Review: Nuclear waste dumping, nuclear’s costs and safety
Australia: Others join Maralinga veterans’ court case. Mounting opposition to NT nuclear waste dump, while both major parties push for it. Movement for sustainable energy becoming nationally organised
International: Questions in U.S. Congress about financial risks of Obama’s nukes policy, as States become anxious over costs and safety. Pro nukes enthuise over “clean”, “renewable” nuclear energy Safety risks raised over UK’s planned French nuclear reactors, while France mounts push to sell nuke reactors to 3rd World. Practicality and popularity of renewable energy continues to grow.
Melbourne’s big nuclear debate was a blow to the nuclear industry
“Should Australia Embrace Nuclear Power?” – The big debate at the Melbourne Town Hall, on March 4, – resulted in an audience swing of opinion against nuclear power
A poll before the debate found an eight percent margin in favour of nuclear power. A poll taken immediately after the debate revealed a margin of 24 percent against nuclear power – 34 percent in favour, 58 percent against. This 32 percent turn-around was all the more striking given that the pro-nuclear debating team included high-profile nuclear advocates Dr Ziggy Switkowski and Dr James Hansen.
The video will be posted sometime soon at:
http://www.iq2oz.com/events/event-details/2010-series-melbourne/01-march.php
ABC TV will broadcast the debate on “Big Ideas’, possibly on 23rd March.
Coalition Joins Labor in PLan to Impose Nuclear Waste Dump on the Northern Territory
“Fourteen years worth of research that was conducted that identified 15 sites around Australia, none of which were in the Northern Territory.
Coalition to support nuclear waste dump, ABC News 9 March 2010, The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will support the Government’s plan for a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory. oday, the Opposition’s resources spokesman, Nick Minchin, said the Government’s bill reflects long-standing Coalition policy. Continue reading
Women walking to Canberra to oppose NT nuclear waste dump
“We will also be talking to people about the deadly effects of the nuclear cycle and draw attention to people that Australia is contributing to the nuclear cycle by digging up uranium and how the government is planning to open a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory.”
Cassie joins peace walk, Ipswich Queensland Times. 9th March 2010 On Saturday Ms McMahon will join a 1400km walk from Brisbane to Canberra to encourage a peaceful and sustainable future as part of the Women’s International Peace Walk. Continue reading
A reminder of uranium mining’s connection with nuclear weapons
Secretive Arms Tycoon Behind New Uranium Mine | The Media Freedom Foundation, 9 March 2010, James
Neal Blue, who helped devise the Predator unmanned aircraft that are in use in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is the director of a company that bought the Four Mile uranium mine in Australia. Blue is the chairman of Quasar Resources, which is affiliated with General Atomics, a major United States weapons and nuclear energy corporation. Continue reading
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