THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that governments be requested to legislate the permanent
closure and decommissioning of theses reactors and withdraw any and all publicly funded subsidies,and; BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED that all those public subsidies immediately be shifted into new decentralized generation facilities using clean and safe, sustainable renewable energy sources to help restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes
Basin ecosystem.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United, in concert with its member
groups, will exert pressure upon the federal government of Canada to ensure that the following elements are in place prior to passing the revised regulation into law: Acute lethality tests based on both rainbow trout and Daphnia magna; Lowered limits for pollutants on the MMLER list of substances; A legal link between the Environmental Effects Monitoring Program and the regulation; A national toxicity registry to give Canadians access to important monitoring information.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:(1) Great Lakes United rcspcctfi~llyrc quests Canada's Minister of the Environment to appoint an independent panel to review the re-start of the Pickering "A" nuclear station; and (2) Great Lakes United respectfully requests the Environment Minister to instruct the panel to reconsider the scope of the review, and to include amongst other issues the review of a severe accident with loss of containment, alternative means of generating electricity, and an economic evaluation of the re-start proposal and its alternatives.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United call on the Canadian
Government to adopt the SCFAIT recommendation #8 to reject the burning of MOX he1 and failing that, that no shipment of MOX he1 for testing be undertaken into Ontario until all the above concerns are fully addressed in comprehensive, thorough public hearings held by an independent panel of experts.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls on the Federal Cabinet to immediately overrule the Minister's decision and direct her to make preparations for a full, independent panel environmental assessment hearing to fully address the health and social concerns expressed by the public.

This is the third of four factsheets dispelling myths about the environmental and health impact of incineration. The following fact sheet is intended assist municipal decision makers better comprehend the issues related to municipal solid waste incineration facilities like the energy output; its relation to waste; the relationship to the sale of energy; and selling energy from waste in Ontario.

This is the second of four factsheets dispelling myths about the environmental and health impact of incineration. This fact sheet provides decision makers and the public with information about direct and indirect pollution releases from waste combustion technologies, including modern mass-burn incinerators as well as gasification and pyrolysis systems.

This is the first of four factsheets dispelling myths about the environmental and health impact of incineration. This factsheet explores the impact of incineration on global warming and climate change.

WE THEREFORE RESOLVE that the IJC recognize the magnitude of work to finish the proposed health studies and extend the life of this Task Force indefinitely and seek the necessary funding for this critically important work on a high priority basis!

Be it resolved that Great Lakes United establish a Working Group or Task Force on nuclear issues to address these issues, liaise with other Task Forces, and increase Great Lakes United's profile in the nuclear debate.