Australian mainstream media’s pro-nuclear bias
by Christina Macpherson 8 April 2010. Yesterday’ s National Press Club Debate between Ziggy Spinowski, (pro-nuclear) and Bob Brown (anti-nuclear) was duly reported by Australia’s mainstream media.
And all these reports covered both points of view, both arguments.
BUT – look how the mainstream media chose to headline these. You wouldn’t know that Bob Brown was even there, would you?
Ziggy Switkowski: we need nuclear power for climate – THE AUSTRALIAN
Nuclear power ‘won’t fuel arms race’ ABC Online The head of Australia’s nuclear science agency has rejected claims that nuclear power in Australia could lead to nuclear weapons in the region. (surprise, surprise!)
Nuclear technology safer than coal shipping: chief Sydney Morning Herald AN AUSTRALIAN nuclear power industry would bring little risk of an environmental disaster such as the potential oil spill on the Great Barrier Reef, Ziggy Switkowski says.
Nuclear shift ‘likely’ The Age Nuclear energy advocate Ziggy Switkowski says he expects the public mood to shift in favour of nuclear in the next three years.
Desert Solar Project to Provide Jobs
Finally! One Big Solar Project Environment and Business Can Agree On, The Energy Collective, by Taylen Peterson on 04/06/2010 The plan involves the reuse of “dead” farmland in the San Joaquin Valley. Years of intense farming has left a huge amount of acreage overly salty and fallow. And unlike other proposed solar sites in California, especially the Mojave Desert, this land is not habitat to endangered species.
Smart grid for huge wind farm in Western Australia
Smart grid gets green light in Western Australia$600 milllion wind farm to be built by Vestas Australian Wind Technology and is expected to generate 206MW of power * ARN Staff (ARN) * 07 April, 2010 Continue reading
France’s toxic radioactive mess in uranium-rich Niger
Nuclear colonialism News24: : AndreasSpath 2010-04-07 Fans of nuclear energy love France. They habitually depict the country which produces more than three quarters of its electricity using atomic power as the way forward to clean, cheap and low-carbon energy for all. In their enthusiasm they tend to ignore the less than glamorous aspects of the French nuclear industry. Continue reading
Radiation-caused cancer a risk in Australia’s CT scans
Radiation too high in CT scans, says study The Age, MARK METHERELL, April 8, 2010 AUSTRALIAN CT scans have been found to generate up to a third more radiation than necessary to yield a clear diagnostic image, needlessly exposing patients to an increased risk of cancer. Continue reading
Plane “upgrade to nuclear weapons” is part of Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review
Nuclear Upgrade for the Pentagon’s Gajillion-Dollar Fighter Wired.com Danger Room By Nathan Hodge April 7, 2010 As part of a newly unveiled Nuclear Posture Review, the Pentagon has made public plans to make its all-purpose stealth fighter capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Continue reading
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