Australian Greens are upfront in their opposition to uranium mining

..“The Greens have never used their balance of power in the past to do secret backroom deals or cross-trades on unrelated policy issues–and neither will we do so in the future,”

Australia’s Greens vow no secret uranium deals – MarketWatch, Sept. 14, 2010, By Rachel Pannett, CANBERRA — Australia’s small environmentalist Greens party said Tuesday that while they will push for a ban on uranium mining, they won’t do any secret “backroom deals” with the government to curtail development in the sector.

Local media reported earlier Tuesday that the Greens could use their newly-formed alliance with the center-left Labor government to lobby to stop billions of dollars in planned uranium projects……..”The Greens have never used their balance of power in the past to do secret backroom deals or cross-trades on unrelated policy issues–and neither will we do so in the future,” Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said in a statement…. Australia’s Greens vow no secret uranium deals – MarketWatch