King Island shows the way to 100% renewable energy
The project will use leading edge technology to integrate wind, solar and storage capacity into the local grid…..“It will enable King Island to operate as a 100 per cent renewable system when wind and solar conditions allow…..“It will show the rest of Australia and the world the potential for renewable energy to contribute significantly to more sustainable and lower carbon-intensive power systems.
Renewable Energy Project Launched on King Island (Tasmania) Continue reading
Smart Grids, Broadband, and Renewable Energy for Australia
Smart grids and the national broadband network
Australia is in a unique position to benefit from two infrastructure projects that are being developed simultaneously…..no matter how one looks at this issue, the overriding solution is to move away from fossil fuels to renewables as quickly as possible.
Australia – Smart Grid Market in 2011 Market Report, Industry Analysis and Market Trends – Companies and markets, 08 December 2010 This annual report offers a wealth of information on the emerging smart grid market in Australia. Continue reading
Stuxnet worm continues to affect Iran’s nuclear facilities
the worm continues to infect the computers at Iran’s two nuclear sites…..The Stuxnet worm, named after initials found in its code, is the most sophisticated cyberweapon ever created.
Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Experts Say, By Ed Barnes December 09, 2010| FoxNews.com Iran’s nuclear program is still in chaos despite its leaders’ adamant claim that they have contained the computer worm that attacked their facilities, cybersecurity experts in the United States and Europe say. Continue reading
Queensland coastal cities suggested for nuclear plants
In response to community concern, the Queensland Government has legislated to prohibit the development of nuclear facilities in Queensland….
Nuclear plant for Gladstone? Gladstone Observer Kieran Moran | 10th December 2010 GLADSTONE has been identified as a likely site for a nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Radiation treatment and pets
“The public is more protected from a radioactive Fluffy than from a radioactive father who receives the very same treatment and is then just sent home,”
(USA) Radiation Rules Differ for Humans and Pets NYTimes.com, by Matthew Wald, 9 Dec 10, WASHINGTON — One group receiving treatment for a thyroid disorder is given a radioactive drug that makes the patients a potential hazard to children or pregnant women for several days. Still, doctors usually send them home immediately after treatment. Continue reading
Wikileaks reveal Australia deceived about US missile defence
The top secret Joint Defence Facility at Pine Gap near Alice Springs is also directly involved in ballistic missile defence by controlling and receiving data from US early warning satellites….
WikiLeaks fallout | Missile defence language deceives Labor’s Left, Sydney Morning Herald, Philip Dorling and Richard BakerDecember 9, 2010 T HE federal Labor Left faction was deliberately ”deceived” by the language used in last year’s Defence White Paper to describe Australia’s position on missile defence co-operation with the United States, a secret US embassy cable reveals. Continue reading
India’s anti nuclear protest grows, as politicians join Jaitapur community
The power plant will endanger the health of those living along the Konkan coast and it will also destroy agriculture”….”The government should not think that it can gag the public.”……
Sena joins ‘people’s war’ against Jaitapur N-plant, The Times of India, Ambarish Mishra, Dec 7, 2010, MUMBAI: Adding muscle to the ongoing agitation, the Shiv Sena has also joined in the protest against the nuclear power plant proposed to be set up at Jaitapur in the coastal Konkan belt. Continue reading
Australia’s clean, nuclear free, energy future
Siemens, a company with extensive involvement in the energy sector, has also mapped out an energy plan for Australia in which the contribution of fossil fuels to electricity generation falls from 93 per cent to around 10 per cent by mid-century, with the remainder generated by a mix of renewables consisting mainly of solar (35 per cent), wind (18 per cent), and geothermal (17 per cent)..
Clean And Green Doesn’t Have To Be Nuclear | newmatilda.com, Dr Jim Green, 9 Dec 10, “If nuclear power is the answer, it must havebeen a pretty stupid question.” So says Ian Lowe, Griffith University professor and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Continue reading
UK’s future business leaders want renewable energy
The report calls for …… a fair deal for young people in the decision making process, active work to ensure the Government doesn’t pass policies that lock future generations into ecological debt,..
(UK) Potential business leaders of the future champion renewable energy, Green Investing, By Michelle Ward | 05 December 2010, Government research published this week shows that young people in the UK strongly support the use of renewable energy, including solar, offshore and onshore wind power. Continue reading
Research report shows Queensland’s world-class ability for solar power
The key findings of the Parsons Brinckerhoff report include:
• the quality of Queensland’s solar resource is comparable to the world’s best solar resources;
• deploying large-scale solar projects in Queensland is technically and environmentally feasible;
Study provides a roadmap for solar power in Queensland, My Sunchine Coast, 9 Nov 10, A new study indicates Queensland has all the necessary elements to become an international leader in commercial-scale solar power, including solar resources that are comparable to the best found anywhere in the world. Continue reading
Mining industry worried about NT govt’s opposition to Alice Springs uranium mine
A spokeswoman for Resources Minister Kon Vatskalis says there are significant differences between the iron ore and uranium mine proposals in question.
Uranium decision spooks mining industry, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Jane Bardon Dec 7, 2010 ” The Northern Territory Government’s decision not to support an Alice Springs uranium mine has worried the industry, a company boss says. Continue reading
People pressure induces NASA to stop cruel monkey radiation experiments
dozens of squirrel monkeys …..will be spared from receiving harmful doses of radiation and then being isolated in cages and subjected to years of behavioral experiments
NASA Grounds Monkey Radiation Experiments! | PETA.org. by Alisa Mullins, 9 Dec 10, Well, folks, you did it. After scores of protests and more than 100,000 letters, phone calls, and e-mails from PETA supporters—including some high-profile allies, such as Sir Paul McCartney, Bob Barker, Alicia Silverstone, members of Congress, and even a former NASA astronaut and engineer—the space agency has quietly called off plans to conduct cruel radiation experiments on monkeys. Continue reading
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