Welcome to the Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan's website.
As citizens we face a momentous public decision regarding our province's future. Use this website to become more informed about the nuclear issue and renewable energy alternatives in Saskatchewan. The "Learn More" section has detailed information and links on the key issues we are facing. Click on the links in the sidebar to your left to find pages on upcoming events, local communities, download
able materials, and contact information. Take Action! has suggestions for what you can do. For regular updates, subscribe to our email information list. Send us an email or visit us on Facebook. Read more about us!
 (GEPS) goal is to create a comprehensive, technically sound plan to transform Saskatchewan's electricity grid to run on renewable energy sources in a way that will also be economically & socially beneficial for rural, urban & First Nations communities.
A group of Senators at the University of Saskatchewan known as USSWORD, have joined with other groups & individuals who are concerned about the Corporatization of our University.
Senators & U of S Faculty continue to raise awareness about the impact of corporate connections at the University of Saskatchewan.
 The Committee for Future Generations continues to raise awareness about nuclear waste issues in the north. This campaign has been a tremendous success, gathering support from people across the province to work toward a legislated ban on nuclear waste.
Visit the group on Facebook!Prebble's talk & inspiring music from the Saskatoon meeting!
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100's of people from across the province rallied in Saskatoon in 2009 to show their support for a Nuclear Free & Green Energy future for Saskatchewan...
Voice your opinion! Write, phone, fax your MLAs, newspapers, radio stations etc. Here is some useful contact information to send a message to your elected representatives at all levels of government.
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NEWS ALERT - Northern residents concerned about gag order Residents of Northern Saskatchewan are alerting the public to a draft agreement between uranium producers Cameco & Areva and the Village of Pinehouse to provide money for "community investment" in exchange for support of uranium mining operations, present and future.
Residents are particularly concerned about clauses such as "Pinehouse promises to...Not make statements or say things in public or to any government, business or agency that opposes Cameco/Areva's mining operations; Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva's mining, or do or say anything that is not consistent with Pinehouse's promises under the Collaboration Agreement."
**** The agreement has been signed as of Dec.12/12. Read it and the press release here. ****
Media Release: Pinehouse residents decry imminent signing of uranium "gag agreement"Watch "Into Eternity", a documentary about a nuclear waste site currently under construction in Finland.
Interview with Michael Madsen, Director of Into Eternity
The Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan is calling on the Saskatchewan Government to pass provincial legislation banning the importation, transportation and storage of nuclear wastes (spent fuel) from other Canadian provinces and countries around the world. Raise Your Voice and Just Say NO! Get the statement here. Take it to your church, synagogue, service club, sports team or other community group to sign. Ask your candidates where they stand on nuclear waste. Read Manitoba's nuclear waste law. Check out these photos of a demonstration opposing nuclear waste in Saskatchewan.
New web site on Nuclear Waste:
Nuclear Waste in Saskatchewan: Committee for Future Generations
Max and Debby Morin from Beauval, with Dan Lindsey from Regina, describe efforts of the newly formed Committee for Future Generations to make all Saskatchewan residents, particularly Northerners, aware of the Nuclear industry's plans to site nuclear waste repositories and eventually nuclear waste reprocessing facilities, in this province.
This is an excellent overview of the human rights, environmental and economic implications of plans to turn Saskatchewan into a nuclear waste dump. An in depth and thought provoking interview from March 11, 2011. ______________________________________________________________________
4500 Signature Petition Presented to Saskatchewan Government, Premier says province not in the "mood" for waste
Member groups of the Coalition attended the Saskatchewan Legislature on April 14, 2011 to present a petition calling for a ban on nuclear waste disposal in the province. R Reaction was swift, with Premier Brad Wall acknowledging the "mood" of the province didn't seem to be supporting nuclear waste storage at this time. Wall told reporters "what's happened in Japan has got people thinking, just generally speaking, about the issue".
The Saskatoon Star Phoenix reacted angrily to Mr. Wall's comments by calling the Coalition a "marginal" group of "anti-technological ideologues" responsible, in part, for increasing Saskatchewan's coal consumption due to the defeat of the Warman uranium refinery in the 1970's. This is a bizarre reaction for a news organization.
Next step: the passage of legislation banning nuclear waste in Saskatchewan. Ask your candidates if they will work toward this waste ban.
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Nuclear Waste Resources from the United Church of Canada
The Saskatchewan Conference Division of Mission, United Church of Canada passed a resolution at its May 2010 meeting calling on the Saskatchewan Government to ban the transportation & storage of nuclear waste in our province. Read the resolution here.
The United Church of Canada has embraced the complexities of the nuclear waste issue and in part says "The United Church believes that human societies must bear a responsibility toward the Earth in its wholeness......We also believe that energy policy in Canada should be based on publicly stated ethical principles, and should shift away from the strategy of expanding supply through energy megaprojects to focus more on managing demand and development of renewable, alternative sources."
The smiling sun "Nuclear Power? No Thanks" logo appears on our website with permission. It has quite a history. Click here to find out more.
Here is an interview with the creator of the "Nuclear Power? No Thanks" logo, published April 2011. ______________________________________________________
Saskatchewan Gov't Responds to UDP and Perrins reports.
On December 17, 2009 the Province finally responded, saying no to a nuclear power plant for now, but indicating it will pursue research reactors and support uranium mining. The door is also still open to storing nuclear waste in our province. Read the full report.
The UDP Report:
The
summary diagram below (click to enlarge) indicates that nuclear power
plants, waste storage and enrichment are the nuclear industry's
immediate priorities for Saskatchewan.
UDP Report (PDF 3.3MB)UPD Report Executive Summary
Government press release
Clean Green's press release.Analysis of UDP Report by Dr. Jim Harding
Leaflet: UDP Report: Flawed Assumptions, Rehashed Recommendations.
The Provincial Government's Uranium Development Partnership report was released on April 3, 2009. The public consultation process, "The Future of Uranium in Saskatchewan" went from May 26 to July 31, chaired by Dan Perrins. The Final Report on the Public Consultations was submitted to the government on August 31, 2009 and was released to the public on September 15. Here are Dan Perrins' nine recommendations.
The
Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies has wrapped up its inquiry into Saskatchewan’s energy future. Read the final report released April 5, 2010.
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