Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

Uranium miners can just walk away from cleanup

uranium-enrichmentOil spill disaster continues – the toll rises

“…………………..the federal government has jettisoned its three mine uranium policy and is now considering a rush of exploration licence applications. In July, the Environment Minister gave the go ahead for Alliance Resources to move into production using the controversial acid corrosion Continue reading

October 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, safety, uranium | , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Indigenous Uranium Forum – next time in Australia

Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum a Success Indybay by Anna Rondon  Oct 27th, 2009 This past weekend Indigenous Peoples from Alaska, North America, Bolivia and Japan converged near Acoma Pueblo for the 7th Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum in Sky City, New Mexico. Continue reading

October 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, aboriginal issues, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, uranium | , , , , | 1 Comment

Uranium miners – the phoniest of corporations

During the next decade the world must reduce emissions as fast as possible, in order to avoid climate change “tipping points”. Australia is the world’s worst per-capita emitter of greenhouse gases. Our coal-fired power stations emit almost 50 percent of our emissions, so it is crucial that we minimise their emissions as fast as possible. Continue reading

October 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics, uranium | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gas needs fair govt policy, on the way to renewables

We must give natural gas a fair go to meet our clean energy targets  THE AUSTRALIAN Cheryl Cartwright October 28, 2009 COAL or gas? Which is kinder to the environment? Which will be part of the solution to reducing carbon emissions? Continue reading

October 28, 2009 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy | , , , , , | Leave a comment