Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

Australia needs carbon price to reduce emissions

CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Australia’s carbon trap, Business Spectator, Giles Parkinson, 9 Aug 2010, It’s clearly not on the agenda of the front-running, Abbott-led Coalition, but a survey of Australia’s stationary energy emissions underlines the case of why a price on carbon would be a useful tool to reduce emissions. Continue reading

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Bristish govt fights against compensation as nuclear vets die

Since making the appeal, a further 39 veterans have passed away and others continue to die at a rate of three a month.

Nagasaki 65 years on: British nuclear test vets push for MoD   compensation,  Metro.co.uk John Higginson – 8th August, 2010, Britain’s nuclear test veterans who are battling to secure £20million in compensation are urging the government to pay up before any more of them die. Continue reading

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