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Australian news, and some related international items

Review: a good week for skulduggery and secrecy

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Review: Australia; it was a good week for skulduggery and secrecy, even not counting ANSTO’s opinion poll debacle

Defence Dept keeping quiet about planned “termporary” nuke waste dump at Woomera. Martin Ferguson’s secret deal with some NT aborigines over NT nuke waste dumping. BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam disrupted for months, keeping quiet over probable job losses. Greens asking awkward questions about radioactive spill at Lucas Heights. ERA keeping quiet about radioactive leaking at Ranger uranium mine.

Internationally: Obama being ambiguous about nuclear, as nuke lobbying continues over U.S.A’s Climate Bill. Chilean veterans suing govt over radiation harm. Iran being flighty over nuke deal offered to them. AREVA’s “flagship” nuclear reactors limp on expensively. IAEA trying to solve Chernobyl’s still radioactive cooling pond. Sellafield cleanup costing billions with no end in sight. – review of the week that was

October 27, 2009 Posted by | Christina reviews | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How ANSTO “fixed” nuclear opinion poll

civil-liberty-2smThis is how ANSTO’s  poll was on Saturday 24/10/09

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This is how ANSTO changed it by Monday 26/10/09

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October 27, 2009 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, secrets and lies | , , , | Leave a comment

ANSTO caught turning nuclear poll “NO” into “YES”

ANSTO turn nuclear poll “NO” into “YES  Scott Ludlam  26th October 2009, The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has been caught out blatantly lying over the results of its own survey which showed overwhelming rejection of nuclear power by Australians. Continue reading

October 27, 2009 Posted by | 1, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, secrets and lies | , , , | Leave a comment

Natural gas – the key step towards truly clean energy

Natural gas plays key role in renewable energy future: APIA

The Australian Pipeliner October 26, 2009

There is an increasing awareness that natural gas will play a key role in Australia’s transition to renewable energy sources Continue reading

October 27, 2009 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian initiative to reduce medical radiation risks

Rethink on medical imaging radiation to cut risks AUSTRALIAN IT Jennifer Foreshew | October 27, 2009 Continue reading

October 27, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, Western Australia | , , | Leave a comment