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durhamregion.com | Why are Durham beaches posted?
 August 23rd, 2010 
   
Cooling off with a refreshing swim is one of the great pleasures of the Canadian summer. Unfortunately, as summer moves into its late stages, finding somewhere to go for a dip is becoming harder and harder. This past weekend, only four of 14 beaches monitored by Durham Region were safe for swimming. (That doesn't include the Rotary Park beach in Ajax, which is closed for... (more)
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Group wants Hillary Clinton to keep Asian carp from lakes – thestar.com
 August 2nd, 2010 
   
After exhausting legal avenues to stop the dreaded Asian carp from entering into the Great Lakes, a Canadian environmental group is hoping Hillary Clinton can help. Ecojustice wants the U.S. Secretary of State and the Environmental Protection Agency to use the U.S. Clean Water Act to require all relevant states and agencies to consider Canada and try and stop the Asian carp... (more)
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Bruce Power tries to ease fears
 July 26th, 2010 
   
Bruce Power is holding three public open houses next week to discuss its plan to ship low-level radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes from Owen Sound, but opponents of the proposal say it's not enough. More than 50 anti-nuke and environmental groups have signed a petition to protest the shipments, with many calling for full-blown public hearings on the... (more)
(0 comments) About Waterkeeper Drink Environmental Law Fish Great Lakes-Basin Nuclear Industry Shipping, boating & navigation
Potential threat
 July 22nd, 2010 
   
Industry and regulatory agencies insist there's no cause for public alarm about a plan to ship 1,760 tonnes of radiation-laced steel through Lake Ontario. The precedent-setting project, which requires approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, would see 16 radioactive steam generators, each the size of a school bus, shipped out of the Bruce Nuclear Generating... (more)
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Generators not a risk: CNSC – Owen Sound Sun Times – Ontario, CA
 July 15th, 2010 
   
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says low-level radioactive steam generators, like the 16 decommissioned vessels Bruce Power plans to ship through the Great Lakes, do not present a risk to the public or environment. The federal regulator says it will not issue a transport licence, which is now the subject of a technical review, unless Bruce Power's plan is deemed... (more)
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Radioactive cargo ‘threat’ to Great Lakes
 July 13th, 2010 
   
A plan to ship 16 school bus-sized radioactive steam generators out of Canada via the Great Lakes -- and past Windsor -- is being attacked as a threat to our drinking water and health. "Worst-case scenario is this stuff breaks containment and gets spread throughout the Great Lakes basin," Derek Coronado, co-ordinator of the Windsor-based Citizens Environment Alliance said of... (more)
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The Gulf is dying
 July 5th, 2010 
   
In June, Waterkeeper Mark Mattson travelled to the Southern United States Gulf Region to visit local Waterkeeper organizations working to Save Our Gulf from the ravages of the BP oil disaster. This is his account: The Gulf of Mexico is dying. This is obvious to anyone who visits the coastline in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida. The blackened beaches, floating tar... (more)
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Province issues new rules for wind farm projects – The Whig Standard – Ontario, CA
 June 29th, 2010 
   
A 60-turbine wind farm proposed for the waters of Lake Ontario off Kingston may not get closer than five km to the city shoreline. The provincial environment ministry has recommended a five-km "shoreline exclusion zone" so that offshore wind projects don't interfere with drinking water intakes, fish and bird habitats or produce excessive noise near communities. "The new... (more)
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City pushing for update on controversial Oshawa landfill
 June 16th, 2010 
   
The City of Oshawa is working to get updated information on a sealed landfill that is an ongoing concern for local residents -- but it's slow going. It was two years ago that environmental advocate Sarah Ross spoke to councillors about potential contaminants in the soil and water near a decommissioned landfill at Rossland Road and Harmony Road North. Residents living near... (more)
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You and a bunch of writers. On an island. Saturday.
 June 16th, 2010 
   
Some of Canada's most celebrated (and soon-to-be-celebrated) authors will gather on Wolfe Island this Saturday, June 19th, for the Joe Burke Wolfe Island Literary Festival. This free, outdoor reading is presented by Waterkeeper's Swim Drink Fish Music Club. It's a rare chance to hear amazing authors reading while the waves of Lake Ontario/ St. Lawrence River gently lap on the... (more)
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