{"id":69575,"date":"2024-10-09T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=69575"},"modified":"2024-10-08T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T22:42:00","slug":"dr-david-suzuki-tells-teeswater-ontario-audience-dont-trust-corporations-with-nuclear-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/09\/dr-david-suzuki-tells-teeswater-ontario-audience-dont-trust-corporations-with-nuclear-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. David Suzuki tells Teeswater Ontario audience: \u201cDon\u2019t trust corporations with nuclear waste\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-08-at-6.41.00-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-69576\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-08-at-6.41.00-PM-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-08-at-6.41.00-PM-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-08-at-6.41.00-PM.png 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>At a public event hosted by Protect Our Waterways, Dr. David Suzuki urged over 150 attendees to question corporate and governments&#8217; assurances regarding nuclear waste safety. He emphasized, &#8220;Science is not equipped to confidently store radioactive waste for 10,000 years. If it&#8217;s so safe, why not place these repositories near major cities where electricity demand is highest?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">Dr. Gordon Edwards, President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, echoed this sentiment, highlighting the risks of radioactivity\u00a0leaks caused by damage during repackaging. He lamented the lack of a scientific or ethical rationale for the planned abandonment of these\u00a0radioactive poisons, noting that the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) withheld\u00a0information\u00a0important for the community to\u00a0know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">Former Physicians for Global Survival Executive Director Dr. Dale Dewar warned, &#8220;Approving a site in South Bruce would be a license for premeditated harm,&#8221; while Brennain Lloyd from Northwatch criticized the NWMO&#8217;s vague &#8220;concept&#8221; plan, questioning how residents could agree to host millions of radioactive fuel rods without a detailed proposal. Theresa McClenaghan of the Canadian Environmental Law Association made the point that there is no definition in case law to describe what &#8216;willing&#8217; means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">Dr. Gordon Edwards concluded with a stark warning: &#8220;Radioactive iodine and radioactive\u00a0caesium will contaminate the area permanently and will cause cancers over time. Small\u00a0communities are preferred so that any resulting cancer cases will appear insignificant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">Protect Our Waterways distributed lawn signs urging residents to &#8220;Vote. It Matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a public event hosted by Protect Our Waterways, Dr. David Suzuki urged over 150 attendees to question corporate and governments&#8217; assurances regarding nuclear waste safety. He emphasized, &#8220;Science is not equipped to confidently store radioactive waste for 10,000 years. 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