<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><font size="3">Hello folks<br><br>Here's the latest<br><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waterloo Strategic Plan</span><br>Tonight is the last evening where Waterloo residents can participate in a workshop regarding the Strategic Plan. The meeting starts at 6:30 at Forbes room at RIM Park. <br><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nuclear still not profitable</span><br>After 50 years, Nuclear power still relies heavily upon subsidies. The industry is still not economically viable according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists. (UCS).</font><font size="3"><font size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"></span></span></font> <font size="3">To view the press release and the link to the report visit here: </font><br><a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/nuclear-power-subsidies-report-0504.html">http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/nuclear-power-subsidies-report-0504.html</a><br><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Europe & Tar Sands update</span><br>The European Union is rejecting the Tar Sands oil saying it would circumvent their efforts to reduce emissions. They knew that Canada may challenge them at the World Trade Organization if they took this stance so prior to doing so the European Commission conducted their own analysis and published the data showing how
dirty Tar Sands oil really is. That report is published on line here: <br><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/clima/studies/transport/fuel/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/clima/studies/transport/fuel/index_en.htm</a><br><br>The issue is said to be threatening the European Free Trade deal:<br><a href="http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE71K2FL20110221?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews">http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE71K2FL20110221?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews</a><br></font><font style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" size="3"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px;
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Currently the EU is on the verge of approving a law that aims to cut the carbon pollution from vehicles: the Fuel Quality Directive as seen in this PDF: </span></span></font></font><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:140:0088:0113:EN:PDF">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:140:0088:0113:EN:PDF</a><font style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" size="3"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2;
word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> <br>This legislation will result in suppliers of petrol, diesel and gas oil reducing emissions of greenhouse gas by 2020 but </span></span></font></font><font size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); font-family: 'helvetica neue',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">the Canadian government is lobbying heavily to change the legislative text and undermine EU's climate policy in an
effort to promote Tar Sands oil</span>.</span></span></font><font style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" size="3"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> The World Wildlife Fund has a <span style="font-weight: bold;">quick sign petition</span> to address this issue to help keep Tar Sands oil out of Europe. Here's the link:</span></span></font></font><br><a
href="http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/campaign/ac_detail.cfm?ActionUrl=http://buffy.bluegecko.net/action/c489daab-6f4f-49fb-804c-96028eb782f1">http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/campaign/ac_detail.cfm?ActionUrl=http://buffy.bluegecko.net/action/c489daab-6f4f-49fb-804c-96028eb782f1</a><br><br><font size="3">Meanwhile, several prominent scientists are still demanding further studies for toxins in Alberta. <a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Potent+toxins+need+studied/4309179/story.html">http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Potent+toxins+need+studied/4309179/story.html</a></font><br><br><font size="3"><font size="2"><font size="3">That's it for now. <br></font><br><font size="3">Lulu :0)</font></font><br></font></td></tr></table>