws fire at WSU meeting


Opponents of a proposal to build an underground nuclear waste dump less than a mile from the shores of Lake Huron railed tonight in Detroit against a project they called a declaration of war against the Great Lakes.


Close to 100 people packed a town hall meeting at Wayne State University's Law School in opposition to the proposal by government-owned Ontario Power Generation to bury low and intermediate-level radioactive waste at the Bruce nuclear power plant in Kincardine, Ontario. A panel of speakers invited by organizers warned of the potential risk a facility leak would have on millions ...