Antinuclear

Renewable energy, Australian media, and BHP Billiton

Across the world’s media – so much about oil spill, about wonderful nuclear power, about soccer … but also quite a lot about Renewable Energy. Yes, renewable energy is happening, and it deserves more coverage.

Of course, in Australia, the news is all about the dreaded super profit resources tax, and how awful our P.M is supposed to be.  They’ve done a good job – the corporate-dominated media.

Meanwhile –

BHP Billiton are probably finding this whole tax saga quite convenient, as there are several other factors holding up the expansion of Olympic Dam. China is cutting down on energy use. Uranium prices in the doldrums.

Apart from the serious legal and environmental concerns about Olympic Dam, there’s the unmentioned issue of seismic activity.

Last year’s incident that paralysed the main shaft activity is still a mystery. It could turn out the the whole expansion operation is unsafe and unviable, and BHP can conveniently blame the Australian government, when it abandons the project

June 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, solar, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, BHP, BHP Billiton, energy, nuclear wastes, renewable, solar, uranium